Michigan’s Urban and Metropolitan Strategy
Public Sector Consultants and Brookings Institution Metropolitan Program have prepared a Michigan Urban and Metropolitan Strategy for Business Leaders for Michigan which evaluates regional strengths, and areas of opportunity critical to the redevelopment of Michigan’s urban and metropolitan Areas. The report includes recommendations that will help the state achieve three goals essential to the health […]
Julie Metty Bennett talks about the Michigan’s Metropolitan and Urban Strategy
Julie Metty Bennett talks about the Michigan’s Metropolitan and Urban Strategy, a report prepared by PSC and the Brookings Institute, on WJIM-AM. Click here to listen to her interview.
The New Michigan State Budget Debate: What to Do about the Budget Surplus?
By Gary S. Olson, Senior Policy Fellow, Public Sector Consultants After a decade of heated debates in Lansing on the elimination of Michigan state budget deficits, Governor Rick Snyder and the Michigan Legislature are now faced with a new challenge: what to do about the unanticipated budget surpluses in the fiscal year (FY) 2012 General […]
The New Landscape of Civic Business: How Business Leadership Is Influencing Civic Progress in Our Metropolitan Regions Today
A sequel to the 1993 study commissioned by the Frey Foundation on CEO-level civic leadership groups, with updated information and fresh perspectives on what works in business-led initiatives across the nation.
Michigan Sales Tax Collection and the Internet: A Need for Fairness
This analysis discusses the complex legal issues involving the collection and transmittal of state sales taxes by remote vendors.
The Impact of Reducing PIP Coverage in Michigan
A copy of the full report is available below.
An Assessment and Status Report of Beach Closings in the Saginaw River/Bay Area of Concern
Prepared for The Partnership for the Saginaw Bay Watershed The Partnership for the Saginaw Bay Watershed (Partnership) hired Public Sector Consultants Inc. (PSC) to conduct an assessment of current beach monitoring efforts, including beach closings, to advance the delisting of the Beach Closings Beneficial Use Impairment (BUI) in the Saginaw River/Bay Area of Concern (AOC) […]
Detroit Public Schools: Options for the Future
In April of 2011, The Skillman Foundation commissioned PSC to look at the financial crisis in Detroit Public Schools (DPS). The district has a current operating deficit of $331.4 million. For the past two years, the district has been operated by Robert Bobb, the state-appointed emergency financial manager. As his appointment comes to an end, […]
Michigan’s Liquor Distribution System—A Need for Change
National Wine and Spirits (NWS) hired Public Sector Consultants to review the liquor distribution system that was established in 1997. This report outlines our research into the current liquor distribution system in Michigan, shows how prices are established throughout the system, details the state taxes and revenues that are generated by liquor, compares the Michigan […]
Letter to Clients and Friends
We are fortunate at PSC to have talented staff—and numerous clients with challenging public policy questions! For thirty years, both have helped make PSC a leading voice for high-quality, credible, and objective research. On January 1, 2011, Bill will have sold his shares in PSC and will leave to become the Director of Strategy for […]