Electricity Restructuring in Michigan: The Effects to Date of Public Act 141 and Potential Future Challenges
Michigan’s electric market restructuring laws (enacted in 2000) are a flawed attempt at restructuring Michigan’s electric market. Challenges created in the original legislation—coupled with the initial implementation decisions of the Michigan Public Service Commission—have created an economically unsustainable system for both producers and consumers of electricity in Michigan. Artificial incentives to encourage consumers to move […]
Michigan’s Land, Michigan’s Future final report of the Michigan Land Use Leadership Council
Prepared for Governor Jennifer Granholm and the Michigan Legislature In an effort to preserve the character of Michigan, the 26-member council was charged with addressing the trends, causes, and consequences of unmanaged growth and development in Michigan (Executive Order 2003-4). The council, staffed by Public Sector Consultants, provided more than 150 recommendations to the governor […]
Michigan in Brief: An Issues Handbook 2002–2003
Welcome to Michigan in Brief: 2002–03, a reference document about Michigan state government and public policy This seventh edition is sponsored by the Michigan Nonprofit Association and the Council of Michigan Foundations and was prepared and published by Public Sector Consultants, Inc. This handbook: addresses more than 40 Michigan public policy issues, presenting a glossary, […]
Impacts of Quality-of-life Indicators on Michigan’s Cities
Prepared for Michigan Business Roundtable Land Use Task Force, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, and Urban Core Mayors A copy of the full report is available below.
Building Consensus by Delivering the Message: Analysis of Community, Parent, and Stakeholder Attitudes on Early Childhood Education and Care and Economic Analysis
Prepared for Eaton County Early Childhood Connections A copy of the full report is available below.
Civil Environmental Discourse Project Survey and Focus Group Findings
Prepared for Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council A copy of the full report is available below.
Eaton County Early Childhood Connections: Year One Evaluation Report
Prepared for Eaton Intermediate School District A copy of the full report is available below.
Status of Michigan Cities: An Index of Urban Well-Being
Prepared for Michigan Bipartisan Urban Caucus and the Michigan Economic and Environmental Roundtable Funded by A grant from the Mott Foundation and the Frey Foundation Project Detail This report is the second in what is planned as an ongoing, biennial compilation that provides policymakers and the public with an overview of the condition of Michigan’s […]
Michigan Land Resource Project
Prepared for The Frey Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation On behalf of the Michigan Economic and Environmental Roundtable A copy of the full report is available below.
The Michigan Ready to Succeed Partnership Summary of Business Conducted and Recommendations
Prepared for House and Senate Appropriations Committees, Michigan Legislature and Michigan Family Independence Agency Prepared on behalf of Michigan Ready to Succeed Partnership Executive Summary Section 628 of Michigan Public Act 294 of 2000 (the Family Independence Agency budget bill) provided $100,000 to continue the exploration and development of a system of early childhood education, […]