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Investing in Affordable Housing in Michigan

Prepared for Community Economic Development Association of Michigan Executive Summary Even in the aftermath of the longest economic growth period in American history, the need for affordable housing remains acute. In a contracting economy, Michigan is faced with difficult choices in allocating scarce resources. This paper analyzes whether Michigan should invest public resources in affordable […]

Information Technology in Michigan Findings from the 2001 Cyberstate Survey

Prepared for Cyberstate.org Major Findings: Computer ownership is statistically unchanged from the 1999–2000 survey. Over one-half (53 percent) of all respondents in 2001 report having at least one home computer. The majority of respondents (61 percent) have at least one cellphone. The Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan has the lowest penetration (36 percent), and the […]

Michigan Ready to Succeed Dialogue with Michigan Preliminary Report to the Legislature

Prepared for House and Senate Appropriations Committees, Michigan Legislature Prepared on behalf of Michigan Child Care Task Force Introduction Section 641 of Michigan Public Act 135 of 1999 (the Family Independence Agency budget bill) provided $100,000 to leverage and match additional funds for the purpose of following up on the “Ready to Learn” leadership summits […]

Managing the Cost of Clean Water: An Assessment of Michigan’s Sewer Infrastructure Needs

Prepared for Clean Water Michigan Executive Summary Michigan has made substantial progress in controlling water pollution over the last 35 years. Beginning in the late 1960s, state and federal grants provided generous financial assistance to local agencies to construct sanitary sewers and treatment plants. Little thought was given at the time to the dollars needed […]

Issues in Michigan’s Public School Academy Initiative Phase II

Prepared for Michigan Department of Education Key Findings The Michigan Department of Education contracted with Public Sector Consultants Inc. to conduct a targeted evaluation of selected public school academies in southeastern Michigan. The evaluation covered the impact of public school academies on traditional public schools, student mobility, the effects of management companies on public school […]

The Year Ten Hundred The Way of Life at the Last Millennium

Written by Craig Ruff, Public Sector Consultants Inc. Mankind stands at a crossroad. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness; the other, to total extinction. Let us pray that we have the wisdom to choose correctly. –Woody Allen, commencement speech Americans have been astoundingly sluggish in planning for the millennium. Our passion seems to […]

The 1998–99 Michigan Education Poll

Summary The Michigan Education Poll began in 1982 as a project of the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Project Outreach program. The 1998–99 Michigan Education Poll is the 13th survey in this series and was conducted for the MDE by Public Sector Consultants, Inc. This year’s poll marks the fifth year that private sponsors have […]