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What happens with a cash-strapped city loses its grip on the ability to govern and provide basic services for residents?New research from Michigan State…
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Most wind energy projects in Michigan are on farmland in the southern part of the state. They are often controversial even there, but one company wants to…
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Here’s a pop quiz for you. What’s the name of your county clerk?County clerks play a critical role in keeping government operations on track, but they’re…
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Tomorrow is Election Day. It’s an off-year election focused on local issues and races.But there’s still plenty of money being poured into these local…
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This week, Representative Jason Sheppard, from southeast Michigan, and Senator Joe Hune, from Livingston County, both Republicans, introduced identical…
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Only a few manufacturing facilities in the world measure over a million square feet. These marvels of modern industrialism are massive operations, and…
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The Next IdeaA survey of local government leaders across Michigan finds they are not happy with state government.The latest Michigan Public Policy Survey…
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State government has been distracted by the water contamination crisis it created in Flint, by the financial problems in Detroit schools, and the…
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More local government leaders are feeling insecure about their fiscal health than in years past. A new study shows the first decline in feelings about…
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A new report on the fiscal health of local governments in Michigan raised the question of whether those governments feel the steam running out of the…