Memorandum 1153 | September 2018 This paper summarizes the three proposals that will appear on Michigan’s statewide ballot at the November 6, 2018, general election. As they become available, an in-depth analysis of each proposal and corresponding ...
Memorandum 1152 | October 2018 Early arguments for the criminalization of marijuana invoked anti-immigrant sentiments and exaggerated potential harms from the drug, linking it to violent crime, insanity, and widespread social chaos. Under current law...
Memorandum 1150 | September 2018 The redistricting process affects the core components of a representative democracy. It determines what candidates people are able to vote for and who an elected representative represents. The term “gerrymanderingâ€...
Memorandum 1151 | September 2018 Voting and access to the ballot are fundamental to a thriving, well-functioning democracy. While all citizens have a responsibility to vote on Election Day, it falls to the government to ensure that all aspects of the...
Economic growth is expected to continue at a slow rate over the next few years. State revenues follow that trend; though General Fund growth will be lost to diversions due to the 2015 road funding package. The risk of a recession looms; a decline wou...
In a nutshell: Paid sick time is on the national agenda and likely to gain prominence in 2019. Last year, Michigan became 11th state to enact a paid sick time law. Michigan’s law, originally approved as citizen-initiated petition, was adopted and l...
No one ever said this job was glamorous. Try telling people at a party that you do policy research for a living, and right away they complain about how much they pay for car insurance. Try to explain about the history of personal-injury protection an...
In a nutshell: A new accounting rule requires governments to report the costs of property tax incentives for business Good Jobs First tabulated the costs of tax abatements for local school districts across the country; Michigan schools lost $106 mill...
