Join us for a webinar on March 27, 2019 at 11:00 AM Register now! Our new paper (to be released Wednesday, March 20) challenges policymakers and transit leaders to think about public transportation as a public utility rather than a service for the poor and others with mobility challenges. It encourages a revision of the enabling acts to create more...
March 2019 | Report 406 and Memorandum 1156 Public transportation is often viewed by policymakers and citizens as a social welfare program aimed at providing limited mobility for those with no other options. To attract “choice” riders and expand ...
February 2019 | Report 405 and Memorandum 1155 In 2015, Michigan enacted a funding package that will eventually generate $1.2 billion annually for state and local road projects. Even after it is fully implemented, the state will continue to be plague...
February 2019 | Report 404 and Memorandum 1154 With fewer K-12 students, some decline in Michigan’s teacher ranks is normal and inevitable. But it’s not that simple. Need is evident in urban regions and growing in some areas – English as a Seco...
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 ...
Above, panelists at CRC’s March 19 discussion at the Michigan Chamber of Commerce on state tax competitiveness, L-R: Jason Puscas, Charles Ballard, and Jeff Guilfoyle. Finding a balance between competitiveness and adequacy in our state and local ta...
Ultimately, parents who refuse vaccines generally believe they are doing what is in the best interests of their child. This refusal affects each of us, however, and it is essential to make the public policy and program changes needed to address the o...
In a nutshell: Governor Whitmer’s $2.1 billion road plan revealed, with a 45-cent gas tax increase main piece There’s some targeted tax relief – a repeal of the pension tax and increase in Earned Income Tax Credit Education spending, K-12 and h...
Rarely has a catch phrase caught the attention of so many as Governor Whitmer’s campaign promise to “fix the damn roads” and now it is time to see how she intends to carry out her pledge. Next week we expect Governor Whitmer to reveal her recom...
