ANALYSIS OF THE GOVERNOR’S EDUCATIONAL REFORM PROPOSALS Memo 213, November 1969 The governor has submitted to the legislature a series of proposals for educational reform. Included are two joint resolutions proposing constitutional amendments and te...
Continue ReadingSUMMARY ANALYSIS GOVERNOR’S EDUCATIONAL REFORM PROPOSALS Council Comments No. 826, November 26, 1969 This Council Comment is a summary of a detailed Analysis of the Governor’s Educational Reform Proposals (Memorandum No. 213, November, 1969). Copies o...
Continue ReadingTHE IMPACT OF THE 1970 CENSUS ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF STATE COLLECTED-LOCALLY SHARED TAXES TO LOCAL UNITS Council Comments No. 827, February 25, 1970 State collected-locally shared taxes are a major source of revenues for cities, villages, townships and co...
Continue ReadingDETROIT SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCES Council Comments No. 829, March 19, 1970 On January 27, 1970, seven months after the beginning of the fiscal year, the Detroit board of education passed a budget for the 1969-70 year which contemplates a $16 million defici...
Continue ReadingDETROIT SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCES Council Comments No. 829, March 19, 1970 On January 27, 1970, seven months after the beginning of the fiscal year, the Detroit board of education passed a budget for the 1969-70 year which contemplates a $16 million defici...
Continue ReadingReport 313: Michigan Constitutional Issues Michigan Constitutional Issues Report 313 ( July – October 94 ) 44 pages The complete collection of 10 papers. The Nature and Purpose of a State Constitution Report 313-1 ( June 94 ) 4 pages Examines the ba...
Continue ReadingGrowth in Michigan’s Corrections System: Historical and Comparative Perspectives In Brief Today, the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) is the largest program that state government operates directly, accounting for nearly 20 percent ($2 billion) ...
Continue ReadingStreamlining Functions and Services of Kent County and Metropolitan Grand Rapids Cities report 357 Summary The Citizens Research Council of Michigan was engaged to examine the activities and services provided jointly among Kent County and the citie...
Continue ReadingReport 355, July 2009 Summary Public Act 98 of 2007 created the Legislative Commission on Statutory Mandates and directed that body to review and investigate the extent of unfunded mandates imposed on local units of government by State government through ...
Continue ReadingSTATE AND LOCAL REVENUES FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION IN MICHIGAN September 2010 Report 363 Summary Financial support for Michigan public elementary and secondary education continues to be a major public policy issue despite the fact that significant resources ar...
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