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‘Special assessments’ and taxes – a distinction without a difference

...and fire services. When the Citizens Research Council started looking at this issue in the 1980s, only about 5 percent of local governments were using this finance

Council Briefs

June 7, 2019
Tags Ad Valorem Special Assessments

Everything Fruit-Flavored is Bad for You

The American Academy of Pediatrics, American Heart Association, and others have called for public policies to reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages The Citizens Research Council previously found

Council Briefs

October 4, 2019
Tags alcohol, Cannabis, e-cigarette, excise tax, health, junk food, Nicotine, Nutrition, Pop, Public Health, Soda, Sugar, tax, tobacco, Vaping

General Fund Woes at the Forefront of Michigan’s 2021 Executive Budget

...revenues. As the Citizens Research Council has talked about at great length, many past policies have put pressure on the state’s primary discretionary account. Some involve past

Council Briefs

February 19, 2020

Can we Improve Michigan’s Property Tax System?

The Citizens Research Council and Detroit Regional Chamber are teaming to present a series of conversations bringing together business, government, and other thought leaders to share perspectives

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April 23, 2026

Detroit’s FY2023 Financial Statements Confirm Better Financial Condition but Identify Issues to Monitor

...the city’s continued ability to service its citizens and its debts. In brief, this research note analyzes annual surpluses and the balance of the city’s General Fund

Council Briefs

January 25, 2024
Tags budget, Detroit, loal government, municipal finance

Some Regions and Local Governments are Experiencing Taxable Value Growth Despite Constitutional Limitations

...new development or continually raising property tax rates. Last year, the Citizens Research Council did a deep dive into the impacts of Michigan’s unique combination of property

Council Briefs

June 2, 2022
Tags local finance, local government, local government finances, local property tax, local-option taxes, property tax, Proposal A of 1994, state equalized value, taxable value

LWV: Robert Schneider helps explore causes and potential consequences of state government shutdown

On September 16, the League of Women Voters Michigan hosted a State Budget Forum entitled “The Michigan Budget: What Would a Shutdown Mean?” The Citizens Research Council’s

Webinar

September 19, 2025

Reforming Michigan’s Initiative Petition Circulation Processes

...Bureau. During the Board of State Canvassers meeting, allegations were made that paid circulators may have misinformed people in order to get them to sign the petitions.

Council Briefs

November 11, 2015
Tags board of canvassers, bureau of elections, initiative, petition circulators, prevailing wage

Michigan’s Natural Resource Economy is Threatened by Invasive Trees and Shrubs

...the benefit of the public but provides none. This is largely due to lack of vegetation management, especially pertaining to woody invasive species. In September of 2023,

Council Briefs

December 6, 2023
Tags economic development, Environment, natural resources, planning
A southern Michigan forest displaying golden-yellow fall colors, with a thick understory of green-leaved invasive buckthorn.

Baby, It’s Cold Outside: Weather, Climate, and Public Health

...occupants. In our 2018 report “An Ounce of Prevention: What Public Health Means for Michigan,” the Citizens Research Council discussed how social factors (such as income, education

Council Briefs

January 31, 2019
Tags Climate Change, Cold, Emergency Response, Polar Vortex, Public Health
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