Center for Local State and Urban Policy

May 2, 2024
More local officials see relevance of electric vehicle planning

Local officials across Michigan increasingly view electric vehicle infrastructure planning as relevant for their governments, though many cite too few public charging stations and costs associated with adding them as barriers.
July 31, 2023
Study to examine criminal justice reform in Michigan

The Center for Local, State and Urban Policy, and Poverty Solutions will look at the perspective of Michigan’s local officials on factors related to racial justice and other public safety policies.
March 20, 2023
Campus briefs

Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
November 2, 2022
Former legislators broadly favor reforming or ending term limits

As voters in Michigan consider a ballot measure to change the state’s legislative term limits, a survey of former legislators shows overwhelming support for reforming or abolishing the limits.
October 18, 2022
Government officials cite good rapport with each other, public

Michigan’s local government leaders report generally good relationships among officials and residents, despite well-documented examples of coarsening discourse and antagonism in public gatherings.
September 12, 2022
Campus briefs

Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
June 16, 2022
U-M helps launch review of government financial data standards

A pilot project involving U-M and others is exploring whether a new fiscal reporting mechanism for governmental entities can help create transparency — and prevent future financial crises.
May 31, 2022
Survey looks at online government meeting quality, service disparities

More than half of Michigan’s local officials say that moving government meetings online during the pandemic decreased the overall quality of such gatherings, according to a U-M survey.
February 24, 2021
Many local leaders lack awareness of state’s redistricting plan

Michigan’s local government leaders reported mixed familiarity with the state’s new approach to redistricting, according to a 2020 survey by the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy at the Ford School.
October 5, 2020
Michigan local officials confident 2020 elections will be accurate

Confidence in running accurate elections among Michigan local government leaders remains high, despite challenges posed by a pandemic and an expected high voter turnout, according to a U-M survey.