Our weekly roundup of policy-relevant reads and IPPSR-connected research.
Problems
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Great Lakes Greatly Stressed IPPSR Affiliate Eric Freedman pens article on threats to the Great Lakes, near and far away.
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State Taps Unemployment Insurance Fund To Balance Books MPLP Alumni and House Minority Leader Tim Greimel criticized a recent shift in state funds.
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Betsy Devos And The Plan To Break Public Schools MPLP Alumni and former education Superintendent Tom Watkins Jr. comments on charter schools.
Policy
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$4 Billion Question: How To Pay For Infrastructure Fixes IPPSR Affiliate Charles Ballard discusses the likelihood of Trump’s infrastructure promises coming to pass.
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What Happens To The Working Class When Millionaires and Billionaires Are In Charge IPPSR Director Matt Grossmann comments on wealth in politics.
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State Infrastructure Proposal Addresses 'Urgent Needs' IPPSR Affiliate Janice Beecher, director of the MSU Institute of Public Utilities, recently released a report as a member of the 21st Century Infrastructure Commission.
Politics
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Michigan House Approves Energy Bills On Final Day Of Term MPLP Alumni and incoming House Minority Leader Sam Singh discusses new energy bills.
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Unsportsmanlike Conduct? Bill To Provide Tax Exemptions For Hunting And Fishing Clubs Falls Flat MPLP Alumni and State Sen. Peter MacGregor backed tax-exemption bills that recently died out in the House.
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Legislators Approve A Blizzard Of Bills MPLP Alumni and State Rep. Margaret O’Brien has long worked for recently passed bill requiring teachers to be trained in student restraint.
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Re-Thinking Minority Representation In The United States IPPSR Affiliate Eric Juenke co-authors new study on changing our approach to racial and ethnic minority representation.