Our weekly roundup of policy-relevant reads and IPPSR-connected research.
Problems
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Retailers Optimistic During Trends Of Job Loss IPPSR Affiliate Charles Ballard comments on trends on online shopping.
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Well-Kept Vacant Lots Can Help Reduce Crime IPPSR Affiliate Stephen Gasteyer’s research on community greening programs and crime is referenced in recent article.
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Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority To Lose A Good Leader Michigan Political Leadership Program graduate and IPPSR Public Policy Forum panelist Tom Watkins to resign as CEO of the Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority.
Policy
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Legislature Studying Options To Give Gary Schools A Better Future IPPSR Affiliate David Arsen discusses emergency managers in Michigan as Indiana considers new strategies for Gary.
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Lansing Public School Youth Leadership Academy Offers Experience Opportunities For Ambitious Youth IPPSR Affiliate David Carter comments on community policing and building positive relationships with youth.
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Old Town Starts To Squeeze Beyond Its Borders; Is That A Good Thing? IPPSR Affiliate Mark Wilson talks tension between growth and expansion in the Old Town neighborhood in Lansing.
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State Legislators Tour Economic Development Sites In Detroit, Dearborn MPLP graduate and state Rep. Sylvia Santana hosts tours of economic development sites.
Politics
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More Democratic Activists Emerge, But Republicans Likely To Retain Power In 2018 IPPSR Director Matt Grossmann discusses public opinion and policy changes.
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Michigan Lawmaker Proposes Bill Banning Sharia Law MPLP graduate and state Rep. Jeremy Moss comments on a bill proposed by fellow lawmaker banning Sharia Law.
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Michigan Votes MPLP graduate and state Rep. Brian Elder introduces bill to exempt feminine hygiene products from the state’s sales tax.