MSU’s Michigan Government Semester Program students have been interning in Lansing and studying public policy issues this semester. Click below to read their papers on important issues facing the state, hosted by the Michigan Policy Network:
How Mental Health Courts Benefit Mentally Ill Criminals
Kyle McKee
Need to know how Medicaid expansion affects the health of recipients? Want to understand the effects of lead exposure on children? How about the effects of right-to-work or emergency managers? IPPSR now has a new tool to let you explore the research on these questions and nearly every other policy question facing Michigan and the nation.
Our weekly round-up of policy-relevant reads and IPPSR-connected research
This is the first post in our weekly round-up of policy-relevant reads and IPPSR-connected research (inspired by John Kingdon's theory of policymaking)
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s decision to pursue a right-to-work law in 2012 drew massive protests to the Michigan Capitol, moving state politics momentarily to the center of national attention. Each side predicted monumental changes stemming from the law, which went into effect in March 2013 and outlawed mandatory payments of union dues as an employment condition in new labor contracts.
With Republicans in firm control of both houses of the Michigan Legislature as well as the governor’s office, Democrats may be wondering whether they can regain power in the state anytime soon. Surprisingly, history suggests that the best thing they could do to advance their cause would be to help elect a Republican president.
This is the first post from our new blog, titled Michigan Policy Wonk, at the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research (IPPSR) at Michigan State University (MSU). We seek to publicize research relevant to state policymakers and enable MSU faculty to provide informed commentary on public-policy issues.
