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American Rescue Plan of 2021
Shining a light on how a new stimulus benefits workers, families, schools, local governments and just about everyone.
Renewing Economy, Voting Districts and Local Government Finances
Looking ahead: Michigan's economy, redistricting and $4.4 billion in federal stimulus recovery aid to local government.
The 'Diploma Divide': Does It Exist for Racial and Ethnic Minorities?
Does educational level guide our voting behavior? New research seeks a possible answer.
Writing Budgets: The Value of the What-If Simulation
Freshman legislators recently got the chance to practice budgetmaking, and I did too.
Mental Health in Michigan Schools
Early intervention is a proven way to save taxpayers money on later health costs involved in treating those with mental illness. A fresh look.
From Pandemic to Presidential Election
We all ask ourselves where we were during especially memorable – for better or for worse – times.
What Lessons to be Learned from Two Pandemics?
State of the State podcasters ask if we will pay heed to the lessons learned in 1918 and 2020.
Michigan's Next Round of COVID-19 Relief Stalls over Inter-Branch Power Struggle
The delayed distribution of federal and state funds is a detrimental, albeit unsurprising, consequence of partisan squabbling.
Michigan Political Views Fall along Demographic and Partisan Lines
New SOSS county-level analyses show Trump and Whitmer approval ratings divided by race, education, income, and geography
Presidential Election, Democracy, Economy
First State of the State podcast of 2021: an economic roller coaster and polarizing grievances that can fuel political violence.
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