Resources

Legacy Costs Facing Michigan Municipalities

Published on January 26, 2016
An update to the 2013 Report: Funding the Legacy -- The Cost of Municipal Workers' Retirement Benefits to Michigan Communities.
Sources of Information for Forest Products Exporting

Published on November 23, 2015
When managers of small or medium sized businesses initially investigate exporting, one of their most important and time-consuming tasks is gathering information about international business.
Beyond State Takeovers: Reconsidering the Role of State Government in Local Financial Distress ...

Published on November 11, 2015
This report’s practical recommendations are aimed at assisting the C.S. Mott Foundation, state and local officials, and Michigan residents in identifying a more effective policy and legal approach to local fiscal crises.
Flint Fiscal Playbook: An Assessment of the Emergency Manager Years (2011-2015)

Published on November 11, 2015
This case study seeks to understand the economic and fiscal trends that led to state receivership and analyzes the impacts of the emergency manager policy on the city’s fiscal health. It updates trends presented in a previous case study.
Knowledgeable Navigation to Avoid the Iceberg: Considerations in Proactively Addressing School District Fiscal Stress in Michigan

Published on June 20, 2015
This paper proposes a proactive, evidence-based financial health indicator system that may prevent many school districts from severe fiscal crisis. Fifty-seven Michigan school districts ended 2014 with a deficit or projected deficit.
4-H Citizenship: Government Is Us! A Civic Engagement Curriculum for Youth Groups

Published on April 16, 2015
Developing an Early Warning System for Michigan's Schools

Published on January 21, 2015
This paper examines district deficit and predictors of distress in the proposed early warning system, finding a weak correlation. It suggests alternative fiscal measurements with stronger correlation.
Parliamentary procedure resources

Published on April 11, 2013
The productivity of meetings can be improved when members have an understanding of parliamentary procedure.
F65 Fiscal Data Portal

Published on April 9, 2013
F65 Fiscal Data Portal
Municipality Legacy Costs

Published on March 13, 2013