#FactsMatter, the Citizens Research Council of Michigan podcast
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#FactsMatter, the Citizens Research Council of Michigan podcast
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The FY26 budget makes big strides in funding, but a clearer roadmap needed on how dollars are used
A Research Council Podcast Roundtable: Michigan’s 2025 Budget Breakdown
In a first-ever roundtable edition of the #FactsMatter podcast, G...
Michigan’s “potholes and pot” budget tackles how we fund roads and how we use marijuana tax revenue
Guy Gordon and Bob Schneider, Citizens Research Council’s senior research associate for state affairs, look at what is in the final state budget, sign...
Without renewal of healthcare tax credits, premiums expected to jump 70%
Karley Abramson, health policy associate for the Research Council, speaks with Guy about her most recent paper, Upcoming Changes to the Affordable Car...
Disappointing early results from Michigan’s efforts to improve reading among low-income students.
Guy speaks with Senior Research Director Craig Thiel about his recent issue brief looking at Michigan’s efforts to improve early literacy among low-in...
Michigan's a home rule state...but it doesn't allow local tax options. What?
Guy and Eric Lupher delve into the weeds, discussing the pros and cons — more pros — of allowing local units of government in Michigan to have a local...
From Events to Equity: Evaluating Admissions Taxes for Michigan Cities
Guy Gordon chats with Citizens Research Council president Eric Lupher about his study examining how an admissions tax on sports and entertainment venu...
No More Free Lunch for All: Lack of State Budget Already Impacting Some Schools – and Kids
#FactsMatter host Guy Gordon chats with Craig Thiel, Research Director for the Citizens Research Council, who first wrote about the impact of state bu...
“In the Weeds” – a new Citizens Research Council podcast for “the wonkier, the nerdier” among us
Put on your tick spray because we are headed into the weeds! Announcing “In the Weeds,” a new occasional podcast from the Citizens Research Council o...
Other states get bigger bangs for their road construction buck; MI roads stuck at 40th in the U.S.
Veteran newscast journalist Guy Gordon speaks with award-winning infrastructure analyst for the Citizens Research Council, Eric Paul Dennis, about his...
One Big Beautiful Bill Creates One Billion Hit to Upcoming Michigan Budget
Budget Currently Being Hashed Out by Legislators to Decline by $1.1 Billion; OBBBA to Eat 40% of Expected General Fund Growth by FY2032
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Federal Medicaid Cuts Will Have Big Consequences in Michigan
As policymakers in Washington debate major legislation that, as written, would significantly reduce federal spending on Medicaid, Citizens Research Co...
Forecast for Michigan's Economy: Uncertainty, Variability and Consensus, Oh My!
Happy CREC Day! Catch up quickly with Research Council Director Craig Thiel and Senior Research Associate for State Affairs Bob Schneider as they take...
Michigan roads rank 40 nationally. Lawmakers should scrap outdated funding formula and start over
Detroit News politics editor and columnist Chad Livengood sits down with Citizen Research Council’s infrastructure analyst Eric Paul Dennis, PE, discu...
New report: Michigan’s roads rank 40th in U.S. Experts: scrap road-funding formula and start over
Vic McCarty of the Vic McCarty Morning Show, WTCM Traverse City, interviews Eric Lupher, president of the Citizens Research Council of Michigan, which...
Michigan has an underperforming road system. Road funding proposals should address this
Infrastructure research associate Eric Paul Dennis and senior research associate for state affair Bob Schneider catch up with Clara Hendrickson, polit...
Would Reforming the Use of Earmarks in Statute Be the End of Pork as We Know It?
John Lindstrom and Bob Schneider discuss a topic that has been popping up increasingly among Michigan lawmakers lately: transparency and reforming the...
Governor Recommends Funding Bumps for Students, New Sin Tax and More: Gov. Whitmer’s New-Budget Plan
On this week's FactsMatter podcast, hear Citizens Research Council Senior Research Associate Bob Schneider and Ryan Wrecker of WWJ Radio in Detroit ch...
Increased State Revenue Estimates for FY25 and FY26 Should Mean Slightly Easier Budget Negotiations
Citizens Research Council Senior Research Associate Bob Schneider sat down today with Research Director Craig Thiel following today’s Consensus Revenu...
From $35M in Unpaid Bills to No Receipts: It’s Past Time for Oversight on MDOC Healthcare Spending
Citizens Research Council health policy analyst Karley Abramson is interviewed by guest host Andrew Minegar, a reporter with MIRS News. Last year, Abr...
K-12 Budget Passes with Drama; Inequitable Per-Pupil Funding for High Need Students Not Addressed
Gongwer News administration reporter Lily Guiney speaks with Senior Research Director Craig Thiel about his recently published, novel analysis of scho...
State Revenue Estimates Provide Smooth Sailing for Legislators to Wrap Up Budget on Time
State budget officials met on May 17, 2024, to finalize state revenue estimates that will be used as guideposts for ongoing FY2025 budget deliberation...
Historic Levels of Road Funding Undercut by Spiking Construction Costs
Lauren Gibbons of Bridge Michigan chats with Eric Paul Dennis, research analyst specializing in infrastructure policy. While Michigan is working to ‘...
Detroit’s Extra Appropriation for City Pensioners is Warranted but Must Remain Limited
WWJ-Detroit anchor and reporter Ryan Wrecker chats with Citizens Research Council President Eric Lupher about Detroit’s four-year financial plan to se...
Enrollments Are Down, Federal Pandemic Cash is Ending: Are MI Schools Facing a COVID Funding Cliff?
There are many tough decisions on the horizon for Michigan school districts.
Schools are facing massive sums of federal pandemic relief f...
Dashboard Jesus Busts Out All the Moves on State Roads
Bridge Michigan data reporter Mike Wilkinson talks with Research Council infrastructure analyst Eric Paul Dennis, who recently published a report show...
District Detroit Development Changes Now Prioritize New Affordable and Student Housing
Annalise Frank of Axios Detroit chats with Citizens Research Council President Eric Lupher about the recent announcement by District Detroit developer...
State Should Consider Nurse Practitioner Scope Expansion to Help Address Primary Care Dr. Shortage
Gongwer News Service reporter Lily Guiney sat down with Research Council health analyst Karley Abramson to discuss Michigan’s shortage of primary care...
Joni was right: paving paradise is dumb🚖 It’s past time for Michigan to end parking mandates
Michigan can and should encourage healthier, more livable communities, sustainable development, desirable affordable housing, and public transit by ge...
Burying power lines is expensive, however MI is nearly the worst in the US for power outages
Detroit Free Press reporter Arpan Lobo guest hosts the Facts Matter podcast, produced by the Citizens Research Council. Arpan, who recently wrote ab...
Urban/Rural School Closures Likely in Michigan Amid Aging, Stagnant Population
Over the 2020 to 2050 period, Michigan’s school-age population is expected to fall from 1.58 million to 1.48 million children. This will fuel a contin...
The state gave tens of millions in debt relief to some school districts but not others. What gives?
Michigan lawmakers recently approved $114 million from the state School Aid Fund to pay off the legacy debts of several local school systems that prev...
Will Michigan’s financial disclosure law impact conflicts in Lansing? Not likely
Michigan is likely to continue to be rated as one of the worst states for government ethics, transparency, and accountability. Proposal 1, a constitu...
Four Elements of Better Housing Policy
Maureen McNulty-Saxton talks to Citizens Research Council Research Associate for Local Affairs Chelsea Dowler
https://crcmich.org/four-el...
Lack of data raises questions about quality and cost effectiveness of Michigan's prison health care
Guest Host Estelle Slootmaker, who recently reported on this issue for SecondWave Media Michigan, interviews Research Council Analyst Karley Abramson....
Detroit’s Split-Rate Tax Proposal—Concerns with Unintended Effects
While property tax relief for residents and businesses is needed, the split-rate tax proposal may fail to achieve its objective of added economic vibr...
Michigan state and local governments
The Governor’s Office of Foundation Liaison commissioned Citizens Research Council of Michigan and Altarum* to conduct a comprehensive data analysis o...
The state of health
The Governor’s Office of Foundation Liaison commissioned Citizens Research Council of Michigan and Altarum* to conduct a comprehensive data analysis o...
Michigan’s economy, workforce & talent
The Governor’s Office of Foundation Liaison commissioned Citizens Research Council of Michigan and Altarum* to conduct a comprehensive data analysis o...
Infrastructure, environment and climate change
The Governor’s Office of Foundation Liaison commissioned Citizens Research Council of Michigan and Altarum* to conduct a comprehensive data analysis o...
Stagnating Population
The Governor’s Office of Foundation Liaison commissioned Citizens Research Council of Michigan and Altarum* to conduct a comprehensive data analysis o...