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Michigan League for Public Policy
Lansing, Michigan ·The Michigan League for Public Policy is a nonpartisan policy institute dedicated to economic opportunity for all.
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Michigan Network publications
Centering people in state budget is vital to a stronger Michigan
- May 23, 2024
- Michigan League for Public Policy
- Rachel Richards
Bold action is needed to address poverty in Michigan
- January 22, 2024
- Michigan League for Public Policy
- Monique Stanton
Expanding the power of the EITC to all generations
- November 27, 2023
- Michigan League for Public Policy
- Monique Stanton
Transformation in the Name of Justice
- May 5, 2021
- Michigan League for Public Policy
2020 annual report from the Michigan League for Public Policy.
Race in the Heartland: Equity, Opportunity, and Public Policy in the Midwest
- October 10, 2019
- Common Good Iowa
- Colin Gordon
A half-century removed from the high-tide of the civil rights movement, progress on racial equity has slowed or stalled on many fronts. Nowhere is this more starkly evident than in the […]
Making ends meet in Michigan: A basic income level for family well-being 2017
- May 2, 2017
- Michigan League for Public Policy
- Staff Report
Making Ends Meet in Michigan 2017 is the seventh edition of the report formerly known as Economic Self-Sufficiency in Michigan. This report provides a Basic Needs Income Level: the amount of household […]
Willing to work and ready to learn: More adult education would strengthen Michigan’s economy
- February 16, 2017
- Michigan League for Public Policy
- Peter Ruark
Michigan depends on its skilled workers, and much has been written and said about the need to build up our state’s workforce. Yet year after year in the state budget, […]
Race, place & policy matter in education
- October 1, 2016
- Michigan League for Public Policy
- Pat Sorenson
Despite strong rhetoric from policymakers and candidates about the importance of a high-quality education for all children, deep disparities persist in educational opportunities for Michigan children based on income, race and geography. […]
It is time for earned sick leave in Michigan
- June 7, 2016
- Michigan League for Public Policy
- Peter Ruark
Michigan should enact an earned sick leave law. This would help low-paid workers keep their jobs, increase productivity and reduce employee turnover, and protect the health of other employees and […]
Review tax expenditures to help fix Michigan’s broken revenue stream
- May 17, 2016
- Michigan League for Public Policy
- Rachel Richards
Michigan has a budget problem, and simply put, there just isn’t enough money to go around. Michigan has experienced crisis after crisis—the Great Recession, nearly record-high unemployment, municipal financial emergencies, […]