#factsmatter, The Citizens Research Council Of Michigan Podcast

Citizens Research Council of Michigan Detroit Bureau Research Associate Esmat Ishag-Osman discusses and explains each of the three ballot proposals facing City of Detroit voters this November.

Jill Roof, Research Associate for Local Affairs, discusses the new report from the Research Council exploring the impacts of limitations on municipal taxes, including the Headlee Amendment and Proposal A - as well a exploring what the world would look like if neither existed

Citizens Research Council of Michigan Senior Research Associate Bob Schneider and and Council President Eric Lupher discuss the state budget surplus and the decisions in front of the state legislature for the next fiscal year.

Citizens Research Council Research Associate Tim Michling discusses the recently-released report on the Youth Mental Health Crisis in Michigan. Then Detroit Bureau Research Associate Esmat Ishag-Osman provides an update on the status of the Detroit Charter Commission.

Citizens Research Council of Michigan President Eric Lupher discusses his thoughts on how Michigan can improve the county tax system - making it more efficient, more effective and less expensive for citizens.

Citizens Research Council of Michigan Senior Researcher Bob Schneider discusses the American Rescue Plan Act, what it means for Michigan and its potential impact on the state's income tax.

Citizens Research Council of Michigan's Research Director Craig Thiel discusses how investing the current budget surplus into paying down state debt could help the state in the long run.

Craig Thiel, research director for the Citizens Research Council of Michigan, discusses the recently passed federal stimulus, which includes funding for schools, but also the decades-old formula being used to determine where the money goes.

The Citizens Research Council of Michigan's Jill Roof and Craig Thiel discuss the length of Michigan's ballots, the number of elected offices voters are asked to decide, and a look at a state board which could lead the way to change.

Research Director Craig Thiel discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic is shining a light on the Michigan school employment shortage

Citizens Research Council of Michigan Research Associate Tim Michling discusses the ongoing Supreme Court case involving the Affordable Care Act and its potential impact on Michigan residents.

Citizens Research Council President Eric Lupher and Research Director Craig Thiel discuss the ballot proposals before Michigan voters dealing with the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund and Protection of Electronic Data and Communications

Just how much trouble is Michigan's public sector in as a result of the pandemic? From schools to your local town hall, we take a look.

Sometime late this week, Michigan educators will know just how bad the funding outlook is for schools in the Pandemic Recession. We're just figuring out how to better fund education for everybody. But do we know how to cut the same way?

Rural and urban Michigan are two very different places. But when it comes to COVID-19, they're both similarly at risk.

What does the pandemic and its associated chaos portend for the city of Detroit's finances? We take a look. Also, how do you do the public's business when "public" is hazardous?

The coronavirus, or COVID-19, has hit Michigan like a tsunami. How should policymakers respond? What do we know so far?

If Medicaid isn't broken, why do we keep trying to fix it? Tim Michling unpacks it.

Michigan has lots of job openings. Michigan has lots of job seekers. Why aren't they finding one another?

Flint's schools are in trouble. Is there anything to be done?