Category Archives: Publications

Options for Managing Medicaid Funding and Containing Cost Growth

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Nicole Bradshaw

As the state deliberates Medicaid expansion, policymakers are likely to discuss options for containing Medicaid cost growth as well. In 2012, CRC published Options for Managing Medicaid Funding and Cost Growth, a report that discusses revenue and expenditure trends and … Continue reading →

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CRC paper helps to understand Detroit Zoo tax dispute

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Eric Lupher

Today, both the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press both reported that nine Wayne County communities were asking for a declaratory judgment to clarify whether they can and/or should be capturing revenues from the Detroit Zoo 0.1 mill tax levy. … Continue reading →

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Potential Changes to Michigan’s Recall Law

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Jeff Guilfoyle

The Michigan legislature is currently considering a number of election reform bills (House Bills 6058 to 6053).  Among other changes, these bills would alter Michigan’s current process for recalling elected officials.  Among the changes contemplated are requiring a recall election … Continue reading →

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CRC Revenue Sharing Report Subject of Detroit News Editorial

Posted on July 12, 2012 by crcforum

A July 12 Detroit News editorial cites CRC’s recent revenue sharing report and highlights the finding that the policy shift from unrestricted revenue sharing to incentive-based state funding to encourage changes in local government behavior will be of limited effect because nearly 1,200 … Continue reading →

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New CRC Report Looks at Options for Addressing School District Deficits

Posted on July 12, 2012 by crcforum

On Thursday, July 12, CRC issued a new report Options to Address School District Accumulated Deficits as a follow up to its earlier report on the plan by the Muskegon Heights School District emergency manager to solve the district’s $12 million accumulated … Continue reading →

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Muskegon Heights School District

Posted on June 28, 2012 by crcforum

A recent CRC report (State Bailouts to Erase School District Accumulated Deficits) exploring the plan by the state-appointed emergency manager for the Muskegon Heights School District to convert the entire district to a charter school gained considerable media attention.  CRC’s … Continue reading →

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New Pew Study Confirms CRC and Others’ Previous Findings About Michigan’s Corrections Policies

Posted on June 15, 2012 by crcforum

A recent study from The Pew Center on the States confirms the findings contained in a 2008 CRC report on Michigan’s corrections system.  Pew’s recent findings also align with what other organizations, both national and Michigan-based, have found to be … Continue reading →

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1917 Report on Street Cleaning and Refuse Collection in Detroit posted to website

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Eric Lupher

In 1916, the appearance of Detroit’s streets, alleys, and public places was “disgraceful”.  People regularly dropped paper and other waste wherever they were, rubbish was thrown into alleys with merely the hope of hitting the receptacle intended to hold that … Continue reading →

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CRC Report Subject of Detroit News Editorial

Posted on April 10, 2012 by crcforum

A recent report by CRC analyzing special education finances is the subject of a Detroit News editorial.   

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Special Education Enrollment: Traditional Public Schools vs. Charter Schools

Posted on March 30, 2012 by crcforum

Some people believe, mistakenly, that charter schools can be selective with regards to the students they enroll and that this selectivity accounts for the difference in student composition when compared to traditional public schools in Michigan.  One example people point … Continue reading →

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