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Did Google Trends Predict the Flint Water Crisis?
Google trends, an application tied to Google search engine, shows the volume of particular search terms relative to the total search volume across geographic areas. It can show a user what search terms are tending near them at any particular moment, and also show search history for past events....
Optimism Prevails in Opinions on the Future of Detroit
Conversations about the prospects for Detroit’s future often expose a divide between those who see the city recovering from a decline in population and financial vitality and those who have given up on the city’s recovery. As part of a research project on the role of the Internet and new media...
The State of Political Knowledge in the State of Michigan
Using the Fall 2015 round of the State of the State Survey, we collected original data on Michigan resident's political knowledge. We asked a series of questions related to the parties that control the state government, the size of the chambers of Congress and the supreme court, the identity of...
Independent Streams (Week of April 18th)
Our weekly round-up of policy-relevant reads and IPPSR-connected research
Exploring State-Local Relations in Michigan with Josh Sapotichne
Dr. Joshua Sapotichne is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Michigan State University. His areas of research and teaching include urban politics and American public policy.
Alexander Swindle is a Policy Fellow at IPPSR graduating in May 2017. They sat down to discuss state-...
Independent Streams (Week of April 11th)
Our weekly round-up of policy-relevant reads and IPPSR-connected research.
How Accurate are Michigan Revenue Estimates?
Revenue forecasting is an important component of state budgeting. Without accurate predictions of incoming revenues, states could either allocate more than their available resources or underfund priorities when money is available. As a safeguard, Michigan’s system asks the House, Senate, and...
Students Weigh in on Hot Topics Facing Michigan
MSU’s Michigan Government Semester Program students have been interning in Lansing and studying public policy issues this semester. Click below to read their papers on important issues facing the state, hosted by the Michigan Policy Network:
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New IPPSR Policy Research Database Launched
Need to know how Medicaid expansion affects the health of recipients? Want to understand the effects of lead exposure on children? How about the effects of right-to-work or emergency managers? IPPSR now has a new tool to...
Independent Streams (Week of April 4th)
Our weekly round-up of policy-relevant reads and IPPSR-connected research
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