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CLOSUP to help expand Michigan redistricting resources in partnership with MSU’s IPPSR

Michigan State University’s Institute for Public Policy and Social Research  (IPPSR) and the Ford School’s Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy...
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Research supported by Poverty Solutions shows Michigan eviction filings dropped 65% in 2020 compared to pre-pandemic

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Detroit Pathways
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YPL report: Pre-COVID, more than half of Detroit students felt anxious or depressed, 1 in 4 considered suicide

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"Stimulus Checks Substantially Reduced Hardship," NYT and Newsweek report, citing Poverty Solutions study

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Robert Hampshire
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‘Transportation is a form of freedom’: How to make it more equitable

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Paula Lantz
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Task force featuring Lantz issues report assessing pandemic's trajectory and implications for Medicare, Social Security

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HAIL Report
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Michigan’s HAIL scholarship program meaningfully changes students’ college trajectory, report shows

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State & Hill, spring 2021

Governing. Listening. Trust. We share stories describing what it means to serve the public good in the current political climate and how members of our community are creating new opportunities for the next generation of public policy leaders.
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Sue Dynarski: Understanding the Effect of the HAIL Scholarship on Student Decisions

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A lecture honoring Dr. Susan Dynarski, University Diversity & Social Transformation Professor and Professor of Public Policy, Education, and...
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