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Ford School mourns the loss of Marina von Neumann Whitman

May 22, 2025

Marina von Neumann Whitman, professor emerita of business administration and public policy, passed away on May 20, 2025, at the age of 90.Marina’s distinguished career spanned academia, government, and industry. She was the first woman to be...

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Expert Analysis: House bill proposes restrictions to Medicaid through work requirements that won't work

May 22, 2025

The U.S. House narrowly passed a bill early Thursday that would slash taxes and cut Medicaid, a health care program that provides comprehensive health care services to low income adults and children. It now heads to the Senate.While major changes...

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Local Officials: Residents trust police more where there are policies to improve relations

May 22, 2025

More Michigan communities are adopting policies to improve police-community relations, and local officials see increased trust among residents for law enforcement officers where certain practices were in place.The latest Michigan Public Policy...

Digitizing municipal financial reporting: A new open source tool for Excel - XBRL conversion

Jun 4, 2025, 3:00-4:30 pm EDT

The University of Michigan Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) teamed up with DAC Bond to develop a free, open source proof of concept tool that will allow users to convert the data in their Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports from Excel/Word format into XBRL, a leading open source data standard for financial reporting.

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State-level AI legislation can guide fair housing practices

May 20, 2025

As the number of artificial intelligence (AI)-related measures introduced in U.S. state and territorial legislatures continues to grow, policymakers, advocates and consumers can seize the moment to assure that the technology is promoting fair...

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U-M develops free tool to empower municipalities, modernize financial reporting

May 19, 2025

Free webinar June 4 will demo the Excel to iXBRL Conversion toolA free, open-source tool designed by the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy is now available to help local governments make financial data more accessible. Developed...

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Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky to retire from the University of Michigan’s Ford School

May 15, 2025

Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky will retire from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, effective June 1, 2025....

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Cavaillé promoted to associate professor

May 15, 2025

On May 15, the Regents of the University of Michigan approved the promotion for Charlotte Cavaillé to associate professor of public policy, with tenure, and associate professor of political...

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Herd and Moynihan call out politicization of science

May 15, 2025

As the Trump administration seeks to reclassify tens of thousands of civil service jobs into political appointments, Ford School professors Pamela Herd and Donald Moynihan note assert that “politicization of public services generally worsens...

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New gift to support early childhood education policy research

May 14, 2025

The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan will establish the Martha Darling and Gilbert Omenn Research Fund for Early Childhood Education with a generous $500,000 commitment from Martha A. Darling and Gilbert S. Omenn....

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