In an op-ed for the Washington Times, Rusty Hills proposes breathing new life into the Republican Party's response to President Obama's State of the Union address. The response, which is given by the opposition party immediately following the State...

In a guest column for Bridge Magazine Tom Ivacko makes the case for a statewide discussion about how local governments are funded in Michigan. The most recent Michigan Public Policy Survey from the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy found...

NPR's Morning Edition interviewed Justin Wolfers in a segment about happiness in America and whether the U.S. should add such a measurement to its list of national statistics like GDP and unemployment.How to ask people about happiness remains a key...

For the thirteenth year in a row, the University of Michigan has earned a spot on the Peace Corps' annual list of the top volunteer-producing large universities across the country. With 93 graduates currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers,...

Sheldon Danziger, the Henry J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor of Public Policy and director of the National Poverty Center, has been appointed the tenth president of the Russell Sage Foundation.Russell Sage is the premier foundation...

Justin Wolfers was quoted in a New York Times article about efforts by the Federal Reserve Board to reduce unemployment and increase U.S. economic growth. While some economists have argued that the Fed has done all it can to improve the economy,...

The Michigan Chronicle interviewed Barry Rabe for its story on hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking." Fracking is a process by which oil and gas companies inject chemical fluids or sand into underground shale rock formations in order to free deposits...

Join us as Ken Lieberthal returns to the University of Michigan on Wednesday, February 13 at 4 p.m. for a lecture on current U.S-China relations under President Obama's new foreign policy team....

The latest poll in the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS), conducted by the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP), received coverage from Michigan Public Radio and other area media outlets for shedding light on issues of government...

Bloomberg Businessweek interviewed Barry Rabe in an article about the impact of Hurricane Sandy on oceanfront home purchases in New Jersey where damage from the storm was great. According to the article, home prices along the East Coast have...