The Detroit Free Press cited a new Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) published by the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) in an article on the possible elimination of Michigan's personal property tax. The report found that 74%...

Southern California Public Radio interviewed John Ciorciari about the political context and motivations behind President Obama's five-day trip to Asia. The visit is part of a U.S. pivot to Asia that began when Obama first took office, Ciorciari...

Michigan Radio interviewed Helen Levy about the basic structure of the new state health insurance exchanges established under the Affordable Care Act. "A health insurance exchange is a marketplace designed to bring together people who want to buy...

Marina Whitman spoke with Bloomberg News at a book signing in Washington, DC hosted by long-time friends John and Debbie Dingell, Alan Greenspan, and Andrea Mitchell."It's hard for an academic to sound like a human being," Whitman said of writing...

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A majority of Michigan's local government leaders believe revenue from the personal property tax is important to their budgets, according to a University of Michigan survey.The Michigan Personal Property Tax is assessed on businesses for their...

Betsey Stevenson was quoted in a Bloomberg article about the growing attention given to affairs among powerful politicians and business people.Part of the reason for this change, Stevenson told Bloomberg, is that new professional opportunities for...

About 115,000 women lose their private health insurance every year in the wake of divorce, according to a University of Michigan study.And this loss is not temporary: women's overall rates of health insurance coverage remain depressed for more than...

Professor Barry Rabe spoke with ClimateWire about victories and losses for environmentalists coming out of the November 6 elections. Rabe pointed out that the defeat of Michigan's Proposal 3—which would shift the state's utilities toward...

The New England Journal of Medicine published an article by Helen Levy and Katherine Baicker, titled "The Insurance Value of Medicare."The article discusses the imbalance in cost sharing among Medicare beneficiaries and considers common solutions...