Half of the local government officials surveyed in Michigan say the state is generally on the wrong track, while 32 percent think the state is going the right way, a new University of Michigan poll says.Democratic officials were most likely to be...

Bob Axelrod has been recognized with one of the University of Michigan's most prestigious honors, the Regents' Award for Distinguished Public Service.The award honors "extraordinary distinction in public service by members of the University...

World Scientific Books published a compilation of materials from Alan V. Deardorff's festschrift as part of its Studies in International Economics series. The book, titled "Comparative Advantage, Growth, and the Gains from Trade and Globalization: a...

The Economist interviewed Paul N. Courant in a recent podcast about issues surrounding a proposed settlement in an ongoing lawsuit against Google by the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers.Google's scanning and online publishing...

John Chamberlin was quoted in a Detroit News article about the new 14th district of Michigan, which has been proposed by lawmakers in the state senate as part of a redistricting effort. Michigan's population decrease has forced lawmakers to cut a...

A pair of Associated Press stories about a recent Center for Local, State and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) poll on the performance of Rick Snyder's government and the state legislature appeared in a wide variety of Michigan news sources today, including...

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke formally resigned on August 2, 2011 to be sworn in by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the next U.S. Ambassador to the People's Republic of China. Rebecca M. Blank, currently Acting Deputy Secretary of the...

Two Ford School alumni, Karlo Marcelo (MPP '05) and Michael Pan (MPP '99) were honored in July with inaugural Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Alumni Recognition Awards as part of the program's 30th anniversary celebration.Karlo...

Matthew Davis was quoted in a UPI article called, "Many unaware of child medical research." The article explains the findings of a recent C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health that shows only 16 percent of parents know...

Gary Garbarino, an '86 MPP alumnus, was profiled in a Dome magazine article called "Lansing Institution." Garbarino has worked in the Michigan state government for 27 years—in the Senate, House, and governor's office. He is currently special...