Stephanie Leiser

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Discourse: Faculty in the news from the Spring 2020 issue of State & Hill

May 22, 2020

“The government needs to make sure the hardest-hit families have enough income to keep food on their tables...in a rapidly unfolding crisis, the type of aid that’s offered may matter at least as much as the quantity.” Betsey Stevenson and Justin...

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COVID-19 Fiscal Strategy and Resource Guides for Local Governments produced by CLOSUP and partners

May 11, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis is having a dramatic impact on Michigan's local governments, and the fiscal implications — including emergency spending, revenue losses, and budget cuts — are already being felt. The Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy...

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Ford School faculty receive Public Engagement Fellowships to enhance their research and outreach projects

May 1, 2020

Two Ford School faculty have been named inaugural recipients of the Public Engagement Faculty Fellowship, managed by the Center for Academic Innovation. They were among 18 University of Michigan faculty members from across campus. The fellowship...

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CLOSUP helps local governments navigate fiscal challenges during global pandemic

Apr 23, 2020

New research from the Center for Local State and Urban Policy (CLOSUP)’s Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) measures the impact that the COVID-19 crisis will have on local fiscal health. CLOSUP anticipates local governments will be...

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Coronavirus response suffers when local government is starved

Mar 20, 2020

Local governments are on the front lines of the response to the coronavirus crisis. Their actions will ultimately shape how well the U.S. can survive COVID-19 and its economic aftermath, according to an opinion contribution in The Hill written by...

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Stateside: Absentee ballot debate continues; what record shops are spinning; road bonds explained

Feb 20, 2020 Michigan Radio

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CLOSUP’s Michigan Public Policy Survey turns 10

Nov 14, 2019

It’s been a tumultuous decade in Michigan: three governors, a cratered economy and its recovery, the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, a public health disaster in Flint, and more. Through it all, the Michigan Public Policy Survey...

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Leiser and Mills contribute to resources for new Michigan Lead and Copper Rule

Jun 27, 2019

The Flint Water Crisis prompted the state of Michigan to adopt a new Lead and Copper Rule (LCR)—the guidelines that water utilities must follow to ensure the public’s health is protected. The most proactive LCR in the country, the University of...

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Stephanie Leiser and Sarah Mills on perception versus reality in local government budgets

Apr 10, 2019

Local government officials’ assessments of their own fiscal health is often at odds with—and worse than—what their financial statements indicate, according to work done by Stephanie Leiser and Sarah Mills. The researchers note that this could be...

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Catch up on Ford School faculty news in the Spring 2018 edition of State & Hill magazine

May 21, 2018

Michael Barr and Joe Valenti (Center for American Progress) penned a Fortune op-ed: “How the CFPB fight is a sign of the next financial crisis.” Barr also wrote an op-ed in American Banker: “Dear Congress: Reg relief bill is a giveaway for large...

Leiser says GOP tax plan burdens working Americans, exacerbates 'fairness' concerns

Nov 29, 2017

In "Taxpayers want more fairness. GOP plan to 'reform' the tax code doesn't deliver," an opinion piece published by The Conversation, Ford School lecturer and alumna Stephanie Leiser (MPP '05) describes America's disapproval of the current tax...

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Ford School faculty news from the fall 2016 edition of State & Hill

Dec 30, 2016

Bob Axelrod's latest paper, published in Psychological Science, explores increasing attention to causality in western society. John Ayanian is serving on a National Academies committee focused on accounting for socioeconomic status in Medicare...

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Ford School faculty news from the spring 2016 edition of State & Hill magazine

May 3, 2016

The Washington Post reports that Robert Axelrod’s The Evolution of Cooperation is one of the ten most assigned books at Ivy League universities. Originally published in 1984, the book explores how cooperation can emerge in a world of self-seeking...

Fiscal Challenges Facing the Next Administration

Mar 11, 2024, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT

Joan and Sanford Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium (1120)

Marc Goldwein, Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, discusses the fiscal challenges awaiting the next administration.

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Government financial reporting - Data standards and the financial data transparency act

Jan 24, 2023, 3:00-4:00 pm EST

Join XBRL US for a session to explore government data standards, find out how governments can create their own machine-readable financial statements, and discover what impact this legislation could have on government entities. Most importantly, discover how machine-readable data standards can benefit state and local government entities by reducing costs and increasing access to time-sensitive information for policy making.

VIRTUAL BROWN BAG: CLOSUP Support for Local Government in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Apr 23, 2020, 12:00-12:50 pm EDT

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Please join P3E and SAC for a virtual brown bag with the Center for Local, State and Urban Policy (CLOSUP).

Stephanie Leiser

Discourse: Faculty in the news from the Spring 2020 issue of State & Hill

COVID-19 Fiscal Strategy and Resource Guides for Local Governments produced by CLOSUP and partners

Ford School faculty receive Public Engagement Fellowships to enhance their research and outreach projects

CLOSUP helps local governments navigate fiscal challenges during global pandemic

Coronavirus response suffers when local government is starved

Stateside: Absentee ballot debate continues; what record shops are spinning; road bonds explained

CLOSUP’s Michigan Public Policy Survey turns 10

Leiser and Mills contribute to resources for new Michigan Lead and Copper Rule

Stephanie Leiser and Sarah Mills on perception versus reality in local government budgets

Catch up on Ford School faculty news in the Spring 2018 edition of State & Hill magazine

Leiser says GOP tax plan burdens working Americans, exacerbates 'fairness' concerns

Ford School faculty news from the fall 2016 edition of State & Hill

Ford School faculty news from the spring 2016 edition of State & Hill magazine

Fiscal Challenges Facing the Next Administration

Government financial reporting - Data standards and the financial data transparency act

VIRTUAL BROWN BAG: CLOSUP Support for Local Government in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 President’s Awards for Public Engagement - ceremony

Stephanie Leiser: Helping local goverments in Michigan become healthier and more resilient

Brown Bag: CLOSUP Support for Local Government in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic