86th State of the State Survey Brief Report

The 86th State of the State Survey Brief Report (.pdf) has been released...

Improving Gun Safety in Michigan - Public Policy Forum

In 2022, more than 40,000 gun deaths were recorded across the United States. With the recent mass shootings at Michigan State University and Oxford High School, Michigan Legislators are searching...

Michigan Political Leadership Program Announces 2023

Michigan Political Leadership Program Announces 2023

East LANSING, Mich., December 7, 2022 – Today, the Michigan Political Leadership Program (MPLP) announced its incoming cohort of...

New research from Michigan State University suggests a link between 2021 Child Tax Credits and Improved Infant and Maternal Health

Michigan State University faculty and graduate students in the Colleges of Human Medicine and Social Science, are investigating a potentially beneficial link between the 2021 Child Tax Credit (CTC...

28th Annual MPLP - April 2023

The Michigan Political Leadership Program, (MPLP), at Michigan State University is a bipartisan fellowship program designed for those seeking greater involvement...

State of the State Podcast - Federal Reserve Rate Hikes

On this month’s State of the State Podcast, Institute for Public...

MAPPR Grants awarded to 7 MSU faculty teams to research current public policy topics

The Institute for Public Policy and Social Research (IPPSR) is pleased to announce that seven team faculty research proposals have been selected to receive...

IPPSR Launches Partisan Advantage Tracker

Ever wondered whether the electoral districts in your state are fair, or whether they favor one party at the expense of others?

Michigan State University Professor Jon X. Eguia posed that...

Top Legislative Interns Win Daniel Rosenthal Award

An Upper Peninsula junior at the University of Michigan whose goal is to improve the foster care system he grew up in is the 2022 top prize winner of the Daniel Rosenthal Legislative Intern Awards...