Public Sector Reports
1988
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Public Policy Advisor
A periodic series that examines such subjects as fiscal and tax policy, health and environmental issues, and education policy and offers commentary on current or emerging political, social, and policy issues.

• The Effects of Increasing Michigan’s Personal Income Tax Exemption
  by Ruth Beier and Robert Kleine
  January 11
• Workfare: Early Returns and Unresolved Issues
  by Michael French Smith, Ph.D.
  January 29
• A Proposal to Reduce the Federal Deficit and the National Debt
  by Ruth Beier and Robert Kleine
  February 26
• Overview of Michigan Budget Appropriations Fiscal Year 1988–89
  March 11
• Tax Capacity and Tax Effort Measures for Michigan (1985)
  by Robert J. Kleine, Senior Economist
  April 1
• The Michigan State—Local Tax System: How Does It Rate?
  by Robert J. Kleine, Senior Economist
  April 1
• Michigan Expenditures and Revenues: Comparisons with Other States, FY 1984–85
  by Robert Kleine
  May 13
• State Government Tax Revenue, 1987
  by Robert Kleine Senior Economist
  July 15
• Analysis of Michigan Budget Appropriations FY 1988–89
  September 16
• The Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund: Land Acquisition Promise and Problems
  by James Webster and William Rustem
  September 30
• Analysis of Ballot Proposals C and D: Environmental and Recreational Bond Issues
  by Frances Spring, Economist
  October 1
• The Michigan Single Business Tax: Burden or Benefit?
  by Robert J. Kleine, Senior Economist
  October 19
• The Fiscal Health of Michigan Hospitals
  by Peter Pratt
  October 28
• Minority Enrollment in Michigan Colleges and Universities
  by James Webster
  November 18

Michigan Roundup (top)
A one-page summary of Michigan legislative activity and political news of significance to government operations, public policy, and voter attitudes. Published weekly during legislative sessions and intermittently during legislative recesses.

• January 15 and 22 and 29
• February 5 and 12 and 19 and 26
• March 4 and 11 and 18 and 25
• April 1 and 15 and 22 and 29
• May 6 and 13 and 20 and 27
• June 3 and 10 and 17 and 24
• July 8 and 15 and 29
• September 9 and 23 and 30
• November 11 and 18
• December 2 and 9

Health Policy Bulletin (top)
A monthly publication that provides analysis of important health care issues under consideration by the legislature, executive branch, and professional associations.

• Certificate of Need Reform and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  January 8
• Governor Offers Austere Medicaid Budget
  February 5
• Health Care Costs and Insurance Premium Increases and Mental Health
  March 4
• Nonprofit Hospitals’ Tax Exemption and Swing Beds
  April 8
• Long-term Care Insurance and Guaranteed Health Insurance
  May 6
• Smoking Legislation and Is Alcoholism a Disease?
  June 3
• Medicaid Budget and Public and Mental Health Budgets
  July 15
• Compulsive Gambling and Wayne County Indigent Care
  August 12
• Medicare Physician Payment Reform and Retiree Health Benefits Liability
  September 2
• State Health Plans and Medical Waste
  October 7
• Cost Containment—Workers’ Compensation and Change at Blue Cross Blue Shield
  November 4
• Wayne’s County Care and Health Insurance for the Uninsured
  December 9

Economic Forecast (top)
Written by Robert J. Kleine, Vice President and Senior Economist and Frances Spring, Economist .

• March
• June
• September
• December

Michigan Commentary (top)
A periodic publication that offers insight into current or emerging political, social, and policy issues.

• A Profile: Lewis N. Dodak Majority Floor Leader Michigan House of Representatives
  by William Knox
  January 15
• Preview of the 1988 National Elections
  by Craig Ruff and Diane Drago
  March 1
• Competitiveness
  by William Knox
  March 18
• Update on School Finance Reform
  by Robert J. Kleine
  May 6
• A Profile: David Hales, Director of the Department of Natural Resources
  by Linda Headley
  May 13
• A Profile: Donald L. Bemis State Superintendent of Public Instruction
  by William Knox Senior Consultant for Communications and Market Development
  June 10
• Unclaimed Beverage Container Deposits: An Update
  by James Webster and Peter Pratt
  June 29
• A Profile: Thomas D. Watkins, Jr. Director of the Department of Mental Health
  by Linda Headley, Consultant for Education and Environmental Policy
  August 5
• School Finance Reform
  by Robert Kleine
  August 12
• The 1988 Election
  by Craig Ruff
  August 19
• Election Forecast
  by Craig Ruff and Gerald A. Faverman
  October 21
• Pat Gagliardi: A Profile
  by William Knox Senior Consultant for Communication and Market Development
  December 9
• Postelection Outlook
  by Craig Ruff and Gerald A. Faverman
  December 16

Michigan Revenue Report (top)

• January focus: Property Tax Relief
• February focus: Revenue Estimates, FY 1987–88 and FY 1988–89
• March focus: 1987 Unemployment Rates by State
• April focus: Sales Tax Collections
• May focus: Michigan Personal Income
• June focus: State Equalized Value
• July focus: Per Capita Personal Income, by Area, 1984–1986
• August focus: Inflation
• September focus: Interest Rates
• October focus: Employment by Sector
• November focus: Michigan Personal Income
• December focus: Automotive Trade