Public Sector Reports
1991
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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.

• What Price Property Tax Relief?
  by Robert Kleine, Senior Economist
  February 8
• Overview and Analysis of the Governor's Recommended Budget for Michigan, Fiscal Year 1991–92
  by Robert Kleine and Frances Spring
  April 18
• Michigan Expenditures and Revenues: Comparisons With Other States, FY 1988–89
  by Frances Spring and Steve Genyk
  May 24
• The Headlee Amendment-Aid to Local Government
  by Robert Kleine, Vice President and Senior Economist
  June 20
• The Lottery and School Aid
  by Robert Kleine, Vice President and Senior Economist
  July 5
• Property Tax Relief Revisited
  by Robert Kleine, Vice President and Senior Economist
  September 26
• Redrawing Michigan's Congressional Districts
  by Craig Ruff, President
  October 17
• Analysis of Michigan Budget Appropriations, Fiscal Year 1991–92
  by Robert Kleine and Frances Spring
  November 4

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 11 and 25
• February 1 and 8 and 15 and 22
• March 1 and 7 and 14 and 21 and 28
• April 11 and 18 and 25
• May 2 and 9 and 16 and 30
• June 6 and 13 and 20 and 27
• July 26
• August 22
• September 12 and 19 and 26
• October 3 and 10 and 15 and 17 and 24 and 31
• November 7 and 14 and 21

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.
by Frances L. Faverman.

• Sen. Pridnia and Health Policy and “Aux Armes, Citoyens!”
  January 14
• Where Do We Go From Here? and The Provider Solution
  February 15
• Vernice Davis Anthony and Tax-Exempt Status Under Attack
  March 8
• MET Life's Survey of Health Policy Leaders
  April 16
• A State Health Care Plan? and Growth in Medicaid Expenditures
  May 16
• Medical Waste and Health Insurance Reform
  June
• Mitchell’s Plan and Affordable Care Michigan Style
  July
• Vern Smith, Ph.D. and Michigan Medical Liability Reform Coalition
  August
• The Medicaid Myth and Senate Health Hearings
  September
• Auto Insurance Bills and Affordable Health Care
  October
• Chamber of Commerce Activism and Democratic Initiative and Medicaid Expenditures
  November
• MDPH Reorganization
  December

Michigan Economic Bulletin (top)
A monthly review of economic indicators, state revenue receipts, appropriations and tax developments, and sources of additional information. Each issue contains an article of special focus, and each quarter a special insert analyzes economic data for ea of the seven Michigan regions.
Written by Robert J. Kleine, Vice President and Senior Economist.

• Michigan Revenue Report
  January
• Income and Employment to the Year 2040
  March
• Michigan Sectoral Employment in 1990
  April
• Defining Poverty
  May
• Michigan Personal Income
  June
• Michigan's Share of Federal Dollars
  July
• Revenue Sharing, Furloughs, and Advertising Taxation
  August
• States Share Budget Woes
  September
• Defining Unemployment
  October
• Another Year Older and Deeper in Deficit/Debt
  November
• Gross Domestic Product
  December

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

• Term Limitation: Unravelling the Constitution
  by State Representative Maxine Berman
  January 11
• Toward True Cost Containment and Beyond
  by Gerald A. Faverman and Peter Pratt
  February 1
• Auditor General Thomas McTavish: A Profile
  by David L. Kimball, Senior Consultant for Public Policy
  February 15
• Five Michigan Political Leaders: Evolving Roles and Early Tests
  by Craig Ruff
  March 7
• Grasping the Future Wisely
  by Gerald A. Faverman, Ph.D., and David Kimball
  March 14
• Consensus, Conflict, and the Engler Agenda
  by William A. Sederburg, Vice President for Public Policy
  March 29
• Dan Pero: A Profile
  by David L. Kimball, Senior Consultant for Public Policy
  April 11
• Rethinking Health Care and the Elderly
  by Gerald Faverman and Peter Pratt
  April 25
• Gerald H. Miller, Ph.D.: A Profile
  by Peter Pratt, Ph.D., Senior Consultant for Health Policy
  June 13
• Finally, a Budget Agreement-of Sorts
  by Robert Kleine, Vice President and Senior Economist
  June 20
• The Agenda of the Future
  by Gerald A. Faverman, Ph.D., and David L. Kimball
  June 27
• Benign Neglect a Challenge to Justice
  by Gerald A. Faverman, Ph.D., and Peter Pratt, Ph.D.
  July 25
• Doug Roberts: A Profile
  by David L. Kimball, Senior Consultant for Public Policy
  August 1
• News Without Newspapers
  by Craig Ruff, President
  August 8
• The State Budget: Rewriting the Social Contract
  by William Sederburg, Vice President
  September 26
• The Governor's Education Reforms: Are They Enough?
  by William A. Sederburg Vice President and Director, Public Opinion Research Institute
  October 31
• Can the Democrats Survive?
  by Gerald A. Faverman, Ph.D., and David L. Kimball
  November 14
• Extremist Politics
  by Craig Ruff, President
  November 21
• Health Care Quality: Have We Forgotten Caring?
  By Gerald A. Faverman, Ph.D., and Peter Pratt, Ph.D.
  December 12

Public Opinion Monitor (top)
A periodic publication that reports results from our own statewide polls of public opinion on issues of the day and analyzes the implications. Most include trend data on the governor’s and legislature’s approval ratings, economic confidence of the public, and respondents’ political party affiliation.
Survey and analysis under the direction of William Sederburg, PSC Vice President and Director of the PSC Public Opinion Research Institute.

• The Election Continues
  by William Sederburg and Craig Ruff
  April
• Michigan: A Public Divided
  by William Sederburg Vice President and Director, Public Opinion Research Institute
  May
• Michigan’s Safety Nets for the Poor
  by William Sederburg Vice President and Director, Public Opinion Reserch Institute
  July
• Michigan’s Insurance Reform Proposals
  by William Sederburg Vice President and Director, Public Opinion Research Institute
  December