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#FactsMatter, the Citizens Research Council of Michigan podcast

#FactsMatter, the Citizens Research Council of Michigan podcast

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  • Uncertainty Defines New Michigan Transportation Funding Package

    Uncertainty Defines New Michigan Transportation Funding Package
    2025/12/08
    In this episode of the Facts Matter podcast, host Guy Gordon and infrastructure specialist Eric Paul Dennis discuss the recent road funding package passed in Michigan. While the potential for increased funding, if the estimated revenue is achieved, could lead to significant improvements in road conditions, uncertainty about revenue estimates can hinder long-term planning for road agencies. Only 30% of the new road funding revenues are guaranteed. Guy and Eric explore the implications of the new funding sources, including a marijuana wholesale tax and earmarks for corporate income tax, and the uncertainties surrounding revenue guarantees. These uncertainties are already posing challenges to at least one major local road agency in planning and executing projects. Local road agencies may also face challenges in accessing new funds due to complex criteria, and the distribution of funds may favor certain local agencies over others. 5:18 - graph of Corporate Income Tax revenue FY2012-FY2024 10:52 - graph of State Revenue Sharing, inflation adjusted to road building inflation 13:40 – graph of change in State Revenue Sharing to cities and villages Their conversation highlights the potential for increased funding while also addressing the complexities and inefficiencies in the current funding system. Ultimately, they call for a comprehensive review of the funding process to ensure that it meets the needs of all communities in Michigan. "We need to think about this differently."
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    30 分
  • Lack of Financial Resources Central to Michiganders Lagging Health Outcomes

    Lack of Financial Resources Central to Michiganders Lagging Health Outcomes
    2025/11/18
    Guy sits down with Karley Abramson, research associate for health policy, to talk about the seriously high level of poor health among Michiganders, a level showing increasing signs of further deterioration. Citizens Research Council just released exhaustive research, authored by Abramson, that drills down to root causes of why Michiganders suffer from worse health outcomes than residents in similar, neighboring states and even across the U.S. The paper, Social Determinants of Health: Pathways to a Healthier Michigan, clearly translates what Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) mean for Michiganders and how they directly affect the state’s economy and our collective ability to prosper. Interconnectedness – All Policy is Health Policy This report unpacks SDOH by focusing on the evidence-based fundamental resources that are necessary for individual health: Financial Resources; Health Care; Food and Nutrition; Safety; and Social Support. Abramson explains that all the evidence and data point to two broad themes: the interconnectedness of the social determinants of health and the centrality of financial resources in the story of Michigan residents’ lagging health outcomes. “In every area of public policy, there is a nexus to health and well-being,” the report notes. “The centrality of financial resources – education, employment, and income – is the story of Michigan’s lagging health outcomes.”
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    22 分
  • The FY2026 budget makes big strides in funding, but a clearer roadmap needed on how dollars are used

    The FY2026 budget makes big strides in funding, but a clearer roadmap needed on how dollars are used
    2025/10/10
    A Research Council Podcast Roundtable: Michigan’s 2025 Budget Breakdown In a first-ever roundtable edition of the #FactsMatter podcast, Guy Gordon recaps recent budget conversations and even more recent updates from the finally passed and long-overdue Michigan budget with the Research Council’s Eric Lupher, president; Craig Thiel, research director; Bob Schneider, senior state affairs associate; and research associates Karley Abramson, health policy; and Eric Paul Dennis, infrastructure. First up — roads. Guy chats with Eric Paul Dennis on how nearly $2 billion in new funding should bump Michigan to about 15th in the nation for road spending, but the complicated Act 51 formula still means many local roads won’t see major improvements. Transparency at the pump is better — but how those dollars are spent? Still murky. Karley Abramson explained how healthcare saw one of the biggest surprises: the Rx Kids program jumped from a $16 million pilot to $270 million statewide, offering direct cash assistance to new mothers. A rare bipartisan investment in babies and brain development. Craig Thiel explained how schools also got good news — universal free breakfast and lunch continue for all K–12 students, and funding for at-risk kids rose 25%, with hopes of boosting early literacy. Eric Lupher and Bob Schneider took on taxes in the budget, and how lawmakers avoided a $670 million hit by decoupling from the federal “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” Businesses aren’t thrilled, but it keeps the state budget stable. And transparency? Mixed. The state promised more, but much of the final deal was done behind closed doors — without final revenue estimates to guide spending. In short, Michigan’s 2025 budget may be remembered for potholes and pot — big fixes on roads and kids, but still a few bumps ahead when it comes to accountability.
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    26 分
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