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CRC's goal is to provide factual, unbiased, independent information on significant issues concerning state and local government policy, organization, and finance.

11/09/2026

110 Years of Research. A Lasting Impact on Michigan.
For 110 years, the Citizens Research Council of Michigan has helped keep facts at the center of Michigan's most important decisions.

Our independent, nonpartisan research helps policymakers, business leaders, journalists, and residents better understand the issues shaping our state.
As we launch our 2026 Annual Year End Appeal, we invite you to help sustain this important work.

Our research is available to everyone at no cost. Your generosity helps make that possible.

Support independent research for Michigan.

https://crcmich.org/end-of-year-appeal

11/03/2026

🗳️ It's Election Day in Michigan! Some Facts About Detroit and Statewide Ballot Proposals: Proposal 1, Proposal 2 and the Southeast Michigan Public Historical Museum Authority Millage Proposal - for Wayne and Oakland County voters.

11/03/2026

🗳️ It's Election Day! Some Facts About Detroit and Statewide Ballot Proposals: Proposal 1, Proposal 2 and the Southeast Michigan Public Historical Museum Authority Millage Proposal - for Wayne and Oakland County voters.

11/02/2026

💰🤑Moving on to Proposal 2 ....🤑💰
Also known as Mop Up Michigan and Money Out of Politics, Prop. 2 is a proposed statutory initiative to amend the Michigan Campaign Finance Act (MCFA).

Summary, webinar slides and analysis here: https://crcmich.org/publications/proposal-2026-02-mop-up-michigan-initiative

If adopted, the law would be amended to require “paid for by” disclosures on certain political ads distributed on the internet; expanded donor and spending disclosure for certain political ads; and restrictions certain campaign contributions by regulated utilities and their principals and state and local government contractors and their principals. It contains a severability clause, meaning that if any provisions are found to be unconstitutional, the unaffected provisions would remain in effect.

👨🏿‍⚖️ 👩🏼‍⚖️ Our analysis points out that laws restricting political spending must clear a high constitutional bar under existing U.S. Supreme Court precedent. It is likely the provisions restricting utility and contractor campaign contributions would be challenged as failing to meet a sufficiently important governmental interest and/or as restricting more speech than is necessary.

🎙️Find the full pod with Abramson and Gordon here: https://crcmich.org/podcast/proposal-2-promises-to-get-money-out-of-politics-does-it 🎤

11/02/2026

🏘️ More from Article X - Property - our paper and podcast that examines limitations on the powers of eminent domain and how Michigan reshaped eminent domain in 2006.

If Michigan voters approve Proposal 1 -- holding a Constitutional Convention or Con-Con -- all 12 articles of the state constitution are open to change.

Research Council published a 15-part series on the Michigan Constitution: https://crcmich.org/publications/2026con-con-2)

You can also find our podcast series (covering all 12 Articles) on a potential Con-Con: https://crcmich.org/podcast/article-x-property

More from Gordon and Lupher looking at how eminent domain was reshaped in 2006, why the constitution still references the historic “disability of coverture and how property rights for non‑citizens fit into today’s political climate.

🗳️ Did you vote? ☑️

11/02/2026

🏘️ One last today reel from the Article X - Property pod, with Gordon and Lupher examining at how property rights for non‑citizens fit into today’s political climate.

The Michigan Constitution says that regardless of your citizenship status, if you own property that is to be respected and you enjoy the same rights to ownership as anyone else.

If voters approve Proposal 1 -- holding a Constitutional Convention or Con-Con -- all 12 articles of the state constitution are open to change.

https://crcmich.org/publications/2026con-con-2
https://crcmich.org/podcast

🗳️ Did you vote yet? ☑️

11/02/2026

🗳️ Did you vote? ☑️ A world of existing law and policy could be opened up if Michigan voters say "yes" to Prop. 1 -- holding a Constitutional Convention or Con-Con -- tomorrow. We published a 15-part series on the 12 Articles of Michigan's Constitution and more, found here: https://crcmich.org/publications/2026con-con-2)

We also produced a podcast series on a potential Con-Con.

Article X: Gordon and Lupher explore how Michigan reshaped eminent domain in 2006, why the constitution still references the historic “disability of coverture”*** and how property rights for non‑citizens fit into today’s political climate.

*** A concept that dates back to centuries ago to English common law, that when a couple get married that the interest of the women are subsumed by the interest of the man. A woman basically loses her legal personhood and she doesn’t have the right to own property, enter contracts, sue, be sued, or keep her own wages.

10/30/2026

Stay Engaged and Vote!
Civic: Empowering Voters, Energizing Elections's "Early Voting Challenge" (EVC) is working to help drive civic engagement in Detroit. Citizens Research Council of Michigan proudly supports the EVC and CIVIC.

In the first round of the EVC, during Detroit's August primary, Detroit saw a 92% year-over-year increase in ballots cast.

The momentum continues:

Thursday, October 29th was Detroit’s HIGHEST in-person early voting turnout this cycle, with over 2,700 ballots cast, ~20% of those from District 2.

That follows the news from City of Detroit's first weekend of early, in-person voting: the EVC excitement helped drive 3,581 voters to early voting centers, setting a new opening-weekend record and surpassing the 2,511 ballots cast during the first weekend of early voting for the November 2024 presidential election.

Find full standings (through October 29th) at early.onecivic.org

More from CIVIC: Empowering Voters, Energizing Elections:

• Lace up: Text your group chats, reach out to friends on social, and head to your nearest Early Voting Center this weekend: https://lnkd.in/gkCYhJPq
• Check the live, updated standings at early.onecivic.org to see exactly what your neighborhood needs to do to climb.
• Beat the buzzer: Remember, on Monday, November 2nd, early voting is only available at the Department of Elections and City Clerk's Office.

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Livonia, MI
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