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The Case For No Red Tape Cash Benefits

The case for no red tape cash benefits

  • May 18, 2020
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
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The struggles way too many Michiganders are going through to get safety net benefits make clear that we need to go to no red tape cash benefits. The main reason for how difficult it is to get much needed benefits…

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The Community College Completion Challenge

The community college completion challenge

  • May 3, 2019
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Talent
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The recently released MDRC evaluation of the Detroit Promise underscores the community college completion challenge. Despite adding financial incentives and intensive supports to free tuition, only 29 (five percent) of 390 students who started in the program earned at least…

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The Difficulty Of Getting To 60 Percent With Post-secondary Credentials

The difficulty of getting to 60 percent with post-secondary credentials

  • April 26, 2019
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Talent
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Governor Whitmer with lots of bi-partisan and business community support has established the goal of 60 percent of Michigan adults having a post- secondary credential by 2030. The Lumina Foundation––which has been at the center of the national effort to…

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Michigan Democrats Willing To Pay For Public Investments

Michigan Democrats willing to pay for public investments

  • April 19, 2019
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Public Investment
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We have been critical of Michigan policymakers, including Michigan Democrats, for supporting public investments but not being willing to propose raising taxes to pay for them. (See my post entitled Kansas Rs raise taxes, Michigan Ds MIA.)  No more! Governor…

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A Bold New Michigan Playbook

A bold new Michigan playbook

  • March 16, 2019
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Public Investment
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Wow! Governor Whitmer's first budget is a bold new playbook for improving the quality of life and standard of living of Michiganders. At its core it rejects the notion that the lever that matters most to improving the well being…

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What We  Mean By Career Rock Climbers

What we mean by career rock climbers

  • March 1, 2019
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Talent
  • 0 Comments

Governor Whitmer's first State of the State address marks a major turning point in the state's approach to improving the well being of Michiganders. One now public investment driven. After nearly three decades of disinvesting in education and infrastructure in…

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