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Thinking about Michigan’s state and local government financial future

May 6, 2020 | Politics + Policy Economy / Jobs Healthcare

A recent webinar put on by the Citizens Research Council shed some light on the financial future of Michigan’s state and local governments.

Research

Impact of COVID-19 on rural businesses and the Upper Peninsula communities

May 5, 2020 | Politics + Policy Economy / Jobs Healthcare

The Marquette Downtown Development Authority recently conducted a study to know what some local business owners are saying about when businesses should open, which should open first, and how it all impacts the employees of these businesses and the owners.

Whispers, Noise & Rumors: May 4, 2020

May 4, 2020 | Whispers, Noise & Rumors

State budget cuts, Dark Stores, rural capital investment, and summer festivals in the U.P. Read about these issues in our first edition of Rural Whispers, Noise & Rumors.

Research

U.P. veteran studies compare compensation and demographics by county

April 29, 2020 | Veterans Politics + Policy

A series of two studies recently completed by Jesse Sherman, a Marine Corps veteran and graduate student at Northern Michigan University, compare data for U.S. military veterans living in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on a county-by-county basis. The studies look at veteran compensation benefits and veteran demographics across the U.P.’s 15 counties.

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Opinion

Will the rural healthcare system be a victim of COVID-19?

April 20, 2020 | Healthcare Politics + Policy

Will the rural healthcare system be a victim of COVID-19? Former President and CEO of Upper Peninsula Health Plan Dennis Smith discusses this in his post today on Rural Insights.