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Conversations with Michiganders on the Front Porch: Monique Field-Foster

In this #FactsMatter: Front Porch Edition conversation, Monique Field-Foster, executive partner at Warner Norcross + Judd, joins host Guy Gordon and Research President Eric Lupher to explore one of the central themes of conversation in Michigan policy circles: Michigan’s struggle with population gr…

Unpacking Michigan’s Budget: Transparency, Shortfalls, and FY2028 Risks

The FY2027 budget dropped. The Research Council dug in. And suddenly a massive gap appeared — one that no official document explained. Citizens Research Council’s Bob Schneider joins Guy Gordon on the #FactsMatter pod this week to unpack Michigan’s FY 2027 budget and how Schneider’s analysis revea…

How Michigan’s Education System Could Change if a Con-Con is Approved in November

In this 10th episode of the #FactsMatter Podcast series exploring the issues Michiganders could face if a constitutional convention is approved on November’s ballot, host Guy Gordon and Research Council president Eric Lupher take listeners deep into Article VIII of the Michigan Constitution — the s…

Michigan’s economic warning lights are flashing

Michigan is stuck in the bottom tier for income, job growth, and population — but researcher Madhu Anderson says the turnaround won’t come from another statewide task force. It’ll come from the ground up. In this episode of #FactsMatter, Guy Gordon and Anderson dig into why and what might finally …

K–12 school enrollment has dropped nearly 25% since 2003. How MI is handling the financial fallout?

Michigan’s new school budget quietly introduced one of the most consequential changes in years: a built-in mechanism to soften the financial blow to schools from a 25% decline in K–12 enrollment since 2003, with an additional 8% decline projected over the next five years. In this #FactsMatter epis…

Article IX is the poster child for how citizens have distrusted their elected officials…

#FactsMatter podcast host Guy Gordon and Eric Lupher, president of the Citizens Research Council, take a deep dive into Article IX of the Michigan Constitution, which governs finance and taxation. They explore why Article IX has become a magnet for constitutional amendments over the past 60 years, …

Detroit Leads on Property Crime: Larceny and Motor Vehicle Theft on the Rise

In this episode, Guy Gordon talks with Doug Ortiz, Director of the Citizen Research Council’s Detroit, about Detroit’s property crime trends, specifically about larceny, motor‑vehicle theft, and why Detroit’s rates remain elevated. Ortiz’s analysis used FBI data and the Research Council's peer‑city…

Article XII: What People Should Know Before Voting on a Con-Con

Article XII of the Michigan Constitution governs how the Constitution can be amended or revised. In this episode of the #FactsMatter podcast, Eric Lupher and Guy Gordon focus on Article XII, examining whether Michigan’s current system makes constitutional change too easy or too hard and what issues…

Michigan’s Proposal 2 promises to “get money out of politics,” but what does it actually do?

In this episode of the #FactsMatter Podcast, host Guy Gordon and Research Council analyst Karley Abramson break down the three major changes that would take effect if Michigan voters approve Proposal 2: expanded disclosure rules for modern digital ads, new contribution bans for large state contrac…

The Kids Are Alright: Youth Crime Trends in Detroit: What the Data Really Shows

Detroit’s youth crime picture is far more stable — and far more encouraging — than recent headlines suggest. In a new #FactsMatter podcast conversation, Guy Gordon and Research Council Detroit Bureau Director Doug Ortiz unpack the data behind “teen takeovers” and youth crime trends. Ortiz discusse…