MICHIGAN IN BRIEF:
1998–99
The 7th Edition of Michigan in Brief is scheduled for release in June 2002.
Contents
Preface
About
the Sponsors
About
Public Sector Consultants
Acknowledgments
CHAPTER
1: Economic, Cultural, and Political History of Michigan
CHAPTER
2: About State Government
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
Division and Balance of Power
CHAPTER
3: About Local Government
Evolution of Local Government
Local Government Organization
Local Government Issues
Intergovernmental Cooperation and Consolidation
CHAPTER
4: State Budget
Process
Size and Composition
Changes in State Spending
Revenue Sources
Spending Trends
Comparisons with Other States
CHAPTER 5: Issues
Abortion
Agriculture
AIDS
and HIV Infection
Air
Quality
Arts
Funding
Assisted
Suicide
Automobile
Insurance
Business
Taxes
Campaign
Finance
Casinos
and Other Legal Gambling
Child
and Family Services
Child
Care
Civil
Rights
Community
Colleges
Consumer
Protection
Corrections
Court
Reorganization and Selection of Judges
Crime
Death
Penalty
Devolution
Divorce
Domestic
Violence
Early
Childhood Development
Economic
Development: State Financial Incentives
Electric
Industry Deregulation
Environmental
Audits
Environmental
Quality Indicators
Firearm
Regulation
Genetic
Cloning and Testing
Great
Lakes Concerns
Headlee
Amendment
Health
Care Access
Health
Care Costs and Managed Care
Hospital
and Health Plan Conversions
Income
Tax: State Rate, Credits, and Deductions
Information
Technology and Society
Internet
and Computers
Job
Training
K–12
Funding
K–12
Quality and Assessment
K–12
Schooling Alternatives
Land
Use
Local
Telephone Service
Long-Term
and Related Care
Medicare
and Medicaid
Mental
Health Funding and Services
Personal
Property Tax
Privatization
Revenue
Sharing
Road
Funding
Sales
and Use Taxes
Solid
Waste Management and Recycling
Special
Education
State
Government Debt
State
Government Employment
State
Lands and Waters
State-Local
Relations
Substance
Abuse
Term
Limits
Tobacco
Use and Regulation
Traffic
Safety
University
Funding
Urban
Revitalization
Water
Quality
Welfare
Reform
APPENDICES
- Census 2000: Possible
Implications
- Critical Health Indicators
- Economic Outlook: 1998,
1999, and Beyond
- Facts about Michigan
- Famous People from
Michigan
- Key Economic Statistics
Comparing Michigan to the United States
- Michigan Foundations
- Michigan Holidays 1998–2000
- Michigan's Nonprofit
Sector
- Motor Vehicle Industry:
Production, Sales, and Employment
- Personal Income
- Regional Economies
in Michigan
- United Way Organizations
in Michigan
- Vital Statistics
- Volunteering in Michigan
- Who Are We? A Profile
Sources of
Additional Information
Index
Order Form
CONTENT CURRENT AS OF APRIL 1, 1998.
Copyright 1998 Public Sector Consultants, Inc.
