We are now entering a new era of fiscal stress in municipal governments. The experience of previous eras, most especially the chronic fiscal stress of the 1980s, has led to the development of a substantial literature on this topic. However, despite strong scholarly interest in the topic of...

Based on a survey of Michigan residents, this study explores public support for devolution of public services to state and local governments. The survey allowed respondents to choose more than one level of government to provide services. On one hand, a large majority endorsed the devolution of...

Using quantitative and open-ended interview responses from four Michigan House sessions, this study examines legislators' attitudes toward two traditional tensions in political representation: whether elected officials should respond to constituent preferences or rely on their own judgment and...