The Center for Michigan

This week our intrepid Engage team is blanketing the state to gather citizen voices about YOUR priorities for the 2014 election and beyond, with meetings in Birmingham, Benton Harbor, Iron River, Kalamazoo, Auburn Hills, Flint, Sturgis, Grand Rapids, Caro, Lansing, Ionia, Newberry, Detroit, Hastings, Mackinaw City, Taylor, Sault Ste. Marie, Bloomfield Hills, Traverse City and […]

The shot clock is winding down on your opportunities to share YOUR agenda for Michigan in the Center for Michigan’s current round of community conversations. You have just three weeks remaining to attend one of these discussions and voice your opinions, ideas, and priorities for Michigan’s future. These conversations are an easy, convenient, and fun […]

The end of the current round of Center for Michigan community conversations in nearly upon us and we want to hear from you! On April 6th, we’re concluding this round of discussions, which ask participants to share their agenda for Michigan. Haven’t participated yet? Don’t fret! There’s still time to share YOUR priorities for our state. […]

For some busy people, it’s not convenient to go to a location and take directly part in a face to face conversation. That’s why the Center offers web-based community conversations in which any Michigan citizen can easily participate whenever they want. What’s even more interesting about the community conversations this year is that both candidates […]

Today the Center for Michigan launches new online community conversations. We seek to make citizenship more convenient than ever – and produce a citizens’ agenda for the 2014 statewide elections. Governor Rick Snyder, who hosted one of our first in- person Community Conversations seven years ago, welcomes participants in this video introduction to the online conversation, which anybody can complete about 30 minutes.

Democratic candidate for governor Mark Schauer endorses the Center’s online conversations in his own video, and says these citizen views will be valuable to his efforts to run for governor on a platform of building an economy for the middle class. Watch Schauer’s video and participate in the online conversation introduced by him here.

Altogether, our citizens’ agenda for the 2014 elections will be developed from both the online surveys and more than 150 in-person meetings in communities all across the state. Check out our listings of upcoming large meetings where you can reserve a seat!

Our Community Conversation issue guides serve as a crash course to this year’s election issues. Download your personal copy here.

From school for 4 year olds, to homes for immigrants, Gov. Rick Snyder used his State of the State address Thursday night to advocate for issues tackled by Bridge Magazine. In his annual address, Snyder told legislators he wanted $65 million more for free pre-K for the children of low- and moderate-income families. Snyder asked […]

Detroit Public TV and the Center team up for Community Conversations – and you’re invited What’s YOUR agenda for Michigan? Do you want to bend the ears of Michigan’s political candidates? Join the  The Center for Michigan and MiVote/Detroit Public Television for a community conversation to set your agenda for Michigan in 2014 and beyond. Two […]