Before making your November voting decisions, join us to take a closer look at Michigan's statewide ballot propasals with Eric Lupher from the Citizens Research Council of Michigan.

The Citizens Research Council of Michigan is an organization of Michigan
citizens founded in 1916 to devote continuing attention to state and local
government affairs. For more than 100 years, the goal of the Citizens
Research Council has been to provide tools to the citizens of Michigan to
secure good state and local government – governments that are responsible
and accountable to the public, adopt sound public policies, and make effective
and efficient use of resources in carrying out their responsibilities. Through its
research and publications, the Citizens Research Council provides an
independent, nonpartisan, and objective source of factual information on state
and local policy issues.

The Citizens Research Council does not lobby, support candidates for public
office, or take positions on ballot questions. It has a long history of analyzing
initiatives and referendums on the statewide ballot so voters can make
informed decisions on their votes.

Eric Lupher has been president of the organization since 2014. He has been
with the Research Council since 1987, the first two years as an intern in the
Lent Upson-Loren Miller Fellowship Program, and since then as a research
associate, Director of Local Affairs, and now President of the organization.
During this span, he has done studies on many different state and local
government policy issues. Much of his work over the past couple of years has
concentrated on local government issues, including government finance,
organization, service provision, and the consolidation of local governments.

He has served in leadership positions with the Governmental Research
Association and the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council
(GASAC), an advisory body for the Governmental Accounting Standards Board
(GASB), representing the user community on behalf of the Governmental
Research Association.

Eric Lupher received a Bachelor of Arts from James Madison College in
Michigan State University and a Masters of Public Administration from Wayne
State University.