Morality & Family - Research

Goals, Statistics and Terminology of Foster Care

This is information submitted by Michigan in Brief, which provides information about the state and certain policy areas that are pertinent at the time. It includes definitions of foster care terms, statistics and goals of the foster care system in Michigan.

Mackinac Center Information

The Mackinac Center presents research that gives the benefits and downfalls of privatizing foster care along with important statistics regarding Michigan's foster care system.

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Should legislative term limits in Michigan be extended?

	Eliminated - we should abolish term limits
	Extended - if elected, legislators should be able to serve more terms
	Left Alone - 2 terms for the senate and 3 terms for the house
	They already serve too long - 1 term in each chamber is long enough

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The Michigan Policy Network is a student-led public education and research program to report and organize news and information about the political process surrounding Michigan state policy issues. It is run out of the Department of Political Science at Michigan State University, with participation by students from the College of Social Science, the College of Communication, and James Madison College.

Meet your Policy Fellow

Jocelyn Cutean serves as Morality and Family policy correspondent for the Michigan Policy Network. She is a first-year student at Michigan State, majoring in Theatre and English. Jocelyn has experience working on the executive board of the Waterford Chapter Coalition for Youth. She has also piloted a grant funded city wide public service announcement entitled, "It Just Wasn't Worth It" which exposes the repercussions of driving while intoxicated. Jocelyn enjoys art of all forms, from writing to performance.