Public Policy Institute, Indiana University

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The Indiana University Public Policy Institute was established in 2008 as a multidisciplinary institute with the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA). Its original function was to serve as an umbrella organization for the Center for Urban Policy and the Environment (CUPE), established in 1992, and the Center for Criminal Justice Research (CCJR), established in 2008. These centers are now represented by research areas within the institute. The IU Public Policy Institute conducts research, policy analysis, program evaluation, facilitated discussions, and long-term planning for clients from the public, private, government, academic, and nonprofit sectors. Its primary areas of research are economic development, tax and finance, criminal justice, public safety, housing and community development, and land use and the environment.

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    911 Services: Structure and Funding
    (IU Public Policy Institute, 2015-02)
    The IACIR's findings and recommendations on 911 services from the 2014 document, Report to the General Assembly: 911-Dispatch Consolidation and Funding, Fiscal Benchmarking, and managing Local Government Employee Health Care Costs, is summarized in this two-page brief.
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    Indiana in Perspective
    (IU Public Policy Institute, 2015-01) Marron, John; Mulholland, Zachary
    The second project under the Policy Choices Initiative, Thriving Communities, Thriving State, continues the conversation about the challenges to and opportunities for creating a vibrant future for Indiana, but from a place-based context. This issue brief serves as an overview of the typology used in Thriving Communities, (urban areas, mid-sized areas, and small town/rural areas) and presents summary data based on this typology, including demographics, health and well-being data, and economic data. Place is an important unit of analysis in the competition for attracting business and residents. Ultimately, however, the futures of many Hoosier communities are inextricably inked to the successes of surrounding communities. While every place has its own unique set of needs and successes, leaders must think hard about how those things that create identity for their community can continue to add community value as part of a network of places.
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    Intergovernmental Issues in Indiana: 2012 IACIR Survey
    (IU Public Policy Institute, 2013-07) Palmer, Jamie L.; Wyeth, Debbie; Barreto, Tami; Jellison, Jalyn
    Intergovernmental Issues in Indiana (2012) is the eleventh in a series of periodic surveys of electe4d officials designed to help the Indiana Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (IACIR) and the General Assembly understand issues facing local governments. The 2012 survey included 42 questions and addressed many issues included in previous IACIR surveys, as well as topics currently affecting local governments. The heart of the survey is a series of questions about 75 community conditions in six categories: health, economics, public safety, local services and infrastructure, land use, and community quality of life. The main findings are: Economic issues, the cost of health insurance, obesity, drug issues, abandoned properties, and local roadways are issues for many communities Local governments respond to fiscal challenges in a variety of ways Local governments contribute to retirement and health insurance benefits for employees, but the proportion making these contributions decreased from 2010 Local governments communicate with residents electronically Perceived trustworthiness decrease with organization's increased distance Officials credit residents with being informed about local government, but think current civic education efforts are lacking Local governments provide training for elected officials Investments in local roadways are important to communities Issues relating to funding are uppermost in the minds of local government officials
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    Managing Local Government Employee Health Insurance Costs
    (IU Public Policy Institute, 2015-03) Palmer, Jamie L.
    he IACIR's findings and recommendations on the costs of local government employee health insurance from the 2014 document, Report to the General Assembly: 911-Dispatch Consolidation and Funding, Fiscal Benchmarking, and Managing Local Government Employee Health Care Costs, is summarized in this two-page brief.
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    Recommendations for a Thriving Indiana
    (IU Public Policy Institute, 2016-03) Littlepage, Laura; Lawrence, R. Mark; Klacik, Drew; Marron, John; Palmer, Jamie L.; Burow, Sue; Merritt, Breanca; Spalding, Ronnetta; Wyeth, Debbie; Cobb-Dennard, Jamar; Glaze, Brittany; Camacho-Reyes, Karla
    When it comes to Indiana, one size does not fit all. Our state is blessed with open spaces and small, rural communities reminiscent of simpler times, friends on front porches, or a Norman Rockwell painting. At the other end of the spectrum is Indianapolis, the 14th largest city in America, and urban communities from Gary to New Albany, Evansville to Fort Wayne. In between are cities, suburbs, towns, and rural communities of various shapes and sizes. All have differing assets, opportunities, and needs. So Thriving Communities, Thriving State is, in essence, three studies in one: an urban communities study, a mid-sized communities study, and a rural/small communities study (see definitions on page 2). This report is a summary of those three reports. The work was informed by three commissions composed of people from many walks of life in each kind of community. The research, analysis, and resulting recommendations were guided by their knowledge of the kinds of communities in which they live, work, and serve. Thriving Communities, Thriving State, produced community-based recommendations that require policy decisions at the local, regional, and state levels. In other words, it’s not only what Indiana can do for its communities, but also what communities can do for themselves and the state. All three commissions prioritized: • Education/workforce preparation • Leadership and engagement • Quality of life and quality of place In addition to these overlapping goals, the commissions each identified other areas including government innovation/local control, entrepreneurship, and acceptance of diversity.
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    Report to the Indiana General Assembly: 911-Dispatch Consolidation and Funding; Fiscal Benchmarking; Managing Local Government Employee Health Care Costs
    (IU Public Policy Institute, 2014-12) Palmer, Jamie L.
    In the spring and fall of 2014, the Indiana Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (IACIR) conducted reviews of local government 911-dispatch consolidation and funding. More specifically, the commission reviewed the structure and funding of 911-dispatch or public safety answering points (PSAPs) in light of both the 2014 deadline for consolidation of PSAPs and the 2015 sunset of the current funding structure. Also in the fall of 2014, the commission received information on a recently released compendium of local government fiscal benchmarks and reviewed the strategies local governments are using to manage rising employee health care costs.
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