Population https://www.wcmu.org/tags/population Population en-US Copyright Thu, 02 May 2024 18:45:50 GMT Wolves are settling in, moose continue to decline on Isle Royale https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-05-02/wolves-are-settling-in-moose-continue-to-decline-on-isle-royale Wolf and moose populations are stabilizing on the only national park in Michigan. Thu, 02 May 2024 18:45:50 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-05-02/wolves-are-settling-in-moose-continue-to-decline-on-isle-royale Teresa Homsi Population report shows warning for Michigan's future https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-04-05/population-report-shows-warning-for-michigans-future A new state report predicts Michigan’s population will decline by 2050. Fri, 05 Apr 2024 14:51:57 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-04-05/population-report-shows-warning-for-michigans-future Colin Jackson | MPRN Experts say Michigan needs more revenue to fund population growth plans https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-03-05/experts-say-michigan-needs-more-revenue-to-fund-population-growth-plans Michigan State University and Wayne State University economists say the state needs more tax revenue to invest in education proposals. Tue, 05 Mar 2024 23:29:53 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-03-05/experts-say-michigan-needs-more-revenue-to-fund-population-growth-plans Arjun Thakkar UM/think tank report says MI should focus on attracting high-wage, young workers https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-01-23/um-think-tank-report-says-mi-should-focus-on-attracting-high-wage-young-workers Michigan’s lagging population growth is due in part to the state’s failure to attract high-wage, younger workers. That’s according to a report prepared by the University of Michigan and the think tank Michigan Future. Tue, 23 Jan 2024 20:30:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-01-23/um-think-tank-report-says-mi-should-focus-on-attracting-high-wage-young-workers Rick Pluta | MPRN Report says declining Michigan population will lead to school closures https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-01-16/report-says-declining-michigan-population-will-lead-to-school-closures A report by the Citizens Research Council of Michigan finds the state's likely to lose 100,000 school-age youths in the next few decades. Tue, 16 Jan 2024 23:04:59 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-01-16/report-says-declining-michigan-population-will-lead-to-school-closures Alvin (AJ) Jones Innovation, education, community-building highlight growth council’s final report https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-12-15/innovation-education-community-building-highlight-growth-councils-final-report One of the key challenges identified is that Michigan's population has only grown a little under 9% since 1980, while the country as a whole has grown by more than 45%. Fri, 15 Dec 2023 23:19:02 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-12-15/innovation-education-community-building-highlight-growth-councils-final-report Colin Jackson | MPRN Demographic trends report: Michigan lagging nationally and among peers https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-12-04/demographic-trends-report-michigan-lagging-nationally-and-among-peers Among the takeaways of a Friday meeting: Michigan could be in for a reality check if it doesn’t take steps to reverse decades of sluggish growth. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 17:31:50 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-12-04/demographic-trends-report-michigan-lagging-nationally-and-among-peers Colin Jackson | MPRN 25% of Michigan young adults want to leave the state in the next decade, survey finds https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-09-28/25-of-michigan-young-adults-want-to-leave-the-state-in-the-next-decade-survey-finds Young adults who are unmarried and left-leaning were more likely to want to leave Michigan in the next ten years, the survey found. Thu, 28 Sep 2023 14:08:58 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-09-28/25-of-michigan-young-adults-want-to-leave-the-state-in-the-next-decade-survey-finds George Weykamp Whitmer names commission to set population plan https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-06-02/whitmer-names-commission-to-set-population-plan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order today that creates a bipartisan commission to look for ways to attract more people to Michigan. Fri, 02 Jun 2023 15:50:59 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-06-02/whitmer-names-commission-to-set-population-plan Rick Pluta | MPRN Michigan population expected to rise over next decades, but not evenly https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-01-03/michigan-population-expected-to-rise-over-next-decades-but-not-evenly Economists forecast that Michigan's population will increase by about a half-million people over the next three decades, with growth concentrated in certain areas.Gabriel Ehrlich heads up the group of economists at the University of Michigan. He says growth is expected in a band of counties from the suburban Detroit area, west through Lansing and on to the Grand Rapids region. Ehrlich and other economists say there also will be population growth in the Traverse City to Petoskey region. Tue, 03 Jan 2023 20:41:15 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-01-03/michigan-population-expected-to-rise-over-next-decades-but-not-evenly Lester Graham