2015-11-06T20:11:23-07:00 2014-12-31 990 2014-01-01 381539991 CITIZENS RESEARCH COUNCIL OF MICHIGAN INC CITI 7345428001 38777 Six Mile Road Suite 208 Livonia MI 48152 Eric Lupher President 7345428001 2015-11-06 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z Eric Lupher 38777 Six Mile Road Suite 208 Livonia MI 48152 999507 0 X www.crcmich.org X 1916 MI The mission of CRC is to promote the development of informed public policy at all levels of Michigan government through the delivery of factual and unbiased analysis of the most critical issues pertinent to state and local government. 30 30 11 35 0 0 662854 727940 0 0 204565 271567 0 0 867419 999507 0 0 0 0 750203 697891 0 21235 104470 186402 236111 936605 955237 -69186 44270 3092384 3157533 999 1161 3091385 3156372 The mission of CRC is to promote the development of informed public policy at all levels of Michigan government through the delivery of factual and unbiased analysis of the most critical issues pertinent to state and local government. 0 0 550997 0 0 Ongoing State and Local Government Research - 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