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While the Citizens Research Council of Michigan makes the results of its analyses freely available through this website, in printed versions, and in forums, the media frequently bring CRC research to a wider audience.

Media Coverage

• Lawmakers again tackle budget deficit, tax code, Macomb Daily, December 30, 2003
• Budget dominates Granholm's year, Monroe Evening News, December 30, 2003
• Lawmakers again tackle state's budget deficit, Macomb Daily, December 25, 2004
• Governor hopes better economy means easier second year, Detroit Legal News, December 25, 2003
• Michigan hospital finances in five-year decline from 1998 to 2002, Dowagiac Daily News, December 24, 2003
• Granholm pins hopes on a better economy, Ann Arbor News, December 24, 2003
• Don't Force DMC to Spend on Sick Clinics, Detroit News, December 24, 2003
• Hospital finances worsen over five years, Gongwer News Service, December 22, 2003
• Budget deal hammered out, Kalamazoo Gazette, December 19, 2003
• It's a deal: Tax cut delayed, Flint Journal, December 19, 2003
• TAX AND AX: Tax cut delay should be part of balanced strategy, Detroit Free Press, December 16, 2003
• State budget process needs an overhaul, Crain's Detroit Business, December 15, 2003
• Budget consumes Granholm's year, Crain's Detroit Business, December 15, 2003
• North Huron superintendent reviews state budget crisis, impact with board, Huron Daily Tribune, December 11, 2003
• Pt. Huron hears presentation on budget woes, Harbor Beach Times, December 10, 2003
• Summit: Funding is just one piece of transportation puzzle, Crain's Detroit Business, December 8, 2003
• State getting by on '50s tax system, Grand Ledge Independent, December 7, 2003
• Port Huron superintendent reviews state budget problems, school aid fund, Huron Daily Tribune, December 2, 2003

• Trying to get to a 21st century economy using a 1950s tax system, Hometown Newspapers, November 30, 2003
• Getting to 21st century with a '50s tax system, Hometown Newspapers, November 27, 2003
• Services want their share if state freezes income tax, Muskegon Chronicle, November 27, 2003
• A state school tax boost should focus on buildings, Flint Journal, November 23, 2003
• Granholm pushes no new taxes, Detroit News, November 19, 2003
• Tax on services could happen, Lansing State Journal, November 14, 2003
• Chalk Talk by Penny S. Swanson, Superintendent of Chesaning Union Schools, Tri County Citizen, November 9, 2003
• GOP wants to balance budget by cuts alone, Eaton Rapids Community News, November 2, 2003

• Balance the budget by cuts alone?, Livingston County Press, October 30, 2003
• State can only trim so much, Northville Record, October 30, 2003
• Crisis Tour II: Gov. Granholm again travels state in search of your budget solutions, Detroit Free Press, October 26, 2003
• State's money woes require structural changes, Delta/Waverly News, October 26, 2003
• Happy days here again?, Saginaw News, October 26, 2003
• Tax cuts not getting the results, Flint Journal, October 26, 2003
• Creating jobe takes more than hocus-pocus, Bay City Times, October 26, 2003
• In a crisis, Michigan needs to get budget fundamentals right, Williamston Enterprise, October 26, 2003
• State budget problems continue, Livingston County Press, October 26, 2003
• No easy solution to state budget crisis, Portland Review and Observer, October 26, 2003
• In a crisis, state needs budget fundamentals, East Lansing Towne Courier, October 26, 2003
• Reimbursement already too low, doctors contend, Lansing State Journal, October 25, 2003
• State's budget woes need more than just a quick fix, Hometown Newspapers, October 23, 2003
• Our problems, our solutions, Northville Record, October 23, 2003
• Creating jobs takes more than tax-cut hocus-pocus, Grand Rapids Press, October 22, 2003
• State slashes medical coverage for the poor, Michigan Citizen, October 20, 2003
• Districts have long history of dispute, Oakland Press, October 19, 2003
• Group: State deficit will linger, Macomb Daily, October 17, 2003
• More far-reaching budget cuts on horizon, Flint Journal, October 15, 2003
• Schools brace for more cuts, Ann Arbor News, October 15, 2003
• More cuts: Michigan's budget is $900 million short. Just about everyone will feel the pain, Saginaw News, October 15, 2003
• Tax cuts to take toll on state services, Muskegon Chronicle, October 13, 2003
• Tax revenue keeps slipping away, Jackson City Patriot, October 10, 2003
• University presidents sound alarm on funding, Mlive.com Lansing Bureau, October 11, 2003
• Deficit is soaring; budget faces cuts, Detroit Free Press, October 8, 2003

• Capitol Steps to perform at council's meeting, Crain's Detroit Business, September 29, 2003
• State budget may fall short by $300M, Crain's Detroit Business, September 22-28, 2003
• New state fiscal year brings pay cuts to some, Detroit Legal News, September 17, 2003
• Less money for some state officials, Romeo Observer, September 17, 2003
• State lawmakers to tighten belts, Ann Arbor News, September 15, 2003
• Officials fact self-imposed pay cuts, Marquette Mining Journal, September 13, 2003
• Group meeting features college panel, Detroit News, September 4, 2003
• Jan. 4, 1968 -- 'Recommend Oxford Cityhood', Oxford Leader, September 3, 2003
• Medicaid Eligibility, Healthcare Weekly Review, September 3, 2003

• Jim's Jottings, Clarkston News, August 6, 2003

• A fiscal leap of faith: Budget plan is based on too many presumptions, The Monroe Guardian, July 31, 2003
• Happy budget talk depends on slow economy, Lincoln Park News-Herald, July 30, 2003
• Granholm, legislators shouldn't be celebrating budget yet, Oakland Press, July 27, 2003
• Communities find extra cash in higher fees, Detroit News, July 3, 2003

• Local hospital budgets squeezed, Ann Arbor News, June 22, 2003
• Lathrup Village's services at risk, Detroit Free Press, June 10, 2003

• District marks end of an era; others to follow?, Houghton Daily Mining Gazette, May 30, 2003
• Web site provides 'one-stop shopping' for budget research, Oakland County Legal News, May 23, 2003
• State shouldn't rule out key income sources, Muskegon Chronicle, May 23, 2003
• State budget is topic at Government Day Luncheon, Clinton County News, May 11, 2003
• Long-term Changes Needed to Wipe Out Michigan's Deficit, Detroit News, May 18, 2003
• Detroit Should Continue Income Tax Rollback, Detroit News, May 7, 2003

• Lawmakers Choose Scholarships, But Put Off Paying for Them, Detroit News, April 25, 2003
• Flint getting tough on tax collection, Flint Journal, April 14, 2003
• Granholm's cuts may hurt our intellectual capital, Grand Ledge Independent, April 13, 2003
• Education, jails top budget priorities since '90, Lansing State Journal, April 9, 2003
• Fiscal forecasts for the near future, Benzie County Record-Patriot, April 9, 2003
• CRC report shows voters reject tax increases all over Michigan, Oxford Leader, April 2, 2003

• Lengthy war could bring more budget trouble to Lansing, Crain's Detroit Business, March 24, 2003
• Publisher named Achiever of the Year, Flint Journal, March 20, 2003
• Medicaid - What It Is and How It Works, Healthcare Weekly Review, March 19, 2003
• Education cuts were the most painful, Holt Community News, March 16, 2003
• Higher education cuts were the most painful heard in Michigan in many years, Eaton Rapids Community News, March 16, 2003
• Uninsured kids miss chance for free care, Detroit News, March 16, 2003
• Bad economic forecast, Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun, March 14, 2003
• Consider consequences of cuts, Hometown Newspapers including Livingston County Press/Argus and Ingham County News, March 13, 2003
• Granholm carves new ground for Democrat, Observer & Eccentric Newspapers, March 13, 2003
• Local Sales Tax Is Wrong Cure for Detroit Hospital Ills, Detroit News, March 13, 2003
• BPS braces for budget cuts, parents learn about deficit, Bedford Press, March 10, 2003
• Lawmakers ready to start work on Granholm's budget proposal, Detroit Legal News, March 10, 2003
• Reducing prison costs, populations may mean moving inmates to halfway houses, M-Live Lansing Bureau, March 10, 2003
• New prison rules proposed, Ann Arbor Press, March 10, 2003
• Reassuring the uninsured, Jackson Citizen Patriot, March 10, 2003
• Granholm prison plan would move inmates out, Muskegon Chronicle, March 10, 2003
• Governor's next hurdle is to keep budget intact, Lansing State Journal, March 9, 2003
• K-12 funding spared under Granholm plan, Hillsdale Daily News, March 8, 2003
• Budget proposal calls for cuts to higher ed, Ludington Daily News, March 8, 2003
• Budget calls for 6 percent cut to CMU, Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun, March 7-8, 2003
• School officials laud budget plan; universities worry about funding, Battle Creek Enquirer, March 7, 2003
• Colleges face money crunch, Ann Arbor Press, March 7, 2003
• Granholm's budget excludes tax hikes, Macomb Daily, March 7, 2003
• Granholm presents budget, Houghton Daily Mining Gazette, March 7, 2003
• Granholm budget restores K-12 funds, cuts higher ed, Ironwood Daily Globe, March 7, 2003
• Lawmakers to grapple with Granholm budget, Marquette Mining Journal, March 7, 2003
• Work begins on Michigan budget, Ironwood Daily Globe, March 7, 2003
• Budget proposal takes stab at deficit, Ann Arbor Press, March 7, 2003
• Governor presents first budget proposal, Big Rapids Pioneer, March 7, 2003
• School districts welcome restoration of aid funding, Hillsdale Daily News, March 7, 2003
• Cuts dig deep, Saginaw News, March 7, 2003
• $1.9-BILLION BUDGET MESS: On Thursday, Gov. Jennifer Granholm will reveal her plan to make massive cuts; how will she do it?, Detroit Free Press, March 5, 2003
• Communities set to trim beyond the fat, Detroit Free Press, March 4, 2003
• Blanchard blames Engler for budget woes, Oakland Press, March 2, 2003

• Newsmakers, Rainmakers, Oakland County Legal News, February 28, 2003
• PTA to hold forum on budget cuts, Bedford Press, February 24, 2003
• Medicaid: Optional services may be cut, Crain's Detroit Business, February 24, 2003
• Granholm seeks help from feds on red ink, Ann Arbor News, February 23, 2003
• Granholm, other governors press for more aid, Grand Rapids Press, February 23, 2003
• Granholm off to D.C. with hopes up, hand out, Flint Journal, February 23, 2003
• Granholm, governors press for more federal aid, Bay City Times, February 23, 2003
• Budget meeting planned Monday, Bedford Now, February 21, 2003
• Budget: Every department to experience cuts, Lansing State Journal, February 20, 2003
• Blue Cross/Blue Shield offers help finding area services, Detroit News-Health News, February 19, 2003
• Schools seek more funding, oppose cuts, Clare Sentinel, February 18, 2003
• Cuts may be made Feb. 17, Daily Press-Escanaba, February 11, 2003
• Rural health care system threatened, Traverse City Record Eagle, February 8, 2003
• Report discusses medicaid fixes, Gongwer Michigan Report, February 6, 2003
• Web site provides 'one-stop shopping' for budget research, Detroit Legal News, February 4, 2003
• Minor cuts just won't cut it as state ponders $1.7B deficit, Crain's Detroit Business, February 3, 2003

• No: Maintaining quality of life means raising tax revenues, Detroit News, January 19, 2003
• Granholm: No service is sacred, Detroit News, January 19, 2003
• Budget experts to go over economic picture, Flint Journal, January 13, 2003
• Sticky Situation, Lansing State Journal, January 8, 2003
• Granholm Seeks Inclusiveness, Detroit Free Press, January 5, 2003

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