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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

• Industries face headwinds in '05, Detroit News, December 30, 2004
• Heights' annual audit paints brighter financial picture, despite forecast state cutbacks, Dearborn Times Herald, December 29, 2004
• Public hearing set on consolidation question, Grand Blanc News, December 26, 2004
• Old Problems, fresh hopes: New House speaker, veteran Senate leader set to tackle budget woes, Grand Rapids Press, December 26, 3004
• State House to see new leaders, same red ink, Kalamazoo Gazette, December 25, 2004
• Fix Michigan's school funding crisis, Detroit News, December 23, 2004
• Education funding has to be fixed, Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun, December 19, 2004
• Schools want study of state funding, Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun, December 19, 2004
• Detroit teetering on brink of complete financial ruin, Plymouth Observer, December 19, 2004
• State looks at ways to trim Medicaid, Detroit News, December 19, 2004
• Schools warn state of looming deficits, Bay City Times, December 16, 2004
• Flint schools near bankruptcy, Flint Journal, December 15, 2004
• State Board of Education mulls finance problems, Cheboygan Daily Tribune, December 15, 2004
• Schools chief: Districts need a shake-up, Detroit Free Press, December 15, 2004
• Board turns focus on schools' financial crisis, Gongwer News Service, December 14, 2004
• State's teacher pension system generous, Detroit Free Press, December 14, 2004
• Budget battle looms ahead, Livingston County Press, December 12, 2004
• Michigan might be heading down rough fiscal road, Livingston County Press, December 12, 2004
• Local governments feeling the pain, Livingston County Press, December 12, 2004
• Governor: School funding is safe, Livingston County Press, December 12, 2004
• Problems with budget inherent to system, Livonia Observer, December 12, 2004
• What fresh fiscal disaster is this?, Northville Record, December 9, 2004
• Budget woes looming ahead, Spinal Column, December 1, 2004

• What's next for Hamtramck and Flint?, Municipal Advisory Council of Michigan's MAC Quarterly, Fall 2004

• Granholm, lawmakers at budget crossroad, MLive Lansing Bureau, November 28, 2004
• Is state shortfall permanent?, Ann Arbor News, November 28, 2004
• Sikkema says he's focusing on budget revamp, not politics, Gongwer News Service, November 22, 2004
• PRISON POPULATION: Sensible sentencing changes can save state millions, Detroit Free Press, November 22, 2004
• State budget: Think again, Grand Rapids Press, November 21, 2004
• Revenue Review: A smart state step to help avoid a red ink crisis, Detroit Free Press, November 17, 2004
• State Facing $1 Billion In Red Ink In FY '06, MIRS Capitol Capsule, November 15, 2004
• State workers' raise brings up budget questions, Ann Arbor News, November 15, 2004
• Fixing The Structural Deficit -- Tax And Budget Restructuring?, MIRS Capitol Capsule, November 15, 2004
• Tax Choices: With little left to cut, Michigan must soon update the way it raises revenue, Detroit Free Press, November 14, 2004
• Southfield narrows next year's goals, Southfield Sun, November 11, 2004
• School Burdens: Rising Pension, health costs need timely solution, Detroit Free Press, November 8, 2004
• Capitol focus will remain on state's budget shortfall, Crain's Detroit Business, November 8, 2004
• Passage of Prop 2 may spur legal fight, Detroit News, November 4, 2004
• Proposal 2 supporters taking aim at benefits, Lansing State Journal, November 4, 2004
• Gay marriage ban, voter backing for gambling both win big, mlive - Lansing Bureau, November 3, 2004
• Proposal 2 a ban on rights, not marriage protection, say experts, The South End (Wayne State University), November 3, 2004
• We found out people cared enought to vote, Oakland Press, November 3, 2004
• City residents oppose idea of Grand Blanc consolidation, Flint Journal, November 3, 2004
• Council: State faces deficits for years to come, Crain's Detroit Business, November 1, 2004
• Still time to learn about the issues, Central Michigan Life, November 1, 2004

• 2004 Ballot Issues, Crain's Detroit Business
• Proposal 1 strikes chord, Wayne Eagle, October 28, 2004
• Localized voter information online, Oceana Herald, October 28, 2004
• Michigan Voters To Decide on Two Controversial Proposals, St. Ignace News, October 28, 2004
• A Closer Look: What Proposals One and Two Would Mean, St. Ignace News, October 28, 2004
• TV ads target gay-marriage issue, Kalamazoo Gazette, October 28, 2004
• Advisory vote won't mean end to debate over consolidation, October 28, 2004
• Costs for Retirees to Rise, Michigan Report Cautions, Education Week, October 27, 2004
• Vote NO on Prop 1 - It's a Bad Bet for Michigan, Jackson Blazer News, October 27, 2004
• Gay rights issue creates little stir, Detroit News, October 27, 2004
• Vote NO on Proposal 2: It does nothing to "protect marriage", Adrian Daily Telegram, October 26, 2004
• Vote YES on Proposal 1: Voting on state gambling expansion, Lenawee Connection, October 26, 2004
• Michigan ballot issues, St. Joseph Herald Palladium, October 26, 2004
• Support for Prop. 1 falling, despite Tribe's backing, Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun, October 25, 2004
• Reduction of school funding, Iron Mountain Daily News, October 25, 2004
• Battle lines drawn over gay marriage amendment vote, Flint Journal, October 24, 2004
• Proposal 2: preserving the traditional family or threatening the new?, Muskegon Chronicle, October 24, 2004
• Proposal 1: voter choice or lottery woe?, Muskegon Chronicle, October 24, 2004
• Prop 2 impact unclear, Battle Creek Enquirer, October 24, 2004
• Vote on gay unions stirs debate, Jackson Citizen Patriot, October 23, 2004
• Women voter's views run the gamut, Plymouth Observer, October 21, 2004
• Don't gamble on Proposal 1, Grosse Pointe News, October 21, 2004
• Courts could decide effect of Proposal 2, South Bend Tribune, October 20, 2004
• Prop 2's wording causes concern, Oakland Press, October 26, 2004
• Six Words of Separation: Proposal 2's opponents see high stakes in fine print, MetroTimes, October 20, 2004
• Debate over Proposal 2 includes partner benefits, Menominee Eagle Herald, October 20, 2004
• Both proposals on state ballot should be defeated, Oakland Press, October 17, 2004
• The big squeeze: Retirement payments hitting Michigan school budgets, Escanaba Daily Press, October 13, 2004
• Contributions by Michigan school districts to state retirement fund could see big jump, Menominee Eagle Herald, October 13, 2004
• Retirement payouts pinch school budgets, Holland Sentinel, October 13, 2004
• School retirement payments could double in a few years, St. Joseph Herald Palladium, October 13, 2004
• Retirement payments squeeze school budgets, Traverse City Record Eagle, October 13, 2004
• Rising Pension Costs Take Big Bite from School Funds, Detroit News, October 13, 2004
• Retirement costs squeeze schools, Livingston County Press, October 13, 2004
• School retirement funds on rise, Detroit Free Press, October 13, 2004
• Schools face jump in retirement payments, Lansing State Journal, October 13, 2004
• Proposal 1 could impact lottery, Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun, October 13, 2004
• Vote no on 1: Proposal could undermine lottery, school revenues, Flint Journal, October 11, 2004
  
• Gay marriage: Proposal 2 targets a non-issue with harmful 'remedy', Flint Journal, October 10, 2004
• Schools search for solution to rising costs, Oakland Press, October 10, 2004
• Prop. E best for future, Crain's Detroit Business, October 10, 2004
• State panel likely to look at Gr. Blanc consolidation, Flint Journal, October 7, 2004
• Granholm pushes for tax reform this year, Detroit News, October 6, 2004
• School retiree costs contribute to state's looming fiscal storm, Oakland Press, October 5, 2004
• Businesses unclear on effect of Proposal 2 on partner benefits, Crain's Detroit Business, Oakland 4, 2004
• Big-profit Ryder Cup didn't cover all expenses, Detroit Free Press, October 2, 2004
• Ingham Health Plan Names New President, Lansing Business Monthly, October 2004

• Study: Both options for Detroit raise concerns, Gongwer News Service, September 28, 2004
• Future Pensions Will Eat School Budgets, MIRS News, September 28, 2004
• Study: School pensions absorb expected funding increases, Gongwer News Service, September 27, 2004
• Analysis sides with Prop. 1 opponents on Lottery issue, Gongwer News Service, September 24, 2004
• State needs new approach to funding school buildings, Municipal Advisory Council of Michigan's MAC Quarterly, Summer 2004

• Housing tax gap fuels fight, Detroit News, August 29. 2004
• One Grand Blanc? Facts, reason should guide merger decision, not hysteria, Flint Journal, August 15, 2004
• Flaws in Proposal A must be addressed before too long, Rochester Eccentric, August 12, 2004
• Grand Blanc tax change?, Flint Journal, August 11, 2004
• Grand Blanc, township look at consolidation, WJRT-TV/DT ABC12.com, August 10, 2004
• Merger petitions to be submitted, Flint Journal, August 10, 2004
• Van Buren will chair Memorial Medical Center Foundation, Ludington Daily News, August 3, 2004
• Lawmakers grapple with Michigan budget, Detroit News, August 1, 2004

• State budget deal drags out until August, Ironwood Daily Globe, July 28, 2004
• Budget deal drags out until August, Sault Ste. Marie Evening News, July 27, 2004
• Unresolved state budget worries some, Port Huron Times Herald, July 26, 2004
• Budget deal unresolved, Battle Creek Enquirer, July 26, 2004
• Election year budget deal proves elusive, Hillsdale Daily News, July 26, 2004
• Budget deal drags out until August, Lansing State Journal, July 26, 2004
• Almost August, still no budget, Petokey News, July 26, 2004
• No Deal; Michigan budget delayed, Iron Mountain Daily News, July 26, 2004
• State budget deal drages out until August, Cheboygan Daily Tribune, July 26, 2004
• Budget deal drages out until August, Huron Daily Tribune, July 26, 2004
• Delay in budget deal longer than usual, Menominee Eagle Herald, July 26, 2004
• Lawmakers break lacking budget deal, Midland Daily News, July 26, 2004
• Lender calls Prop A a mistake, Detroit News, July 18, 2004
• Pfizer expands discount drug plan, Kalamazoo Gazette, July 7, 2004
• State revenue rises, but budget deficits aren't going away yet, Crain's Detroit Business, July 5, 2004

• School basics are jeopardized, The [Greenville] Daily News, June 29, 2004
• Grandville schools will dip into savings to finance next year's budget, Walker Advance, June 29, 2004
• Sin taxes no permanent solution, panelists say, Crain's Detroit Business, June 28, 2004
• Study to take a hard look at consolidation, Grand Blanc News, June 27, 2004
• Caution Indicated on Sin Taxes to Solve Budget Woes, Gongwer News Service, June 23, 2004
• State's next step should be school 'cool', Bay City Times, June 14, 2004

• Save red tape for Christmas displays, Marquette Mining Journal, May 28, 2004
• End of Basics?, The Clare Review, May 28, 2004
• Paper trail 'lost' for Westwood contracts: Projects OK'd without bidding, Flint Journal, May 23, 2004
• Health care clinic to ease uninsured costs, Hastings Reminder, May 11, 2004
• What Happened When Michigan Went All the Way, New London Day, May 9, 2004
• Primary health care clinic to help uninsured, Hastings Banner, May 6, 2004
• Study Finds Taxable Value/S.E.V. Ratio Increasing, Gongwer News Service, May 6, 2004

• Income Taxes Wrong Answer for Metro Detroit Cities, Detroit News, April 20, 2004
• Medicaid fix demains benefit cuts, Detroit News, April 19, 2004
• Medicaid payments hurt state, Jackson City Patriot, April 19, 2004
• Medicaid growth still out of control, Port Huron Times Herald, April 19, 2004
• Medicaid biggest bully bashing state budget, Grand Rapids Press, April 19, 2004
• Medicaid biggest state budget drain, Monroe Evening News, April 19, 2004
• Michigan faces higher payments for Medicaid despite declining revenues, Big Rapids Pioneer, April 19, 2004
• 2 cities consider local income tax, Detroit Free Press, April 19, 2004
• Study: Proposal A hamstrings Michigan cities, Detroit News, April 18, 2004
• Medicaid tab saps Michigan, Detroit News, April 18, 2004
• Mich targets aging schools, Detroit News, April 4, 2004
• Budget deal coming apart, Saginaw News, April 5, 2004
• Republicans caught between the devil and deep red sea, Flint Journal, April 4, 2004
• Lawmakers put off budget pain, Grand Rapids Press, April 4, 2004
• State spending plan getting more costly, Ann Arbor News, April 4, 2004
• Lawmakers postpone budget pain, Muskegon Chronicle, April 4, 2004
• Lawmakers will delay budget pain, Kalamazoo Gazette, April 4, 2004
• School reform's 'big hole': paying for buildings, Grand Rapids Press, April 1, 2004
• State students deserve school building equity, Flint Journal, April 1, 2004

• State studies ways to fix school buildings, Cheboygan Daily Tribune, March 31, 2004
• State board looks to tackle crumbling schools, Muskegon Chronicle, March 31, 2004
• State board seeks equity in school-building funds, Flint Journal, March 31, 2004
• Fixes sought for state's deteriorating schools, Lansing State Journal, March 31, 2004
• State education board studies ways to help school buildings, Manistee News Advocate, March 31, 2004
• Education Board Seeking Building Fund Proposal, Gongwer News Service, March 31, 2004
• Granholm budget holds jolt for property owners, Port Huron Times Herald, March 28, 2004
• For city, rain will define 'climate', Lansing State Journal, March 23, 2004
• Burton eyes building fees that may be illegal, Flint Journal, March 22, 2004
• Institute helps new boards understand complexities of position, Plymouth Observer, March 18, 2004

• Which way for Michigan?: State must make fundamental decisions about taxes, services, Grand Rapids Press, February 29, 2004
• State Employment Costs Drop as Policies Evolve, Gongwer News Service, February 26, 2004
• New seminars for school board, Dearborn Press and Guide, February 25, 2004
• Fiscal crisis won't be solved by little steps, Clarkston Eccentric, February 19, 2004
• Medicaid expenses challenge state, Kalamazoo Gazette, February 17, 2004
• Medicaid costs hinder state's financial health, Greenville Daily News, February 16, 2004
• Medicaid costs hurting state finances, Bay City Times, February 16, 2004
• Medicaid an ongoing drain on state, Battle Creek Enquirer, February 16, 2004
• Medicaid costs pose ongoing challenge for state budget, Big Rapids Pioneer, February 16, 2004
• Granholm uses old cures for new budget woes, Mlive Lansing Bureau, February 13, 2004
• Gov. hints at sin tax hikes, Detroit News, February 11, 2004
• Council size upsets village, Detroit News, February 8, 2004
• Hospitals losing money on patient care, Ann Arbor News, February 2, 2004
• Macomb studies exec post, Detroit News, February 1, 2004

• Get ready to name your taxpaying poison, Ann Arbor News, January 25, 2004
• Don't hurt taxpayers; make cuts in spending, Detroit News, January 25, 2004
• Issue Focus: Michigan's Budget Another year, another blow, Lansing State Journal, January 18, 2004
• Another $900-million deficit confronts state, Detroit Free Press, January 14, 2004
• Economists at forum warn of more state cuts, Lansing State Journal, January 13, 2004
• Study: Hospital's finances have been weakening, Crain's Detroit Business, January 5, 2004
• Another shortfall awaits Granholm in 2005 budget, Crain's Detroit Business, January 5, 2004
• Budget woes tax state's future, Kalamazoo Gazette, January 4, 2004
• Legislators to tackle deficit ... again, Monroe Evening News, January 3, 2004
• State Must Revise Tax Code with Care, Detroit News, January 2, 2004
• Let's tilt at some windmills, Michigan School Business Officials Newsletter, January 2004

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