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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

• Governor can't 'tinker' her way out of this crisis, Livingston County Daily, December 29-30, 2006
• Increasing Revenues A Must?, MIRS Capitol Capsule, December 27, 2006
• 10 things to watch, Crain's Detroit Business, December 25, 2006
• It's time: As budget crisis resumes, governor must take political risks, Lansing State Journal, December 24, 2006
• Problem won't go away, Lansing State Journal, December 24, 2006
• Time to update state Constitution, Detroit Free Press, December 24, 2006
• Budget Gimmicks Disappearing, MIRS Capitol Capsule, December 22, 2006
• Deficit = more cuts, taxes?, Detroit News, December 22, 2006
• Concerns need addressing, Midland Daily News, December 21, 2006
• Prisons: Granholm, Legislature must work toward reform, savings in '07, Lansing State Journal, December 20, 2006
• Clearing the way for cooperation, Grand Rapids Press, December 19, 2006
• Mixed views on Proposal 2 implementation, Gongwer News Service, December 18, 2006
• Unfunded health care costs top $20B, Oakland Press, December 17, 2006
• 'Bizarre' events cost city bundle, Saginaw News, December 17, 2006
• Unfunded health care costs top $20B, Oakland Press, December 17, 2006
• Critics of draft charter in uproar over worker rules, Saginaw News, December 12, 2006
• Think tank says Kalamazoo to be `beacon' for state, Kalamazoo Gazette, December 8, 2006
• State Facing As Much As $500 Million In Red Ink Experts Say, MIRS Capitol Capsule, December 8, 2006

• Dear Governor: You must be bold, Livingston Daily, November 29, 2006
• MESSA Calls On Retirees To Circle Wagons, MIRS Capitol Capsule, November 27, 2006
• Citizens meet to discuss SBT replacement, Dewitt/Bath Review, November 26, 2006
• `Terrible news' coming for schools, budget watchdog says, MLive.com Lansing Bureau, November 26, 2006
• Deficit spending rising in Beecher, Flint Journal, November 25, 2006
• School funding crisis looms, Ann Arbor News [also Business Review, Muskegon Chronicle, Saginaw News], November 23, 2006
• Homer board unhappy with budget deficit, Home Index, November 22, 2006
• Michigan Vote Roils Ground Under K-12 Race Cases, Education Week, November 22, 2006 [guest registration possible]
• Public input important after election, Livingston Daily, November 22, 2006
• Strong Constitutions, Jack Lessenberry essay on Michigan Public Radio, November 21, 2006
• Jelinek: Term Limits Hurts Appropriation Process, MIRS Capitol Capsule, November 21, 2006
• Strapped schools give Proposal 5 wistful look, Detroit Free Press, November 20, 2006
• New year could bring new ways of looking at state's tax structure, [Owosso] Argus-Press [also Bay City Times, [Escanaba] Daily Press, Detroit Legal News, Jackson City Patriot, [Mt. Pleasant] Morning Sun, Oakland Press[Poty Huron] Times Herald], November 19, 2006
• State tax gap, Detroit Free Press, November 19, 2006
• Changes ahead for state tax system, Associated Press [Ann Arbor News, The [Greenville] Daily News, [Sault Ste. Marie] Evening News, [Royal Oak] Daily Tribune, Livingston County Press, [Marquette] Mining Journal, Monroe Evening News, Muskegon Chronicle, Petoskey News, {Big Rapids] Prioneer], November 19, 2006
• Tax reform tops legislative agenda, Kalamazoo Gazette, November 19, 2006
• Keep it simple Charter Commission reaches stalemate debating document's details, Dearborn Press and Guide, November 19, 2006
• A look at some ideas for revamping state spending and taxes, The [Big Rapids] Pioneer, November 18-19, 2006
• Taxing questions, Associated Press [The Marquette Mining Journal, Ludington News, Lansing State Journal], November 18, 2006
• A look at some ideas for revamping state spending and taxes, Monterey [California] Herald, November 18, 2006
• Michigan Headed For More Red Ink, MIRS Capitol Capsule, November 16, 2006
• Big deficit slams state, Detroit News, November 16, 2006
• Report: Gap between revenue, spending growing, Crain's Detroit Business, November 13-19, 2006
• Town hall urges no tax cuts, Gongwer News Service, November 13, 2006
• Political information site swamped with hits before Tuesday's election, Detroit News, November 10, 2006
• Local Elections, National Politics, National Public Radio, November 9, 2006
• Granholm agenda: 'quality of life', Kalamazoo Gazette, November 9, 2006
• Dems set sights on new agenda for Michigan, MLive.com Lansing Bureau, November 9, 2006
• School budgets hit by state's structural deficit, Dearborn Press and Guide, November 8, 2006
• PROPOSAL 5: School aid plan snubbed, Detroit Free Press, November 8, 2006
• Michigan voters OK ban on some affirmative action, Associated Press [The [Greenville] Daily News, Marquette Mining Journal, Monroe Evening News], November 8, 2006
• Michigan voters approve banning some affirmative action programs, Grand Haven Tribune, November 8, 2006
• K-16 supporters concede defeat, Detroit News, November 8, 2006
• Affirmative action banapproved, [St. Joseph] Herald Palladium, November 8, 2006
• Prop. 2: A question of affirmative action, Gaylord Herald Times, November 7, 2006
• Prop. 1 would restrict recreation, conservation funds, Gaylord Herald Times, November 7, 2006
• Make democracy work: Get out and vote, Monroe Evening News, November 6, 2006
• Proposal 4 - Should it be adopted?, Muskegon County Legal, November 6, 2006
• State ballot proposals cover many issues, Marshall Chronicle, November 6, 2006
• Proposal 2 not a full affirmative action ban, Niles Daily Star, November 6, 2006
• Past the top of the ticket, Crain's Detroit Business, November 6 - 12, 2006
• Local officials split on whether measure is good for state, Huron Daily Tribune, November 5, 2006
• Confused? Web can untangle voters' issues, Ann Arbor News, November 5, 2006
• Proposal 5 - negative, Midland Daily News, November 5, 2006
• 2 sides of affirmative action, St. Joseph Herald Palladium, November 5, 2006
• Statewide proposals: How we see them, Huron Daily Tribune, November 5 2006
• Prop 5 will help provide well-educated work force, HometownLife.com, November 5, 2006
• What's on the November 7 ballot?, [Ludington] Daily News, November 4, 2006
• A question of affirmative action, Gaylord Herald Times, November 4, 2006
• Prop. 1 would restrict recreation, conservation funds, Gaylord Herald Times, November 4, 2006
• Prop 1 will stop transfer of recreation funding, Niles Daily Star, November 3, 2006
• Prop 1 will stop transfer of recreation funding, Niles Daily Star, November 3, 2006
• All five proposals are very different, indeed, Northville Record, November 3, 2006
• Prop. 1 guards recreation fees, Detroit Free Press, November 3, 2006
• Vote YES on Proposal 1, [Dowagiac] Daily News, November 3, 2006
• Opinion: Vote "yes" on Proposal 2, [Wayne State University's] The South End, November 2, 2006
• Learn about ballot proposals, Livingston Daily, November 2, 2006
• Teachers find few allies that back Prop 5, Macomb Daily, November 2, 2006
• Proposal 5: K-16 School Funding, Cedar Springs Post, November 2, 2006
• Election Recap: Don't forget those state ballot proposals, Saginaw Review, November 2 - 25, 2006
• Passage of proposals could impact economy, Heritage Newspapers [Dexter Leader, Milan News, Saline Reporter, Chelsea Standard, Southgate Herald], November 2, 2006
• Says no to eminent domain proposal, Oscoda Press, November 1, 2006
• Nov 7 ballot: Voters face millage propositions, L'Anse Sentinel, November 1, 2006
• Statewide Ballot Proposals: For 2006 General Election Part III, Heritage Newspapers [Shepherd Argus, Colman Tribune], November 1, 2006
• Vote no; put burden on Legislature for budgets, Livingston Daily, November 1, 2006
• Making Sense of the State Ballot Proposals, Saginaw Review, October 19 - November 1, 2006
• Proposal 5 would boost school funding, but some question cost of plan, Ann Arbor Business Review, October 26 - November 1, 2006
• Proposal 5: What Is It?, Rockford Independent, November 1, 2006
• FROM OUR READERS | NOV. 7 ELECTION: Prop 06-2: Ban affirmative action?, Detroit Free Press, November 1, 2006

• Statewide Ballot Proposals, Muskegon Chronicle, October 31, 2006
• It’s crunch time, Huron Daily Tribune, October 31 ,2006
• Five state-wide ballot issues to challenge voters Nov. 7, Maple Valley News, October 31, 2006
• Statewide ballot proposals to be decided in November, Stockbridge Town Crier, October 31, 2006
• Trustee claims school chief violated election law, Grand Rapids Press, October 31, 2006
• Election 2006: Proposal Would Mandate Funding Levels For Education, WKAR Michigan Public Radio, October 31, 2006
• How can we cut education money and expect better schools?, Ann Arbor News, October 30, 2006
• Sorting out the proposals, While Lake Beacon, October 29, 2006
• Proposal 2: Affirmative action vote was years in the making, Grand Rapids Press, October 29, 2006
• Granholm seeks to convey hope, Muskegon Chronicle, October 29, 2006
• Pre-election information on candidates available, Battle Creek Enquirer, October 29, 2006
• What a ban on affirmative action would mean to local government, Detroit Free Press, October 29, 2006
• What a ban on affirmative action would mean to public schools, Detroit Free Press, October 29, 2006
• Deciding the dove debate, Tuscola Advertiser, October 28, 2006
• Experts weigh business tax replacement issue, Hometownlife.com, October 26, 2006
• PROPOSALS 1-5, Northville Record, October 26, 2006
• Racial preferences target of proposal, Marquette Mining Journal, October 26, 2006
• No on Prop 06-1, Flint Journal, October 26, 2006
• Election information available at library, Albion Recorder, October 26, 2006
• No on Prop 06-1, Flint Journal, October 26, 2006
• School funding would benefit from proposal, Milford Times, October 26, 2006
• Understanding Proposal Five, South Lyon Herald, October 26, 2006
• Securing racial spoils, Washinton [D.C.] Times, October 26, 2006
• Statewide Ballot Proposals For 2006 General Election Part III, Shepard Argus and Coleman Tribune, October 25, 2006
• Proposal 06-4: wording and waht it means, The [Muskegon] Examiner, October 25, 2006
• Financial session looks at state budget, Dearborn/Dearborn Heights Press and Guide, October 25, 2006
• Race issue overshadows threat to women - Prop 2 opponents, Flint Journal, October 25, 2006
• Hamstringing cities, Flint Journal, October 25, 2006
• Women could be hurt if Prop 2 passes, opponents say, MLive.com Lansing Bureau, October 25, 2006
• Affirm this remedy, Flint Journal, October 24, 2006
• Hunting doves up to voters, Oakland Press, October 23, 2006
• Anti-affirmative action proposal stirs up debate, Iron Mountain Daily News, October 23, 2006
• Animal activists, hunters square off, Detroit Free Press, October 23, 2006
• Reject Prop 06-5, Flint Journal, October 22, 2006
• Referenda give voters something to read in booth, Port Huron Times Herald, October 22, 2006
• Michigan may take hit to aid schools, Detroit Free Press, October 22, 2006
• Proposal to abandon affirmative action stirs up debate, MLive.com, October 22, 2006
• Proposal 2 has many B.C. critics, Battle Creek Enquirer, October 22, 2006
• Michigan vote on affirmative action could affect national debate, [Biloxi, MS] Sun Herald, October 22, 2006
• Proposal 2: Groups line up to oppose, Ludington Daily News, October 21, 2006
• City adds sessions to finance series, [Dearborn/Dearborn Heights] Press and Guide, October 18, 2006
• Prop 1: No to DNR fund-protectionism, Jackson Citizen Patriot, October 20, 2006
• Economists: On State of Economy/Gov.'s Responsibility And NAFTA, MIRS Capitol Capsule, October 20, 2006
• Prop 5 foes predict budget `chaos', MLive.com Lansing Bureau, October 20, 2006
• FARMINGTON HILLS: Lawmakers to discuss business tax alternatives, Detroit Free Press, October 19, 2006
• Good public policy or discrimination?, Grosse Pointe News, October 19, 2006
• ELECTION 2006: Proposal 4 would limit land grabs, Detroit Free Press, October 19, 2006
• Affirmative action debate in Michigan could influence nation, Chicago Tribune, October 18, 2006
• Prop 06-5 would lock in bad policy; vote no, Detroit Free Press, October 18, 2006
• Statewide ballot issues, Milford Spinal Column, October 18, 2006
• Preserve property rights; vote Yes on Proposal 4, Detroit News, October 18, 2006
• Port Hope Brownfield Project - "in the works", Harbor Beach Times, October 18, 2006
• School finance panel, The [Lenawee] Daily Telegram, October 17, 2006
• Voters to decide eminent domain, Monroe News, October 17, 2006
• Michigan budget crisis looms over gubernatorial election, World Socialist Web Site, October 17, 2006
• Granholm, DeVos have similar education stances, but clash on charter schools, ID, Oakland Press, October 16, 2006
• Voters to get say on school funding, Press & Argus, October 16, 2006
• Enact Proposal 1, Lansing State Journal, October 15, 2006
• 'Yes' to Proposal 5 will help our schools, Muskegon Chronicle, October 15, 2006
• Neither candidate has answers for budget shortfall, MLive.com Lansing Bureau, October 15, 2006
• Candidates pin state's hopes on education, Livingston County Press, October 15, 2006
• Granholm pitches her plan for recovery, Grand Rapids Press, October 15, 2006
• Gubernatorial candidates have differing views on education, WOOD-TV [Grand Rapids], October 14, 2006
• Writer: Proposal 1 protects DNR funds, [Escanaba] Daily Press, October 13, 2006
• Proposal 5: Budget bomb, Saginaw News, October 12, 2006
• Proposal 1 meant to protect, Niles Daily Star, October 12, 2006
• Prop 4 seeks balance shift, Saginaw News, October 11, 2006
• Voters' pick: Cash for kids or roads?, Detroit News, October 10, 2006
• Proposal 1: Nature protection funds don't need constitutional shield, Lansing State Journal, October 10, 2006
• Weighing proposals on the Nov. 7 ballot, Crain's Detroit Business, October 9-15, 2006
• Corrections: Large prison population drives costs, Crain's Detroit Business, October 9-15, 2006
• Public pensions: Lack of money for future is big concern, Crain's Detroit Business, October 9-15, 2006
• Statewide affirmative action Proposal 2: Campus divide, Lansing State Journal, October 9, 2006
• Definite 'No' on Proposal 5, Grand Rapids Press, October 8, 2006
• Dearborn takes cuts public, Detroit News, October 6, 2006
• Dove hunting a political football, Bay City Times, October 6, 2006
• Programs on gov't budget challenges to be aired on CDTV, Dearborn Times Herald, October 4, 2006
• Financial forecast remains gloomy for public schools, Kalamazoo Gazette, October 1, 2006

• Splurge on higher education, Detroit Free Press, September 30, 2006
• Chambers push tax proposals, September 25, 2006
• Jennifer Gratz: Affirmative action - 'Yes' is vote for fairness; and end to bias, Lansing State Journal, September 24, 2006
• K-16 will significantly hurt state's taxpayers, Delta/Waverly News and Grand Ledge Independent, September 24, 2006
• News in a Minute: Wayne County -- DEARBORN: Meetings to describe city budget process, Detroit Free Press, September 24, 2006
• Proposal 2 takes state backwards on race, gender, Muskegon Chronicle, September 24, 2006
• Aging inmates bring increased ailments, expenses, Grand Rapids Press, September 24, 2006
• Debating Proposal 2: The Affirmative Action Ban, Off the Record, September 22, 2006
• Connerly-Barfield Testy In MCRI Debate, MIRS Capitol Capsule, September 22, 2006
• Coalition opposes Prop. 5, [Mt. Pleasant] Morning Sun, September 18, 2006
• Bleak picture painted of future school finances, The [Adrian] Daily Telegram, September 16, 2006
• 'K-16' only protects retirement, Livingston Daily, September 14, 2006
• Mackinac Center Echoes Citizens Research On Prop 2006-5, MIRS Capitol Capsule, September 12, 2006
• C.R.C. Sees New Revenue Needed for K-16 Plan, Gongwer News Service, September 11, 2006
• CRC: Retirement Portion Of K-16 Proposal Will Balloon Costs, MIRS Capitol Capsule, September 11, 2006
• BUSINESS NEAR YOU: Research group doesn't take sides; it gives information, Detroit Free Press, September 10, 2006
• C.R.C. on M.C.R.I: Courts/U-M will see biggest impact, Gongwer News Service, Friday, September 8, 2006
• CRC: MCRI Packs Small Punch, MIRS Capitol Capsule, September 8, 2006
• Election math does not add up, hometownlife.com, September 7, 2006

• Treasury to form commission to aid struggling cities, Municipal Advisory Council of Michigan's MAC Quarterly, Summer 2006

• CRC: Doves Not Significant Food Source, MIRS Capitol Capsule, August 29, 2006
• Sharing services becoming a necessity, Oakland Press, August 27, 2006
• CRC On DNR Ballot Plan, MIRS Capitol Capsule, August 21, 2006
• C.R.C.: D.N.R. funds relatively safe, Gongwer News Service, August 21, 2006
• State's public schools have a cost problem, not a revenue problem, Ann Arbor News, August 18, 2006
• At 90, CRC still leading source for analysis of public issues, Hometownlife.com, August 17, 2006
• Those pesky 'details', Muskegon Chronicle, August 7, 2006

• Replace revenue before killing SBT, Kalamazoo Gazette, July 30, 2006
• People making news, Detroit Free Press, July 23, 2006
• To replace SBT, apply sales tax to broader range of goods, Oakland Press, July 23, 2006
• Hunting regulations need to be reviewed every year, [Escanaba] Daily Press, July 21, 2006
• Early outs: Another big round of retirements isn't what Michigan needs, Lansing State Journal, July 20, 2006
• `Train wreck' of ballot proposals, MLive Lansing Bureau, July 11, 2006
• State should help local governments trim costs, Detroit News, July 10, 2006
• Buss Rejoins CRC, MIRS Capitol Capsule, July 6, 2006
• Non-Partisan Study Packs a Surprise, Great Lakes Bulletin News Service, July 5, 2006
• Mix of solutions may be needed to fund state roads, Detroit News, July 2, 2006
• Mix of solutions may be needed to fund state roads, San Jose Mercury News, July 1, 2006

• Union-M.P. land swap deal closer to reality, Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun, June 29, 2006
• Use caution in killing business tax, Detroit News, June 28, 2006
• Expert: Economic rebound will not help state budget problems, The Bay Voice, June 28, 2006
• Blogs hit DeVos, Granholm, Gore, Detroit News, June 27, 2006
• Plan for SBT threatens state's future, Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun, June 25, 2006
• Playing games with the SBT, The [Big Rapids] Pioneer, June 23, 2006
• Amid reform talk, is anyone even listening?, Northville Record, June 22, 2006
• Repealing SBT would hurt Michigan, Milford Times, June 22, 2006
• DeVos tax cut vow sets right tone for election, Detroit News, June 22, 2006
• De Vos outlines plan for government savings, tax cuts, Gongwer News Service, June 21, 2006
• CRC releases tax revenue comparison, SEMCOG Regional Update, June 19, 2006
• Political battle is continuing over SBT, Observer & Eccentric Newspapers, June 18, 2006
• Don't let lawmakers gut Prop A tax cut, Detroit News, June 19, 2006
• Political battle continuing over Single Business Tax, Observer & Eccentric Newspapers, June 15, 2006
• State Tax Burden Below Average, C.R.C. Memo Says, Gongwer News Service, June 12, 2006
• Research Council: MI Tax Revenues Declining, MIRS Capitol Capsule, June 12, 2006
• People on the Move, Detroit News, June 1, 2006
• Don't wait to gather election-year info, Huron Daily Tribune, June 1, 2006

• Another Gas Sales Tax Bill Moves, But Why?, MIRS Capitol Capsule, May 31, 2006
• Report: High gas prices don't bring more taxes, Crain's Detroit Business, May 29, 2006
• There is no 'windfall' to rebate, Crain's Detroit Business, May 29, 2006
• Don't turn Constitution into a useless grab bag, Detroit News, May 28, 2006
• Budgeting: Legislators see quick work on plan; where's work on structural deficit?, Lansing State Journal, May 28, 2006
• CAPITOL BRIEFS -- TAXATION: Sales revenues lag, Detroit Free Press, May 28, 2006
• Column: Price of gas fuels campaign rhetoric, Mlive - Lansing Bureau, May 28, 2006
• Report: High Gas Prices Don't Equal Tax Windfall, MIRS Capitol Capsule, May 26, 2006
• Taub Slams Brakes On Toll Road Idea, MIRS Capitol Capsule, July 25, 2006
• C.R.C.: No windfall from gas price spike, Gongwer News Service, May 23, 2006
• The cost of education: State must rethink how it funds its schools, Detroit Free Press, July 25, 2006
• People making news, Detroit Free Press, May 12, 2006
• Axing SBT: Making up $1.9 billion, Oakland Press, May 7, 2006
• SBT bedevils tech, service businesses, Crain's Detroit Business, May 1, 2006

• Power: The sky is indeed falling in Michigan, Lansing State Journal, April 30, 2006
• Clawson road bond issue heats up, Ferdale Mirror, April 27, 2006
• Thiel to C.R.C., Gongwer News Service, April 27, 2006
• Thiel Joins Citizens Research Council, MIRS Capitol Capsule, April 27, 2006
• Unfunded obligations have potential to sink state's boat, HometownLife.com, April 27, 2006
• Union could transfer land to M.P. for project, (Mt. Pleasant/Alma) Morning Sun, April 27, 2006
• Plan would let counties raise sales tax for transit, Detroit News, April 24, 2006
• Less Money, More Creative Cuts: Cities' budget alarms sound, Detroit Free Press, April 17, 2006
• Tax watchdog group invites public to Clawson tax proposal discussion, Royal Oak Daily Tribune, April 16, 2006
• Tax issue alone might derail drive toward Grand Blanc consolidation, Grand Blanc News, April 16, 2006
• Facts are clear: Taxes could rise, Grand Blanc News, April 16, 2006
• New community needs less taxes, Grand Blanc News, April 16, 2006
• Citizens Research Council Celebrates 90th, MIRS Capitol Capsule, April 13, 2006
• Citizens Research Council turns 90, Gongwer News Service, April 13, 2006
• Tax policy debate front and center in governor race, Muskegon Chronicle, April 13, 2006
• DeVos begins defining himself on tax issue, MLive.com, April 12, 2006
• DeVos says business tax overhaul should include tax cut, The (San Jose) Mercury News, April 12, 2006
• Tax action: If SBT has to go - if spending has to fall - do it now, Lansing State Journal, April 9, 2006
• House GOP Chiefs Pick Up Revenue Sharing Ball, MIRS Capitol Capsule, April 5, 2006
• Fully Recognizing the Benefits of Retirement, Washington Research Council, April 5, 2006
• Merger foe uses scare tactics, not reason, on services issue, Grand Blanc News, April 2, 2006
• Merger would boost cost of services, Grand Blanc News, April 2, 2006
• Consultant offers cost-saving ideas: Cass County government entities get ideas for cooperation, South Bend Tribune, April 2, 2006

• Patterson idea: Oakland lend S.B.T. shortfall to state, Gongwer News Service, March 27, 2006
• Health-care costs slam Detroit budget, Associated Press, March 26, 2006
• Detroit's health care costs projected to eat one-third of budget, MLive.com, March 25, 2006
• Cuts worry kids, parents: With $19 million in the bank, some question district's priorities, Port Huron Times-Herald, March 25, 2006
• Taub proposed income tax cut, Oakland Press, March 25, 2006
• Health care threatens to swallow city budget, Detroit Free Press, March 25, 2006
• SBT replacement needs to be found, Holland Sentinel/Battle Creek Enquirer/Jackson City Patriot, March 25, 2006
• Pressure building to say this year what SBT replacement would be, WOOD-TV (Grand Rapids), March 24, 2006
    also see WLNS-TV (Lansing)
• On S.B.T. there's no getting along, at least before the election, Gongwer News Service, March 24, 2006
• Clay: Economy to Crawl Near the Bottom, MIRS Capitol Capsule, March 24, 2006
• Pressure building to say this year what SBT replacement would be, MLive.com, March 24, 2006
    also see Detroit News, 3/25/06
• Off the Record, WKAR-TV, March 24, 2006
• Initial conference hopefully first step to a real solution, hometownlife.com, March 23, 2006
• No money for school repairs, districts complain, MLive.com, March 21, 2006
• School officials say maintenance/building needs critical, Gongwer News Service, March 20, 2006
• Unified Grand Blanc would have better roads -- they couldn't get worse, Grand Blanc News, March 19, 2006
• Merger would cost funding for roads, Grand Blanc News, March 19, 2006
• Tax scam: Legislature isn't being honest with voters about SBT, Lansing State Journal, March 19, 2006
• Time to change direction on tax cuts, economists say, MLive.com, March 15, 2006
• CRC Paints Gloomy Long-Term Budget Picture, MIRS Capitol Capsule, March 15, 2006
• Detroit on the Edge, The Deal, March 13, 2006
• In first round, merger backers score key points, Grand Blanc News, March 12, 2006
• Consolidation would harm public safety, Grand Blanc News, March 12, 2006
• How to replace the SBT with nothing, Dearborn Times Herald, March 8, 2006
• What's behind the spike in citizen democracy?, Royal Oak Daily Tribune, March 8, 2006
• Small-school issue: Are principals expendable?, Jackson Citizen Patriot, March 5, 2006
• Voters show weariness with rising local taxes, Detroit News, March 2, 2006

• State is not ready to bond for retirement obligations, Municipal Advisory Council of Michigan's MAC Quarterly, Winter 2006
• Jenison's money woes garner attention from national television news, Michigan Education Report (Macknac Center for Public Policy), Winter/Spring 2006

• Expert: School funding woes here to stay, wwmt.com (Channel 3 in Battle Creek), February 28, 2006
• A slightly BIGGER ballot, Oakland Press, February 26, 2006
• DMC's profit helps buff image, Crain's Detroit Business, February 27, 2006
• Township's tax base could aid city in a merger, Grand Blanc News, February 26, 2006
• Detroit faces a retiree health care monster, Detroit News, February 22, 2006
• Patterson's proposal could spur needed tax reform, Birmingham Eccentric, February 19, 2006
• Babbling Brooks just may be on to something, Northville Record, February 16, 2006
• Oakland executive wants Single Business Tax on ballot, Canton Observer, February 16, 2006
• Experts detail benefits, pitfalls of Gr. Blanc merger, Flint Journal, February 16, 2006
• Expert: 'Structural deficit' at root of state aid woes, Jackson Citizen Patriot, February 14, 2006
• Stranded Howell school offers state a lesson, Detroit News, February 13, 2006
• Pro-merger meeting to focus on taxes, services, Grand Blanc News, February 12, 2006
• School systems face health care squeeze, USA Today, February 6, 2006
• DeVos' bold idea: Big Medicaid cuts, Detroit Free Press, February 6, 2006

• Local Government Legacy Costs: A Time Bomb That's Ticking in Michigan, Michigan Forward (Michigan Chamber of Commerce periodical), January/February 2006

• Economy center of Granholm's speech, South Bend Tribune, January 23, 2006
• Deja vu in 2006 Michigan governor’s race?, Toledo Blade, January 13, 2006
• Tax cuts: Before business plan can advance, show state the spending cuts, Lansing State Journal, January 13, 2006
• No rebound in sight for Michigan economy, Detroit News, January 12, 2006
• Bill for unfunded benefits comes due, Delta/Waverly News, January 8, 2006
• State should cut off most school funding, Homer Index, January 4, 2006
• Not A Happy Economic New Year, MIRS Capitol Capsule, January 3, 2006
• Economic Woes Ahead for Michigan, WILX, TV10 in Lansing, January 1, 2006

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