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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

• Is $75,418 per year ‘underpaid’?, Adrian Daily Telegram, December 29, 2007
• More work, Grand Rapids Press, December 28, 2007
• State government needs modernization old ways of operating may not be best, Ann Arbor News, December 26, 2007
• Hawaii nonprofit funding unusual, Honolulu Advertiser, December 25, 2007
• State headed for trouble, speaker says, Flint Journal, December 23, 2007
• Study provides suggestions for improving state economy, Battle Creek Enquirer, December 21, 2007
• Phil Power: Michigan's slow march back, Livingston Daily, December 20, 2007
• Study shows why state pay freeze needed, Adrian Daily Telegram, December 19, 2007
• Employees make many sacrifices for Michigan, Detroit Free Press, December 19, 2007
• Let's resolve: Michigan must get beyond tax talk, Flint Journal, December 17, 2007
• Time to trim the state paychecks, Detroit Free Press, December 16, 2007
• Research group forewarns of state government crises, Flint Journal, December 16, 2007
• Public Payroll: Big-picture report should aid policy making, Flint Journal, December 16, 2007
• State has fewer, more costly workers, Detroit News, December 15, 2007
• Mich. government: It's lean on workers, fat on fringe benefits, Detroit Free Press, December 13, 2007
• Report: State has fewer employees, better pay, Gongwer News Service, December 12, 2007
• Survey: State Employees Paid OK In MI, MIRS Capitol Capsule, December 12, 2007
• Government workers fewer than in other states, but better paid, Crain's Detroit Business, December 12, 2007
• Business ready to press for changes, Detroit News, December 10, 2007
• Administration talks taxes, sort of, MIRS Capitol Capsule, December 6, 2007
• Speaker to look at Mich. in 2017, The Flint Journal, December 6, 2007

• Everyone loses on service tax, Battle Creek Enquirer, November 30, 2007
• Audit backlog stalling projects, Detroit News, November 26, 2007
• Extra '07 tax revenue could help state weather upcoming budget storms, Crain's Detroit Business, November 26, 2007
• 2009 budget likely to face more deficits, Detroit News, November 24, 2007
• Phil Power: Citizens must craft vision for state, Hometownlife.com, November 8, 2007
• Autos Across Mackinac: Fleet Patiently Awaits Arrival of Vacationland, St. Ignace News, November 8, 2007
• Our last-place state pays representatives second-highest wages in nation, Petoskey News-Review, November 8, 2007
• Corrections: Legislators must launch bipartisan assault on prison costs, Lansing State Journal, November 4, 2007
• Bus ads: Legislature should alter law to allow exterior ads, Lansing State Journal, November 2, 2007
• State budget still puts off hard choices, Monroe Evening News, November 2, 2007
• $1B Deficit Looms in 2010, MIRS Capitol Capsule, November 2, 2007
• Hard work still ahead on state budget, Detroit Free Press, November 1, 2007

• State budget deal reached, Detroit News, October 31, 2007
• The Budget: Critical issues remain as policymakers look ahead, Gongwer News Service Michigan, October 31, 2007
• State confusing ‘cuts’ with genuine reforms, Adrian Daily Telegram, October 31, 2007
• Budget Puzzle Coming Together, Detroit News, October 31, 2007
• Senator wants a tune-up for state constitution, [Mt. Pleasant] Morning Sun, October 29, 2007
• Property tax plan pitfalls, Gary [IN] Post Tribune, October 28, 2007
• Making the cut, Oakland Press, October 28, 2007
• Granholm's legacy lies with boosting knowledge economy, Detroit News, October 26, 2007
• Another deadline threatens, Saginaw News, October 24, 2007
• Oct. 31 could be Devil's Night for state, Mlive.com, October 24, 2007
• Holding your elected official accountable, Cadillac News, October 24, 2007
• Budget specter rises again, Battle Creek Enquirer, October 23, 2007
• Susan J. Demas: Long-term thinking still lacking in Lansing, Battle Creek Enquirer, October 19, 2007
• Reject recalls, Flint Journal, October 14, 2007
• Moolenaar: Michigan needs a structural change, Midland Daily News, October 12, 2007
• Budget wrangling not over, October 11, 2007
• Everyone's upset, yet budget problem is unresolved, Kalamazoo Gazette, October 10, 2007
• Michigan's deficits are structural - not cyclical, Dowagiac Daily News, October 9, 2007
• Granholm: 'We have a long way to go', Macomb Daily, October 6, 2007
• All That Labor And Still Not A Fix, MIRS Capitol Capsule, October 8, 2007
• New taxes don't fix problem, group says, Crain's Detroit Business, October 8, 2007
• The best tax plan lobbyists can buy, Crain's Detroit Business, October 8, 2007
• SHIFTING FROM TAXES TO JOBS: Granholm turns from budget battle to alternative energy firms, Detroit Free Press, October 7, 2007
• Granholm Talks About Budget Battle, WWMT [Channel 3 in Kalamazoo], October 7, 2007
• Hard work, more red ink ahead, Detroit Free Press, October 7, 2007
• 'Tough calls had to be made,' says Granholm on taxes, Oakland Press, October 6, 2007
• State money woes to mount, Detroit Free Press, October 6, 2007
• Clay: Fix does not solve structural deficit, Gongwer News Service, October 5, 2007
• Granholm says more budget cuts to come, defends tax hikes, MLive.com, October 5, 2007
• Michigan must rein in prison medical costs, former treasurer says, Detroit Free Press, October 5, 2007
• Tax deal blasted as quick fix, Detroit Free Press, October 5, 2007
• How has an income tax affected other cities?, Ypsilanti Courier, October 4, 2007
• Group’s analysis: Tax increases are not a long-term solution for state, Detroit Free Press, October 4, 2007
• Switalski hails tax hike as end to 'accounting tricks', Macomb Daily, October 3, 2007
• Analysts see windfall, downfall in revenue from tax on services, Detroit Free Press, October 2, 2007

• Granholm alone can't keep state running, Detroit Free Press, September 28, 2007
• Income tax increase likely, not hailed as the best answer, Battle Creek Enquirer, September 27, 2007
• Capitol crowd awaits choice, Lansing State Journal, September 25, 2007
• Solving budget crisis not easy, State News, September 25, 2007
• Study: Budget woes to remain , Crain's Detroit Business, September 24, 2007
• Past income tax cuts have left state with less money than 2000, Grand Haven Tribune, September 22, 2007
• Michigan's Defining Moment seeking your input, Michigan Front Page, September 21, 2007
• Low-ball revenue estimates to keep spending in check, Detroit News, September 16, 2007
• Lawmakers weigh in on budget, Kalamazoo Gazette, September 21, 2007
• Legislators must muster courage to fix the budget, Lansing State Journal, September 14, 2007
• Budget woes hold reform hostage, Press & Argus, September 13, 2007
• Thinking outside the bars, Cadillac News, September 13, 2007
• States Uses $8B In One-Time Fixes Since '01, MIRS Capitol Capsule, September 10, 2007
• It's time for leaders to step up and lead, Detroit Free Press, September 8, 2007
• 10-Year Structural Deficit, Gongwer News Service, September 7, 2007
• Michigan: A Future of Budget Deficits, Michigan Public Radio, September 6, 2007
• Jondahl: Budget Worse Than Early '80s, MIRS Capitol Capsule, September 4, 2007
• Michigan's Tarnow, 6th Circuit voters have final say, World Net Daily, September 4, 2007
• Income-tax hike gains currency as budget fix, Crain's Detroit Business, September 3, 2007

• State May Push Local Governments To Cooperate, Great Lakes Bulletin News Service, August 27, 2007
• State can't afford to shut government, Detroit News, August 22, 2007
• State must get serious about dire finances, Oakland Press, August 21, 2007
• Governor's reforms are a good first step, [Royal Oak] Mirror, August 16, 2007
• Better education means a better Michigan, Western Business Review, August 9-25, 2007
• Think outside the bars, The [Big Rapids] Pioneer, August 9, 2007
• Tax credit: Republicans shouldn't blame poor for budget mess, Lansing State Journal, August 9, 2007

• Mergers may save money, boost services, experts say, Detroit Free Press, July 29, 2007
• Townships: Government must be more efficient; the issue is - how?, Lansing State Journal, July 27, 2007
• Governors set to tackle hard issues, Detroit Free Press, July 20, 2007
• Auto talks may solve potential crisis in paying for retiree health care, MSNBC, Philadelphia Inquirer, Washington Times, The [Elria, OH] Chronicle-Telegram, Hays Daily News - Hays, KS, July 20, 2007
• Part-time legislature: Fix or Fable?, Novi News, July 19, 2007
• Follow Texas' lead in reforming state prisons, Detroit News, July 9, 2007
• Township bill poses question about consolidating services, Cadillac News, July 2, 2007

• Phil Power: State’s budget needs long-term fix, Livingston Daily, May 31, 2007
• Balance 2008 budget without hocus pocus, Detroit News, May 30, 2007
• Budget OK stalls hard decisions, Detroit News, May 28, 2007
• Where your taxes go, Oakland Press, May 27, 2007
• Can Michigan survive its lawmakers' folly? Legislators fiddled while state burned, Ann Arbor News, May 27, 2007
• C.R.C. paper: $4.2 B cash reversal limits budget options, Gongwer News Service, May 24, 2007
• Cash Crunch May Force Pension Fund Loan, MIRS Capitol Capsule, May 24, 2007
• Use budget crisis to fix school pensions, Detroit News, May 11, 2007
• Michigan's education time bomb: Costly, loophole-ridden retirement system threatens public schools, Detroit News, May 10, 2007
• Opinion: Public health benefits reforms will free up money for important priorities, Detroit News, May 10, 2007

• County exec study delayed, Detroit News, April 30, 2007
• Partisans know why Michigan must raise taxes, mlive.com newspapers, April 30, 2007
• Dunn familiar with woes at WMU, Kalamazoo Gazette, April 29, 2007
• SATURDAY STARTERS: Can Big Apple send a billion our way?, Detroit Free Press, April 28, 2007
• Exec study lacks funds, Detroit News, April 27, 2007
• Board again delays vote to study county exec, Macomb Daily, April 27, 2007
• Budget proposals ignore state’s big picture, some say, Crain's Detroit Business, April 23, 2007
• 'Tax increase is inevitable': Forum speaks on economic crisis in 'Defining Moment', The Michigan Journal, April 17, 2007
• Advocates want to vote on tax plan, The [Greenville] Daily News, April 14, 2007
• Healing Michigan's economic wounds, [MSU's] State News, April 13-15, 2007
• Group seeks county executive election, Detroit News, April 14, 2007
• Talk, research grows on county executive, Crain's Detroit Business, April 9-15, 2007
• Lawmakers, tax activists oppose higher gas levy, Livingston Daily, April 5, 2007
• Panel discusses Michigan's job future, Delta Collegiate, April 5, 2007
• State’s defining moment is now, Livingston Daily, April 5, 2007
• Majority Of Local Ballot Issues Ask For Tax Increases, MIRS Capitol Capsule, April 3, 2007
• Youth and energy: Jackson's best asset?, Jackson City Patriot, April 3, 2007
• Our View: Time for a different way of thinking, Midland Daily News, April 3, 2007

• Lawmakers move us closer to victory in race to bottom, Grand Rapids Press, March 31, 2007
• Panel: Students are not ready for state's jobs of the future, Bay City Times, March 30, 2007
• Taxes, cuts and reforms, Grand Rapids Press, March 30, 2007
• MAPS board gets funding update, Marquette Mining Journal, March 29, 2007
• State shutdowns loom, Detroit News, March 29, 2007
• Price of teachers' benefits soars, Detroit Free Press, March 26, 2007
• Gas tax increase weighed, Associated Press, March 26, 2007
• Getting to an executive, Detroit Free Press, March 25, 2007
• Michigan may tax wealthy estates, Detroit Free Press, March 25, 2007
• Repair school building inequality, Detroit News, March 23, 2007
• Give voters right to approve special assessments, Detroit News, March 21, 2007
• State budget issues are the focus of forum, Royal Oak Daily Tribune, March 18, 2007
• Research Council urges focus on regional assets, Gongwer News Service, March 14, 2007
• Having Their Say: Metro Council Wants Input Into State Budget, Grand Rapids Business Journal, March 10, 2007
• Comerica to Michigan: You Don't Get It, March 10, 2007
• Leading by example, Grand Rapids Press, March 12, 2007
• Kilpatrick pushes tax cut, Detroit News, March 10, 2007
• Rep. Brown making stops in Millington and Vassar Monday, Tuscola County Adventure
• New leader stresses growth, Detroit News, March 9, 2007
• Leaders paint bleak picture, Saline Reporter, March 8, 2007
• Panel tells Mich. how to bypass Prop 2, Detroit News, March 8, 2007
• Public meetings on financial challenges broadcast on CDTV for the next eight weeks, Dearborn Press & Guide, March 7, 2007
• Lawmakers should follow through on benefit cuts, Detroit News, March 6, 2007
• CRC Report: MEDC Important To Economy, MIRS Capitol Capsule, March 5, 2007
• Schools and finance: A convenient crisis, Jackson City Patriot, March 2, 2007
• Make teachers state employees, hometownlife.com, March 1, 2007
• Fixing the state like any business would, Oakland Business Review, March 1-7, 2007

• Custodians, food workers to take hit, Tri-County Times, February 28, 2007
• Commissioners push forward with county exec plan, Macomb Daily, February 28, 2007
• Steps for a brighter Michigan future, [Muskegon] Examiner, February 28, 2007
• C.R.C. Report urges expansion of regional development, Gongwer News Service, February 27, 2007
• Battle over state budget just heating up, Jackson Citizen Patriot, February 21, 2007
• Gas tax hike on the table, MLive Lansing Bureau, February 21, 2007
• County Commission denies May vote on charter issues, [Sterling Heights] Sentry, February 21, 2007
• Regional Development Can Help Economy, MIRS Capitol Capsule, February 20, 2007
• Research Council Pushes Regional Economic Development, Gongwer News Service, February 20, 2007
• Granholm's prison population proposal, Jackson Citizen Patriot, February 15, 2007
• Like automakers, schools must change or perish, Detroit News, February 15, 2007
• State must lead school funding efforts, Saline Reporter, February 15, 2007
• Switch in government may get look, Detroit Free Press, February 14, 2007
• Commissioners protect own turf by stalling vote, Macomb Daily, February 14, 2007
• Commissioners put exec issue on back burner, Macomb Daily, February 14, 2007
• Macomb Co. takes time on exec idea, Detroit News, February 14, 2007
• Macomb Not Ready For Executive, MIRS Capitol Capsule, February 13, 2007
• County executive won't be on ballot, Detroit News, February 13, 2007
• County exec vote rejected, Macomb Daily, February 13, 2007
• Jack Lessenberry Essays and Interviews -- Tom Clay, 2/9/07, Michigan Public Radio, February 9, 2007
• Let voters decide ASAP on Macomb County exec, Detroit Free Press, February 8, 2007
• The state we're in, February 7-13, 2007, The Metro Times
• Instant, long-term changes needed, Escanaba Daily Press, February 7, 2007
• How to fund keeping state’s natural resources healthy?, Ludington Daily News, February 6, 2007
• Open mind on inmate release, Grand Rapids Press, February 6, 2007
• Michiganders favor cuts over taxes, Detroit Free Press, February 6, 2007
• Prison plan upsets sheriff, Saginaw News, February 6, 2007
• Council To Look At Tax Policy, Grand Rapids Business Journal, February 5, 2007
• State official suggests cutting more employees, Oakland Press, February 5, 2007
• Don't delay vote on county executive, Macomb Daily, February 4, 2007
• Granholm to propose release of elderly, infirm inmates to reduce prison spending, MLive Lansing Bureau, February 4, 2007
• The solution to the state's deficit is..., Saginaw News, February 4, 2007
• Granholm's budget panel lays groundwork for tax increase, spending cuts, Detroit News, February 2, 2007
• State plans first conservation summit next week, The Mining Journal, February 2, 2007
• Mich. tax bills show drop since 1991, Lansing State Journal, February 2, 2007
• Share, merge for lower costs, Grand Rapids Press, February 2, 2007
• Commissioners push for May vote on county exec, Macomb Daily, February 2, 2007
• Resident have seen state tax bills drop, Associated Press, February 2, 2007
• Report may pave way for tax hike, Detroit News, February 2, 2007
• NRC Hosting Summit, MIRS Capitol Capsule, February 1, 2007
• Deficits may swell with school cuts, Detroit Free Press, February 1, 2007
• MACOMB COUNTY COUNTY-WIDE: Outside group may study executive proposal, Detroit Free Press, February 1, 2007
• Budget panel expected to deliver report this week, WLNS TV 6 in Lansing, February 1, 2007
• Budget panel expected to deliver report this week, MLive.com, February 1, 2007

• to prosperity: Kick gas tax into orbit, Bay City Times, January 31, 2007
• Citizens Research Council Releases Revised Tax Outline, MIRS Capitol Capsule, January 29, 2007
• C.R.C.: Overall tax revenues rise slightly in recent years, Gongwer News Service, January 29, 2007
• More savings are possible to avoid raising state taxes, Detroit News, January 28, 2007
• Stopping Michigan's economic free fall, Toledo Blade, January 26, 2007
• Taxing seesaw perplexes, Detroit Free Press, January 26, 2007
• State bets lottery sale could fix deficit, Detroit News, January 26, 2007
• Foundation starts $1 million challenge, The [MSU] State News, January 23, 2007
• Bold ideas needed to balance budget, Crain's Detroit Business, January 22-28, 2007
• Crackdown on crime proves costly, Grand Rapids Press, January 22, 2007
• Prisons eat hole in Michigan's budget, Detroit Free Press, January 21, 2007
• Budget expert scales back, Lansing State Journal, January 20, 2007
• Chairman invokes GOP amendment, Jackson Citizen Patriot, January 20, 2007
• Prison spending eating a hole in state budget, Lansing State Journal, January 20, 2007
• Jack Lessenberry Essays and Interviews -- Craig Thiel, 1/19/07, Michigan Public Radio, January 19, 2007
• Clay Steps Down As CRC Director, Thiel Moves In, MIRS Capitol Capsule, January 17, 2007
• Work to raise the level of job skills in Michigan, and broaden the state sales tax, Detroit Free Press, January 18, 2007
• State prisons bulging with record number of inmates, MLive.com, January 18, 2007
• Two Camps Emerged In Advisory Meeting, MIRS Capitol Capsule, January 16, 2007
• Clay leaving C.R.C., Gongwer News Service, January 16, 2007
• Term limits facing scrutiny, Kalamazoo Gazette, January 15, 2007
• Budget: Granholm's panel won't tell state anything it didn't already know, Lansing State Journal, January 15, 2007
• Conference to consider fate of schools' budgets, cuts, [Adrian] Daily Telgram, January 14, 2007
• Conference to consider fate of schools’ budgets, cuts, Adrian Daily Telegram, January 14, 2007
• Time to discuss sales tax on services, Kalamazoo Gazette, January 10, 2007
• Granholm enlists past governors to help fix state's fiscal crisis, Jackson Citizen Patriot, January 10, 2007
• Time to discuss sales tax on services, Kalamazoo Gazette, January 10, 2007
• Granholm's challenge, Toledo Blade, January 9, 2007
• Michigan may tax services, Detroit News, January 9, 2007
• Strapped cities eye money of development authorities, Detroit Free Press, January 2, 2007
• Detroit's budget gets back on track, Detroit News, January 1, 2007