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

• Incentives too steep at $900,000 per job, Detroit News, May 8, 2008
• Macomb's next step: Set rules for county, Detroit Free Press, May 8, 2008
• Mich. prison costs could reach $500M, Detroit News, May 3, 2008
• Prison costs on agenda, Detroit News, May 2, 2008

• County executive question on the ballot May 6, The Romeo Observer, April 30, 2008
• Michigan Treasury reviewing cash-strapped Pontiac's finances, MLive.com, April 29, 2008
• Rally backs easing school funding gap, Detroit News, April 22, 2008
• May 6 vote could change county for generations, Macomb Daily, April 20, 2008
• Move to elect Detroit City Council by district surfaces, Detroit News, April 16, 2008
• Bulging prisons drain Michigan's budget, Detroit News, April 14, 2008
• Info sessions set on exec measure, Detroit Free Press, April 13, 2008
• Right-sized Warren budget gives taxpayers a break, Detroit News, April 8, 2008
• Growth helps Ann Arbor city tax revenues rise, Ann Arbor News, April 7, 2008
• Mayor: Tap casinos to spur city growth, Detroit Free Press, April 3, 2008
• Forum planned on ways to govern a county, Macomb Daily, April 2, 2008
• Michigan's getting shortchanged, Detroit Free Press, April 2, 2008
• E.L. City Council's proposed budget falls 8 percent below last year's, State News, April 2, 2008

• Property tax lessons from Calif., Michigan, Asbury Park Press, March 30, 2008
• Charter vote draws little interest, Macomb Daily, March 30, 2008
• Executive decisions, Shelby Township Source Newspapers, March 30, 2008
• How to measure Michigan's makeover, South Lyon Herald, March 29, 2008
• Macomb exec plan raises tax fears, Detroit News, March 28, 2008
• Kenneth Cockrel plans for succession, Detroit News, March 26, 2008
• Phil Power: Michigan is losing this con game, Livingston Daily, March 26, 2008
• Charges against Detroit mayor another blow for city, Christian Science Monitor, March 24, 2008
• Property tax breaks can help struggling neighborhoods, Kalamazoo Gazette, March 20, 2008
• History of Michigan's tax on cigarettes, Detroit Free Press, March 14, 2008
• Bruce Twp. hosts first county executive meeting, Romeo Observer, March 12, 2008
• Working to change Michigan, Livingston Daily, March 12, 2008
• Council scrutinizes mayor's spending, Detroit News, March 12, 2008
• Capitol Briefings: Revenue shortfall leads to budget uncertainty, Crain's Detroit Business, March 10, 2008
• Forums give voters chance to discuss, debate county exec, Macomb Daily, March 5, 2008
• Expert sees improvement in state economy, [Coldwater] Daily Reporter, March 4, 2008
• Road repair formula needs update, Ann Arbor News, March 3, 2008
• Higher gas tax plan fuels debate, Lansing State Journal, March 3, 2008
• Gas tax increase necessary to fix state's roads, Oakland Press, March 2, 2008
• Speakers express optimism at summit, [Coldwater] Daily Reporter, March 1-2, 2008
• Forecast: State, Branch County economies sluggish for another decade, Battle Creek Enquirer, March 1, 2008

• Road funding: Change state formula to reflect traffic volume, Flint Journal, February 28, 2008
• Road funding formula rips off Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo Gazette, February 28, 2008
• Road usage should be factor in state funding, Battle Creek Enquirer, February 28, 2008
• Pothole Problems, WLNS Channel 6, February 27, 2008
• Lawmaker faults mayor on audits, Detroit News, February 27, 2008
• State roads need fairer and greater funding, Detroit Free Press, February 27, 2008
• Branch County Economic Summit Friday, Battle Creek Enquirer, February 27, 2008
• Disparities in Road Funding; Local Roads Left Out, WILX Lansing, February 27, 2008
• Study: Michigan road funding formula favors least-traveled byways, MLive.com, February 26, 2008
• Metro drivers losing out, Detroit Free Press, February 26, 2008
• State's Highway Funding Plan Could Be Better, Group Says, WWJ 950, February 25, 2008
• New proposal aims to fix county roads, Daily Tribune
• Count shows dip in enrollment, Livingston Daily, February 25, 2008
• Forums will discuss county executive, Shelby Township Source Newspapers, February 24, 2008
• To the point: Time to look at road funding formulas, Lansing State Journal, February 23, 2008
• Overhaul antiquated road funding formula, Detroit News, February 21, 2008
• Priorities: State lawmakers lay out their goals for the year ahead, Battle Creek Enquirer, February 17, 2008
• Thanks to surplus, state has can ponder options, [Sault St. Marie] Evening News, February 17, 2008
• Private-sector group bringing ideas to state budget fray, Crain's Detroit Business, February 11, 2008
• Brownfield tax breaks blunted by ill economy, Detroit News, February 8, 2008
• Outdated state formula said to favor rural over urban areas, Dowagiac Daily News, February 7, 2008
• Highway formula favors rural areas, Gongwer News Service, February 6, 2008
• Possible solutions to Michigan's budget crisis, Flint Journal, February 4, 2008
• Governor's financial panel members look to '09 budget, Battle Creek Enquirer, February 4, 2008

• Think outside the box for education, Livingston Daily, January 31, 2008
• A Second Look At The EFAP Report, MIRS Capitol Capsule, January 28, 2008
• People making news, Detroit Free Press, January 27, 2008
• Bishop Pledges More Consolidation For FY '09, MIRS Capitol Capsule, January 25, 2008
• Schools need to improve despite tough times ahead, Detroit News, January 21, 2008
• A conversation with: Ronald Robinson, co-chair of ballot action committee Charter = County Executive, Crain's Detroit Business, January 21, 2008
• Restore confidence, resurrect state, Grand Rapids Press, January 17, 2008
• Good hired to zoo post, Royal Oak Daily Tribune, January 11, 2008
• Don’t spend surplus all at once, [Houghton] Daily Mining Gazette, January 8, 2008
• Budget: Thanks to '07 surplus, state has moment to ponder options, Lansing State Journal, January 8, 2008
• Back to work time, Muskegon Chronicle, January 7, 2008
• Michigan's Budget Crisis: A long-term analysis of the future for Michigan's economy and state finances, Flint Journal, January 7, 2008
• Economists expected to say state will continue to struggle, MLive.com, Lansing State Journal, WSBT-TV - South Bend,IN, January 6, 2008
• Miscellaneous news responses, Adrian Daily Telegram, January 5, 2008
• Leaders need to see big picture, Ann Arbor News, January 3, 2008
• It’s Better, But It’s Still With Us, My TV20 Detroit, January 2, 2008
• History may repeat with state budget, Detroit Free Press, January 2, 2008