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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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