2003 Media Citations

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Lawmakers again tackle budget deficit, tax code, Macomb Daily, December 30, 2003
Budget dominates Granholm’s year, Monroe Evening News, December 30, 2003
Lawmakers again tackle state’s budget deficit, Macomb Daily, December 25, 2004
Governor hopes better economy means easier second year, Detroit Legal News, December 25, 2003
Michigan hospital finances in five-year decline from 1998 to 2002, Dowagiac Daily News, December 24, 2003
Granholm pins hopes on a better economy, Ann Arbor News, December 24, 2003
Don’t Force DMC to Spend on Sick Clinics, Detroit News, December 24, 2003
Hospital finances worsen over five years, Gongwer News Service, December 22, 2003
Budget deal hammered out, Kalamazoo Gazette, December 19, 2003
It’s a deal: Tax cut delayed, Flint Journal, December 19, 2003
TAX AND AX: Tax cut delay should be part of balanced strategy, Detroit Free Press, December 16, 2003
State budget process needs an overhaul, Crain’s Detroit Business, December 15, 2003
Budget consumes Granholm’s year, Crain’s Detroit Business, December 15, 2003
North Huron superintendent reviews state budget crisis, impact with board, Huron Daily Tribune, December 11, 2003
Pt. Huron hears presentation on budget woes, Harbor Beach Times, December 10, 2003
Summit: Funding is just one piece of transportation puzzle, Crain’s Detroit Business, December 8, 2003
State getting by on ’50s tax system, Grand Ledge Independent, December 7, 2003
Port Huron superintendent reviews state budget problems, school aid fund, Huron Daily Tribune, December 2, 2003

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Trying to get to a 21st century economy using a 1950s tax system, Hometown Newspapers, November 30, 2003
Getting to 21st century with a ’50s tax system, Hometown Newspapers, November 27, 2003
Services want their share if state freezes income tax, Muskegon Chronicle, November 27, 2003
A state school tax boost should focus on buildings, Flint Journal, November 23, 2003
Granholm pushes no new taxes, Detroit News, November 19, 2003
Tax on services could happen, Lansing State Journal, November 14, 2003
Chalk Talk by Penny S. Swanson, Superintendent of Chesaning Union Schools, Tri County Citizen, November 9, 2003
GOP wants to balance budget by cuts alone, Eaton Rapids Community News, November 2, 2003

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Balance the budget by cuts alone?, Livingston County Press, October 30, 2003
State can only trim so much, Northville Record, October 30, 2003
Crisis Tour II: Gov. Granholm again travels state in search of your budget solutions, Detroit Free Press, October 26, 2003
State’s money woes require structural changes, Delta/Waverly News, October 26, 2003
Happy days here again?, Saginaw News, October 26, 2003
Tax cuts not getting the results, Flint Journal, October 26, 2003
Creating jobe takes more than hocus-pocus, Bay City Times, October 26, 2003
In a crisis, Michigan needs to get budget fundamentals right, Williamston Enterprise, October 26, 2003
State budget problems continue, Livingston County Press, October 26, 2003
No easy solution to state budget crisis, Portland Review and Observer, October 26, 2003
In a crisis, state needs budget fundamentals, East Lansing Towne Courier, October 26, 2003
Reimbursement already too low, doctors contend, Lansing State Journal, October 25, 2003
State’s budget woes need more than just a quick fix, Hometown Newspapers, October 23, 2003
Our problems, our solutions, Northville Record, October 23, 2003
Creating jobs takes more than tax-cut hocus-pocus, Grand Rapids Press, October 22, 2003
State slashes medical coverage for the poor, Michigan Citizen, October 20, 2003
Districts have long history of dispute, Oakland Press, October 19, 2003
Group: State deficit will linger, Macomb Daily, October 17, 2003
More far-reaching budget cuts on horizon, Flint Journal, October 15, 2003
Schools brace for more cuts, Ann Arbor News, October 15, 2003
More cuts: Michigan’s budget is $900 million short. Just about everyone will feel the pain, Saginaw News, October 15, 2003
Tax cuts to take toll on state services, Muskegon Chronicle, October 13, 2003
Tax revenue keeps slipping away, Jackson City Patriot, October 10, 2003
University presidents sound alarm on funding, Mlive.com Lansing Bureau, October 11, 2003
Deficit is soaring; budget faces cuts, Detroit Free Press, October 8, 2003

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Capitol Steps to perform at council’s meeting, Crain’s Detroit Business, September 29, 2003
State budget may fall short by $300M, Crain’s Detroit Business, September 22-28, 2003
New state fiscal year brings pay cuts to some, Detroit Legal News, September 17, 2003
Less money for some state officials, Romeo Observer, September 17, 2003
State lawmakers to tighten belts, Ann Arbor News, September 15, 2003
Officials fact self-imposed pay cuts, Marquette Mining Journal, September 13, 2003
Group meeting features college panel, Detroit News, September 4, 2003
Jan. 4, 1968 — ‘Recommend Oxford Cityhood’, Oxford Leader, September 3, 2003
Medicaid Eligibility, Healthcare Weekly Review, September 3, 2003

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Jim’s Jottings, Clarkston News, August 6, 2003

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A fiscal leap of faith: Budget plan is based on too many presumptions, The Monroe Guardian, July 31, 2003
Happy budget talk depends on slow economy, Lincoln Park News-Herald, July 30, 2003
Granholm, legislators shouldn’t be celebrating budget yet, Oakland Press, July 27, 2003
Communities find extra cash in higher fees, Detroit News, July 3, 2003

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Local hospital budgets squeezed, Ann Arbor News, June 22, 2003
Lathrup Village’s services at risk, Detroit Free Press, June 10, 2003

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District marks end of an era; others to follow?, Houghton Daily Mining Gazette, May 30, 2003
Web site provides ‘one-stop shopping’ for budget research, Oakland County Legal News, May 23, 2003
State shouldn’t rule out key income sources, Muskegon Chronicle, May 23, 2003
State budget is topic at Government Day Luncheon, Clinton County News, May 11, 2003
Long-term Changes Needed to Wipe Out Michigan’s Deficit, Detroit News, May 18, 2003
Detroit Should Continue Income Tax Rollback, Detroit News, May 7, 2003

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Lawmakers Choose Scholarships, But Put Off Paying for Them, Detroit News, April 25, 2003
Flint getting tough on tax collection, Flint Journal, April 14, 2003
Granholm’s cuts may hurt our intellectual capital, Grand Ledge Independent, April 13, 2003
Education, jails top budget priorities since ’90, Lansing State Journal, April 9, 2003
Fiscal forecasts for the near future, Benzie County Record-Patriot, April 9, 2003
CRC report shows voters reject tax increases all over Michigan, Oxford Leader, April 2, 2003

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Lengthy war could bring more budget trouble to Lansing, Crain’s Detroit Business, March 24, 2003
Publisher named Achiever of the Year, Flint Journal, March 20, 2003
Medicaid – What It Is and How It Works, Healthcare Weekly Review, March 19, 2003
Education cuts were the most painful, Holt Community News, March 16, 2003
Higher education cuts were the most painful heard in Michigan in many years, Eaton Rapids Community News, March 16, 2003
Uninsured kids miss chance for free care, Detroit News, March 16, 2003
Bad economic forecast, Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun, March 14, 2003
Consider consequences of cuts, Hometown Newspapers including Livingston County Press/Argus and Ingham County News, March 13, 2003
Granholm carves new ground for Democrat, Observer & Eccentric Newspapers, March 13, 2003
Local Sales Tax Is Wrong Cure for Detroit Hospital Ills, Detroit News, March 13, 2003
BPS braces for budget cuts, parents learn about deficit, Bedford Press, March 10, 2003
Lawmakers ready to start work on Granholm’s budget proposal, Detroit Legal News, March 10, 2003
Reducing prison costs, populations may mean moving inmates to halfway houses, M-Live Lansing Bureau, March 10, 2003
New prison rules proposed, Ann Arbor Press, March 10, 2003
Reassuring the uninsured, Jackson Citizen Patriot, March 10, 2003
Granholm prison plan would move inmates out, Muskegon Chronicle, March 10, 2003
Governor’s next hurdle is to keep budget intact, Lansing State Journal, March 9, 2003
K-12 funding spared under Granholm plan, Hillsdale Daily News, March 8, 2003
Budget proposal calls for cuts to higher ed, Ludington Daily News, March 8, 2003
Budget calls for 6 percent cut to CMU, Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun, March 7-8, 2003
School officials laud budget plan; universities worry about funding, Battle Creek Enquirer, March 7, 2003
Colleges face money crunch, Ann Arbor Press, March 7, 2003
Granholm’s budget excludes tax hikes, Macomb Daily, March 7, 2003
Granholm presents budget, Houghton Daily Mining Gazette, March 7, 2003
Granholm budget restores K-12 funds, cuts higher ed, Ironwood Daily Globe, March 7, 2003
Lawmakers to grapple with Granholm budget, Marquette Mining Journal, March 7, 2003
Work begins on Michigan budget, Ironwood Daily Globe, March 7, 2003
Budget proposal takes stab at deficit, Ann Arbor Press, March 7, 2003
Governor presents first budget proposal, Big Rapids Pioneer, March 7, 2003
School districts welcome restoration of aid funding, Hillsdale Daily News, March 7, 2003
Cuts dig deep, Saginaw News, March 7, 2003
$1.9-BILLION BUDGET MESS: On Thursday, Gov. Jennifer Granholm will reveal her plan to make massive cuts; how will she do it?, Detroit Free Press, March 5, 2003
Communities set to trim beyond the fat, Detroit Free Press, March 4, 2003
Blanchard blames Engler for budget woes, Oakland Press, March 2, 2003

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Newsmakers, Rainmakers, Oakland County Legal News, February 28, 2003
PTA to hold forum on budget cuts, Bedford Press, February 24, 2003
Medicaid: Optional services may be cut, Crain’s Detroit Business, February 24, 2003
Granholm seeks help from feds on red ink, Ann Arbor News, February 23, 2003
Granholm, other governors press for more aid, Grand Rapids Press, February 23, 2003
Granholm off to D.C. with hopes up, hand out, Flint Journal, February 23, 2003
Granholm, governors press for more federal aid, Bay City Times, February 23, 2003
Budget meeting planned Monday, Bedford Now, February 21, 2003
Budget: Every department to experience cuts, Lansing State Journal, February 20, 2003
Blue Cross/Blue Shield offers help finding area services, Detroit News-Health News, February 19, 2003
Schools seek more funding, oppose cuts, Clare Sentinel, February 18, 2003
Cuts may be made Feb. 17, Daily Press-Escanaba, February 11, 2003
Rural health care system threatened, Traverse City Record Eagle, February 8, 2003
Report discusses medicaid fixes, Gongwer Michigan Report, February 6, 2003
Web site provides ‘one-stop shopping’ for budget research, Detroit Legal News, February 4, 2003
Minor cuts just won’t cut it as state ponders $1.7B deficit, Crain’s Detroit Business, February 3, 2003

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No: Maintaining quality of life means raising tax revenues, Detroit News, January 19, 2003
Granholm: No service is sacred, Detroit News, January 19, 2003
Budget experts to go over economic picture, Flint Journal, January 13, 2003
Sticky Situation, Lansing State Journal, January 8, 2003
Granholm Seeks Inclusiveness, Detroit Free Press, January 5, 2003

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