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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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