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• Governor can’t ‘tinker’ her way out of this crisis, Livingston County Daily, December 29-30, 2006
• Increasing Revenues A Must?, MIRS Capitol Capsule, December 27, 2006
• 10 things to watch, Crain’s Detroit Business, December 25, 2006
• It’s time: As budget crisis resumes, governor must take political risks, Lansing State Journal, December 24, 2006
• Problem won’t go away, Lansing State Journal, December 24, 2006
• Time to update state Constitution, Detroit Free Press, December 24, 2006
• Budget Gimmicks Disappearing, MIRS Capitol Capsule, December 22, 2006
• Deficit = more cuts, taxes?, Detroit News, December 22, 2006
• Concerns need addressing, Midland Daily News, December 21, 2006
• Prisons: Granholm, Legislature must work toward reform, savings in ’07, Lansing State Journal, December 20, 2006
• Clearing the way for cooperation, Grand Rapids Press, December 19, 2006
• Mixed views on Proposal 2 implementation, Gongwer News Service, December 18, 2006
• Unfunded health care costs top $20B, Oakland Press, December 17, 2006
• ‘Bizarre’ events cost city bundle, Saginaw News, December 17, 2006
• Unfunded health care costs top $20B, Oakland Press, December 17, 2006
• Critics of draft charter in uproar over worker rules, Saginaw News, December 12, 2006
• Think tank says Kalamazoo to be `beacon’ for state, Kalamazoo Gazette, December 8, 2006
• State Facing As Much As $500 Million In Red Ink Experts Say, MIRS Capitol Capsule, December 8, 2006

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• Dear Governor: You must be bold, Livingston Daily, November 29, 2006
• MESSA Calls On Retirees To Circle Wagons, MIRS Capitol Capsule, November 27, 2006
• Citizens meet to discuss SBT replacement, Dewitt/Bath Review, November 26, 2006
• `Terrible news’ coming for schools, budget watchdog says, MLive.com Lansing Bureau, November 26, 2006
• Deficit spending rising in Beecher, Flint Journal, November 25, 2006
• School funding crisis looms, Ann Arbor News [also Business Review, Muskegon Chronicle, Saginaw News], November 23, 2006
• Homer board unhappy with budget deficit, Home Index, November 22, 2006
• Michigan Vote Roils Ground Under K-12 Race Cases, Education Week, November 22, 2006 [guest registration possible]
• Public input important after election, Livingston Daily, November 22, 2006
• Strong Constitutions, Jack Lessenberry essay on Michigan Public Radio, November 21, 2006
• Jelinek: Term Limits Hurts Appropriation Process, MIRS Capitol Capsule, November 21, 2006
• Strapped schools give Proposal 5 wistful look, Detroit Free Press, November 20, 2006
• New year could bring new ways of looking at state’s tax structure, [Owosso] Argus-Press [also Bay City Times, [Escanaba] Daily Press, Detroit Legal News, Jackson City Patriot, [Mt. Pleasant] Morning Sun, Oakland Press[Poty Huron] Times Herald], November 19, 2006
• State tax gap, Detroit Free Press, November 19, 2006
• Changes ahead for state tax system, Associated Press [Ann Arbor News, The [Greenville] Daily News, [Sault Ste. Marie] Evening News, [Royal Oak] Daily Tribune, Livingston County Press, [Marquette] Mining Journal, Monroe Evening News, Muskegon Chronicle, Petoskey News, {Big Rapids] Prioneer], November 19, 2006
• Tax reform tops legislative agenda, Kalamazoo Gazette, November 19, 2006
• Keep it simple Charter Commission reaches stalemate debating document’s details, Dearborn Press and Guide, November 19, 2006
• A look at some ideas for revamping state spending and taxes, The [Big Rapids] Pioneer, November 18-19, 2006
• Taxing questions, Associated Press [The Marquette Mining Journal, Ludington News, Lansing State Journal], November 18, 2006
• A look at some ideas for revamping state spending and taxes, Monterey [California] Herald, November 18, 2006
• Michigan Headed For More Red Ink, MIRS Capitol Capsule, November 16, 2006
• Big deficit slams state, Detroit News, November 16, 2006
• Report: Gap between revenue, spending growing, Crain’s Detroit Business, November 13-19, 2006
• Town hall urges no tax cuts, Gongwer News Service, November 13, 2006
• Political information site swamped with hits before Tuesday’s election, Detroit News, November 10, 2006
• Local Elections, National Politics, National Public Radio, November 9, 2006
• Granholm agenda: ‘quality of life’, Kalamazoo Gazette, November 9, 2006
• Dems set sights on new agenda for Michigan, MLive.com Lansing Bureau, November 9, 2006
• School budgets hit by state’s structural deficit, Dearborn Press and Guide, November 8, 2006
• PROPOSAL 5: School aid plan snubbed, Detroit Free Press, November 8, 2006
• Michigan voters OK ban on some affirmative action, Associated Press [The [Greenville] Daily News, Marquette Mining Journal, Monroe Evening News], November 8, 2006
• Michigan voters approve banning some affirmative action programs, Grand Haven Tribune, November 8, 2006
• K-16 supporters concede defeat, Detroit News, November 8, 2006
• Affirmative action banapproved, [St. Joseph] Herald Palladium, November 8, 2006
• Prop. 2: A question of affirmative action, Gaylord Herald Times, November 7, 2006
• Prop. 1 would restrict recreation, conservation funds, Gaylord Herald Times, November 7, 2006
• Make democracy work: Get out and vote, Monroe Evening News, November 6, 2006
• Proposal 4 – Should it be adopted?, Muskegon County Legal, November 6, 2006
• State ballot proposals cover many issues, Marshall Chronicle, November 6, 2006
• Proposal 2 not a full affirmative action ban, Niles Daily Star, November 6, 2006
• Past the top of the ticket, Crain’s Detroit Business, November 6 – 12, 2006
• Local officials split on whether measure is good for state, Huron Daily Tribune, November 5, 2006
• Confused? Web can untangle voters’ issues, Ann Arbor News, November 5, 2006
• Proposal 5 – negative, Midland Daily News, November 5, 2006
• 2 sides of affirmative action, St. Joseph Herald Palladium, November 5, 2006
• Statewide proposals: How we see them, Huron Daily Tribune, November 5 2006
• Prop 5 will help provide well-educated work force, HometownLife.com, November 5, 2006
• What’s on the November 7 ballot?, [Ludington] Daily News, November 4, 2006
• A question of affirmative action, Gaylord Herald Times, November 4, 2006
• Prop. 1 would restrict recreation, conservation funds, Gaylord Herald Times, November 4, 2006
• Prop 1 will stop transfer of recreation funding, Niles Daily Star, November 3, 2006
• Prop 1 will stop transfer of recreation funding, Niles Daily Star, November 3, 2006
• All five proposals are very different, indeed, Northville Record, November 3, 2006
• Prop. 1 guards recreation fees, Detroit Free Press, November 3, 2006
• Vote YES on Proposal 1, [Dowagiac] Daily News, November 3, 2006
• Opinion: Vote “yes” on Proposal 2, [Wayne State University’s] The South End, November 2, 2006
• Learn about ballot proposals, Livingston Daily, November 2, 2006
• Teachers find few allies that back Prop 5, Macomb Daily, November 2, 2006
• Proposal 5: K-16 School Funding, Cedar Springs Post, November 2, 2006
• Election Recap: Don’t forget those state ballot proposals, Saginaw Review, November 2 – 25, 2006
• Passage of proposals could impact economy, Heritage Newspapers [Dexter Leader, Milan News, Saline Reporter, Chelsea Standard, Southgate Herald], November 2, 2006
• Says no to eminent domain proposal, Oscoda Press, November 1, 2006
• Nov 7 ballot: Voters face millage propositions, L’Anse Sentinel, November 1, 2006
• Statewide Ballot Proposals: For 2006 General Election Part III, Heritage Newspapers [Shepherd Argus, Colman Tribune], November 1, 2006
• Vote no; put burden on Legislature for budgets, Livingston Daily, November 1, 2006
• Making Sense of the State Ballot Proposals, Saginaw Review, October 19 – November 1, 2006
• Proposal 5 would boost school funding, but some question cost of plan, Ann Arbor Business Review, October 26 – November 1, 2006
• Proposal 5: What Is It?, Rockford Independent, November 1, 2006
• FROM OUR READERS | NOV. 7 ELECTION: Prop 06-2: Ban affirmative action?, Detroit Free Press, November 1, 2006

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• Statewide Ballot Proposals, Muskegon Chronicle, October 31, 2006
• It’s crunch time, Huron Daily Tribune, October 31 ,2006
• Five state-wide ballot issues to challenge voters Nov. 7, Maple Valley News, October 31, 2006
• Statewide ballot proposals to be decided in November, Stockbridge Town Crier, October 31, 2006
• Trustee claims school chief violated election law, Grand Rapids Press, October 31, 2006
• Election 2006: Proposal Would Mandate Funding Levels For Education, WKAR Michigan Public Radio, October 31, 2006
• How can we cut education money and expect better schools?, Ann Arbor News, October 30, 2006
• Sorting out the proposals, While Lake Beacon, October 29, 2006
• Proposal 2: Affirmative action vote was years in the making, Grand Rapids Press, October 29, 2006
• Granholm seeks to convey hope, Muskegon Chronicle, October 29, 2006
• Pre-election information on candidates available, Battle Creek Enquirer, October 29, 2006
• What a ban on affirmative action would mean to local government, Detroit Free Press, October 29, 2006
• What a ban on affirmative action would mean to public schools, Detroit Free Press, October 29, 2006
• Deciding the dove debate, Tuscola Advertiser, October 28, 2006
• Experts weigh business tax replacement issue, Hometownlife.com, October 26, 2006
• PROPOSALS 1-5, Northville Record, October 26, 2006
• Racial preferences target of proposal, Marquette Mining Journal, October 26, 2006
• No on Prop 06-1, Flint Journal, October 26, 2006
• Election information available at library, Albion Recorder, October 26, 2006
• No on Prop 06-1, Flint Journal, October 26, 2006
• School funding would benefit from proposal, Milford Times, October 26, 2006
• Understanding Proposal Five, South Lyon Herald, October 26, 2006
• Securing racial spoils, Washinton [D.C.] Times, October 26, 2006
• Statewide Ballot Proposals For 2006 General Election Part III, Shepard Argus and Coleman Tribune, October 25, 2006
• Proposal 06-4: wording and waht it means, The [Muskegon] Examiner, October 25, 2006
• Financial session looks at state budget, Dearborn/Dearborn Heights Press and Guide, October 25, 2006
• Race issue overshadows threat to women – Prop 2 opponents, Flint Journal, October 25, 2006
• Hamstringing cities, Flint Journal, October 25, 2006
• Women could be hurt if Prop 2 passes, opponents say, MLive.com Lansing Bureau, October 25, 2006
• Affirm this remedy, Flint Journal, October 24, 2006
• Hunting doves up to voters, Oakland Press, October 23, 2006
• Anti-affirmative action proposal stirs up debate, Iron Mountain Daily News, October 23, 2006
• Animal activists, hunters square off, Detroit Free Press, October 23, 2006
• Reject Prop 06-5, Flint Journal, October 22, 2006
• Referenda give voters something to read in booth, Port Huron Times Herald, October 22, 2006
• Michigan may take hit to aid schools, Detroit Free Press, October 22, 2006
• Proposal to abandon affirmative action stirs up debate, MLive.com, October 22, 2006
• Proposal 2 has many B.C. critics, Battle Creek Enquirer, October 22, 2006
• Michigan vote on affirmative action could affect national debate, [Biloxi, MS] Sun Herald, October 22, 2006
• Proposal 2: Groups line up to oppose, Ludington Daily News, October 21, 2006
• City adds sessions to finance series, [Dearborn/Dearborn Heights] Press and Guide, October 18, 2006
• Prop 1: No to DNR fund-protectionism, Jackson Citizen Patriot, October 20, 2006
• Economists: On State of Economy/Gov.’s Responsibility And NAFTA, MIRS Capitol Capsule, October 20, 2006
• Prop 5 foes predict budget `chaos’, MLive.com Lansing Bureau, October 20, 2006
• FARMINGTON HILLS: Lawmakers to discuss business tax alternatives, Detroit Free Press, October 19, 2006
• Good public policy or discrimination?, Grosse Pointe News, October 19, 2006
• ELECTION 2006: Proposal 4 would limit land grabs, Detroit Free Press, October 19, 2006
• Affirmative action debate in Michigan could influence nation, Chicago Tribune, October 18, 2006
• Prop 06-5 would lock in bad policy; vote no, Detroit Free Press, October 18, 2006
• Statewide ballot issues, Milford Spinal Column, October 18, 2006
• Preserve property rights; vote Yes on Proposal 4, Detroit News, October 18, 2006
• Port Hope Brownfield Project – “in the works”, Harbor Beach Times, October 18, 2006
• School finance panel, The [Lenawee] Daily Telegram, October 17, 2006
• Voters to decide eminent domain, Monroe News, October 17, 2006
• Michigan budget crisis looms over gubernatorial election, World Socialist Web Site, October 17, 2006
• Granholm, DeVos have similar education stances, but clash on charter schools, ID, Oakland Press, October 16, 2006
• Voters to get say on school funding, Press & Argus, October 16, 2006
• Enact Proposal 1, Lansing State Journal, October 15, 2006
• ‘Yes’ to Proposal 5 will help our schools, Muskegon Chronicle, October 15, 2006
• Neither candidate has answers for budget shortfall, MLive.com Lansing Bureau, October 15, 2006
• Candidates pin state’s hopes on education, Livingston County Press, October 15, 2006
• Granholm pitches her plan for recovery, Grand Rapids Press, October 15, 2006
• Gubernatorial candidates have differing views on education, WOOD-TV [Grand Rapids], October 14, 2006
• Writer: Proposal 1 protects DNR funds, [Escanaba] Daily Press, October 13, 2006
• Proposal 5: Budget bomb, Saginaw News, October 12, 2006
• Proposal 1 meant to protect, Niles Daily Star, October 12, 2006
• Prop 4 seeks balance shift, Saginaw News, October 11, 2006
• Voters’ pick: Cash for kids or roads?, Detroit News, October 10, 2006
• Proposal 1: Nature protection funds don’t need constitutional shield, Lansing State Journal, October 10, 2006
• Weighing proposals on the Nov. 7 ballot, Crain’s Detroit Business, October 9-15, 2006
• Corrections: Large prison population drives costs, Crain’s Detroit Business, October 9-15, 2006
• Public pensions: Lack of money for future is big concern, Crain’s Detroit Business, October 9-15, 2006
• Statewide affirmative action Proposal 2: Campus divide, Lansing State Journal, October 9, 2006
• Definite ‘No’ on Proposal 5, Grand Rapids Press, October 8, 2006
• Dearborn takes cuts public, Detroit News, October 6, 2006
• Dove hunting a political football, Bay City Times, October 6, 2006
• Programs on gov’t budget challenges to be aired on CDTV, Dearborn Times Herald, October 4, 2006
• Financial forecast remains gloomy for public schools, Kalamazoo Gazette, October 1, 2006

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• Splurge on higher education, Detroit Free Press, September 30, 2006
• Chambers push tax proposals, September 25, 2006
• Jennifer Gratz: Affirmative action – ‘Yes’ is vote for fairness; and end to bias, Lansing State Journal, September 24, 2006
• K-16 will significantly hurt state’s taxpayers, Delta/Waverly News and Grand Ledge Independent, September 24, 2006
• News in a Minute: Wayne County — DEARBORN: Meetings to describe city budget process, Detroit Free Press, September 24, 2006
• Proposal 2 takes state backwards on race, gender, Muskegon Chronicle, September 24, 2006
• Aging inmates bring increased ailments, expenses, Grand Rapids Press, September 24, 2006
• Debating Proposal 2: The Affirmative Action Ban, Off the Record, September 22, 2006
• Connerly-Barfield Testy In MCRI Debate, MIRS Capitol Capsule, September 22, 2006
• Coalition opposes Prop. 5, [Mt. Pleasant] Morning Sun, September 18, 2006
• Bleak picture painted of future school finances, The [Adrian] Daily Telegram, September 16, 2006
• ‘K-16’ only protects retirement, Livingston Daily, September 14, 2006
• Mackinac Center Echoes Citizens Research On Prop 2006-5, MIRS Capitol Capsule, September 12, 2006
• C.R.C. Sees New Revenue Needed for K-16 Plan, Gongwer News Service, September 11, 2006
• CRC: Retirement Portion Of K-16 Proposal Will Balloon Costs, MIRS Capitol Capsule, September 11, 2006
• BUSINESS NEAR YOU: Research group doesn’t take sides; it gives information, Detroit Free Press, September 10, 2006
• C.R.C. on M.C.R.I: Courts/U-M will see biggest impact, Gongwer News Service, Friday, September 8, 2006
• CRC: MCRI Packs Small Punch, MIRS Capitol Capsule, September 8, 2006
• Election math does not add up, hometownlife.com, September 7, 2006

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• Treasury to form commission to aid struggling cities, Municipal Advisory Council of Michigan’s MAC Quarterly, Summer 2006

• CRC: Doves Not Significant Food Source, MIRS Capitol Capsule, August 29, 2006
• Sharing services becoming a necessity, Oakland Press, August 27, 2006
• CRC On DNR Ballot Plan, MIRS Capitol Capsule, August 21, 2006
• C.R.C.: D.N.R. funds relatively safe, Gongwer News Service, August 21, 2006
• State’s public schools have a cost problem, not a revenue problem, Ann Arbor News, August 18, 2006
• At 90, CRC still leading source for analysis of public issues, Hometownlife.com, August 17, 2006
• Those pesky ‘details’, Muskegon Chronicle, August 7, 2006

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• Replace revenue before killing SBT, Kalamazoo Gazette, July 30, 2006
• People making news, Detroit Free Press, July 23, 2006
• To replace SBT, apply sales tax to broader range of goods, Oakland Press, July 23, 2006
• Hunting regulations need to be reviewed every year, [Escanaba] Daily Press, July 21, 2006
• Early outs: Another big round of retirements isn’t what Michigan needs, Lansing State Journal, July 20, 2006
• `Train wreck’ of ballot proposals, MLive Lansing Bureau, July 11, 2006
• State should help local governments trim costs, Detroit News, July 10, 2006
• Buss Rejoins CRC, MIRS Capitol Capsule, July 6, 2006
• Non-Partisan Study Packs a Surprise, Great Lakes Bulletin News Service, July 5, 2006
• Mix of solutions may be needed to fund state roads, Detroit News, July 2, 2006
• Mix of solutions may be needed to fund state roads, San Jose Mercury News, July 1, 2006

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• Union-M.P. land swap deal closer to reality, Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun, June 29, 2006
• Use caution in killing business tax, Detroit News, June 28, 2006
• Expert: Economic rebound will not help state budget problems, The Bay Voice, June 28, 2006
• Blogs hit DeVos, Granholm, Gore, Detroit News, June 27, 2006
• Plan for SBT threatens state’s future, Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun, June 25, 2006
• Playing games with the SBT, The [Big Rapids] Pioneer, June 23, 2006
• Amid reform talk, is anyone even listening?, Northville Record, June 22, 2006
• Repealing SBT would hurt Michigan, Milford Times, June 22, 2006
• DeVos tax cut vow sets right tone for election, Detroit News, June 22, 2006
• De Vos outlines plan for government savings, tax cuts, Gongwer News Service, June 21, 2006
• CRC releases tax revenue comparison, SEMCOG Regional Update, June 19, 2006
• Political battle is continuing over SBT, Observer & Eccentric Newspapers, June 18, 2006
• Don’t let lawmakers gut Prop A tax cut, Detroit News, June 19, 2006
• Political battle continuing over Single Business Tax, Observer & Eccentric Newspapers, June 15, 2006
• State Tax Burden Below Average, C.R.C. Memo Says, Gongwer News Service, June 12, 2006
• Research Council: MI Tax Revenues Declining, MIRS Capitol Capsule, June 12, 2006
• People on the Move, Detroit News, June 1, 2006
• Don’t wait to gather election-year info, Huron Daily Tribune, June 1, 2006

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• Another Gas Sales Tax Bill Moves, But Why?, MIRS Capitol Capsule, May 31, 2006
• Report: High gas prices don’t bring more taxes, Crain’s Detroit Business, May 29, 2006
• There is no ‘windfall’ to rebate, Crain’s Detroit Business, May 29, 2006
• Don’t turn Constitution into a useless grab bag, Detroit News, May 28, 2006
• Budgeting: Legislators see quick work on plan; where’s work on structural deficit?, Lansing State Journal, May 28, 2006
• CAPITOL BRIEFS — TAXATION: Sales revenues lag, Detroit Free Press, May 28, 2006
• Column: Price of gas fuels campaign rhetoric, Mlive – Lansing Bureau, May 28, 2006
• Report: High Gas Prices Don’t Equal Tax Windfall, MIRS Capitol Capsule, May 26, 2006
• Taub Slams Brakes On Toll Road Idea, MIRS Capitol Capsule, July 25, 2006
• C.R.C.: No windfall from gas price spike, Gongwer News Service, May 23, 2006
• The cost of education: State must rethink how it funds its schools, Detroit Free Press, July 25, 2006
• People making news, Detroit Free Press, May 12, 2006
• Axing SBT: Making up $1.9 billion, Oakland Press, May 7, 2006
• SBT bedevils tech, service businesses, Crain’s Detroit Business, May 1, 2006

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• Power: The sky is indeed falling in Michigan, Lansing State Journal, April 30, 2006
• Clawson road bond issue heats up, Ferdale Mirror, April 27, 2006
• Thiel to C.R.C., Gongwer News Service, April 27, 2006
• Thiel Joins Citizens Research Council, MIRS Capitol Capsule, April 27, 2006
• Unfunded obligations have potential to sink state’s boat, HometownLife.com, April 27, 2006
• Union could transfer land to M.P. for project, (Mt. Pleasant/Alma) Morning Sun, April 27, 2006
• Plan would let counties raise sales tax for transit, Detroit News, April 24, 2006
• Less Money, More Creative Cuts: Cities’ budget alarms sound, Detroit Free Press, April 17, 2006
• Tax watchdog group invites public to Clawson tax proposal discussion, Royal Oak Daily Tribune, April 16, 2006
• Tax issue alone might derail drive toward Grand Blanc consolidation, Grand Blanc News, April 16, 2006
• Facts are clear: Taxes could rise, Grand Blanc News, April 16, 2006
• New community needs less taxes, Grand Blanc News, April 16, 2006
• Citizens Research Council Celebrates 90th, MIRS Capitol Capsule, April 13, 2006
• Citizens Research Council turns 90, Gongwer News Service, April 13, 2006
• Tax policy debate front and center in governor race, Muskegon Chronicle, April 13, 2006
• DeVos begins defining himself on tax issue, MLive.com, April 12, 2006
• DeVos says business tax overhaul should include tax cut, The (San Jose) Mercury News, April 12, 2006
• Tax action: If SBT has to go – if spending has to fall – do it now, Lansing State Journal, April 9, 2006
• House GOP Chiefs Pick Up Revenue Sharing Ball, MIRS Capitol Capsule, April 5, 2006
• Fully Recognizing the Benefits of Retirement, Washington Research Council, April 5, 2006
• Merger foe uses scare tactics, not reason, on services issue, Grand Blanc News, April 2, 2006
• Merger would boost cost of services, Grand Blanc News, April 2, 2006
• Consultant offers cost-saving ideas: Cass County government entities get ideas for cooperation, South Bend Tribune, April 2, 2006

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• Patterson idea: Oakland lend S.B.T. shortfall to state, Gongwer News Service, March 27, 2006
• Health-care costs slam Detroit budget, Associated Press, March 26, 2006
• Detroit’s health care costs projected to eat one-third of budget, MLive.com, March 25, 2006
• Cuts worry kids, parents: With $19 million in the bank, some question district’s priorities, Port Huron Times-Herald, March 25, 2006
• Taub proposed income tax cut, Oakland Press, March 25, 2006
• Health care threatens to swallow city budget, Detroit Free Press, March 25, 2006
• SBT replacement needs to be found, Holland Sentinel/Battle Creek Enquirer/Jackson City Patriot, March 25, 2006
• Pressure building to say this year what SBT replacement would be, WOOD-TV (Grand Rapids), March 24, 2006
  also see WLNS-TV (Lansing)
• On S.B.T. there’s no getting along, at least before the election, Gongwer News Service, March 24, 2006
• Clay: Economy to Crawl Near the Bottom, MIRS Capitol Capsule, March 24, 2006
• Pressure building to say this year what SBT replacement would be, MLive.com, March 24, 2006
  also see Detroit News, 3/25/06
• Off the Record, WKAR-TV, March 24, 2006
• Initial conference hopefully first step to a real solution, hometownlife.com, March 23, 2006
• No money for school repairs, districts complain, MLive.com, March 21, 2006
• School officials say maintenance/building needs critical, Gongwer News Service, March 20, 2006
• Unified Grand Blanc would have better roads — they couldn’t get worse, Grand Blanc News, March 19, 2006
• Merger would cost funding for roads, Grand Blanc News, March 19, 2006
• Tax scam: Legislature isn’t being honest with voters about SBT, Lansing State Journal, March 19, 2006
• Time to change direction on tax cuts, economists say, MLive.com, March 15, 2006
• CRC Paints Gloomy Long-Term Budget Picture, MIRS Capitol Capsule, March 15, 2006
• Detroit on the Edge, The Deal, March 13, 2006
• In first round, merger backers score key points, Grand Blanc News, March 12, 2006
• Consolidation would harm public safety, Grand Blanc News, March 12, 2006
• How to replace the SBT with nothing, Dearborn Times Herald, March 8, 2006
• What’s behind the spike in citizen democracy?, Royal Oak Daily Tribune, March 8, 2006
• Small-school issue: Are principals expendable?, Jackson Citizen Patriot, March 5, 2006
• Voters show weariness with rising local taxes, Detroit News, March 2, 2006

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• State is not ready to bond for retirement obligations, Municipal Advisory Council of Michigan’s MAC Quarterly, Winter 2006
• Jenison’s money woes garner attention from national television news, Michigan Education Report (Macknac Center for Public Policy), Winter/Spring 2006

• Expert: School funding woes here to stay, wwmt.com (Channel 3 in Battle Creek), February 28, 2006
• A slightly BIGGER ballot, Oakland Press, February 26, 2006
• DMC’s profit helps buff image, Crain’s Detroit Business, February 27, 2006
• Township’s tax base could aid city in a merger, Grand Blanc News, February 26, 2006
• Detroit faces a retiree health care monster, Detroit News, February 22, 2006
• Patterson’s proposal could spur needed tax reform, Birmingham Eccentric, February 19, 2006
• Babbling Brooks just may be on to something, Northville Record, February 16, 2006
• Oakland executive wants Single Business Tax on ballot, Canton Observer, February 16, 2006
• Experts detail benefits, pitfalls of Gr. Blanc merger, Flint Journal, February 16, 2006
• Expert: ‘Structural deficit’ at root of state aid woes, Jackson Citizen Patriot, February 14, 2006
• Stranded Howell school offers state a lesson, Detroit News, February 13, 2006
• Pro-merger meeting to focus on taxes, services, Grand Blanc News, February 12, 2006
• School systems face health care squeeze, USA Today, February 6, 2006
• DeVos’ bold idea: Big Medicaid cuts, Detroit Free Press, February 6, 2006

• Local Government Legacy Costs: A Time Bomb That’s Ticking in Michigan, Michigan Forward(Michigan Chamber of Commerce periodical), January/February 2006

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• Economy center of Granholm’s speech, South Bend Tribune, January 23, 2006
• Deja vu in 2006 Michigan governor’s race?, Toledo Blade, January 13, 2006
• Tax cuts: Before business plan can advance, show state the spending cuts, Lansing State Journal, January 13, 2006
• No rebound in sight for Michigan economy, Detroit News, January 12, 2006
• Bill for unfunded benefits comes due, Delta/Waverly News, January 8, 2006
• State should cut off most school funding, Homer Index, January 4, 2006
• Not A Happy Economic New Year, MIRS Capitol Capsule, January 3, 2006
• Economic Woes Ahead for Michigan, WILX, TV10 in Lansing, January 1, 2006

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