February 16, 2021

Put Michigan Budget Surplus to Work By Paying Down Expensive Teacher Retirement Debt

Citizens Research Council of Michigan’s Research Director Craig Thiel discusses how investing the current budget surplus into paying down state debt could help the state in the long run.

Citizens Research Council of Michigan · Put Michigan Budget Surplus to Work By Paying Down Expensive Teacher Retirement Debt

Put Michigan Budget Surplus to Work By Paying Down Expensive Teacher Retirement Debt

Put Michigan Budget Surplus to Work By Paying Down Expensive Teacher Retirement Debt

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