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The Triumph of Term Limits?
The Michigan Legislature began its 2009-2010 session Wednesday, and 44 new House members were sworn in (out of a total of 110). There's one thing that Republicans and Democrats in Lansing agree on - they hate term limits with an intense passion. But...
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Wed, Jan 01 2009 8:29 PM
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$300 million in spending reductions
Gov. Granholm issued an executive order to close a $1.3 billion gap between desired spending and projected revenue with $300 million in cuts. The balance will come from "stimulus" money. $300 million is 1.1% of non-federal state revenue. So...
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Tue, May 05 2009 3:15 PM
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Streetcars in Detroit?
The Lansing political esablishment appears prepared to adopt a package of bills that allow using a portion of future local property tax revenue growth and state road tax money (gas tax, vehicle registration tax) to subsidize some variety of Detroit "ight...
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Wed, Nov 11 2008 10:04 AM
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Gov. Granholm State of the State Energy Proposals
Gov. Granholm essentially called for passage of a "net-metering" utility mandate (utility buys power produced by consumer) and mandating that utilities finance energy-efficient home improvements. See 2008 Senate Bill 1246 and 2007 House Bill...
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Wed, Feb 02 2009 12:49 PM
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MEA School Union Penion Boost Proposal
So the MEA school union proposes giving a 33 percent pension increase to school employees who retire next year. It's cast by the union as some kind of "stimulus," but any benefits to school districts, students and taxpayers are hard to discern...
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Tue, Mar 03 2009 8:46 AM
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Detroit School District
The district has a massive hole in its budget, continuing decline in enrollment, incredibly high drop-out rates. The process leading to the appointment of an emergency financial manager has been triggered. This is the backdrop for the school board firing...
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Tue, Dec 12 2008 10:33 AM
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Mon, Nov 11 2008 3:47 AM
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Detroit-Three Bailout?
So is this really the answer, or is it just either a postponement of the inevitable bankruptcy or the first step of a nationalization? Does the reported imposition of a raft of new labor and "green car" mandates suggest the latter?
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Wed, Dec 12 2008 9:44 AM
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Legislation
BCBS is lobbying intensively for a law that allows it keep its status of a tax-exempt "insurer of last resort" while also imposing assessments on private insurers to pay for a "high risk pool" that does the same thing. All states have...
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Mon, Dec 12 2008 11:40 PM
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Economists' crystal balls
So University of Michigan economists predict that this state will lose 108,000 jobs next year. Well, like the song says, you don't need a weatherman to tell which way the wind blows. But, are economic predictions that include such precise figures...
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Sun, Nov 11 2008 7:13 PM
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