Some perspective on Michigan’s proposed health insurance exchange.
[Read more →]
Other Articles
- Joe Schwarz: “To Run or Not to Run?”
- Green Acres in the Motor City
- Budget Battle Redux: Business or Education?
- Reform and Shenanigans
- Vitriol Is Not the Truth
- Real Court Reform Overdue
- Say Yes To Autism, but No to Mental Health Parity?
- Lansing and Licensing
Entries Tagged as 'Features'
Travelocity or Trojan Horse?
November 18th, 2011 · 2 CommentsTags: Features
Spiritual Warfare
October 17th, 2011 · 8 CommentsTags: Features
‘Feeling for the Stones’
September 18th, 2011 · 14 CommentsCover Story ‘Feeling for the Stones’ by Tom WatkinsSeptember 18, 2011 It was a fourth grade teacher who sparked my interest in all things China four decades ago while I was growing up in the shadow of our nation’s Capitol. But in those days of McCarthyism and the Red Scare, the Cold War, Mao’s Great [...]
[Read more →]
Tags: Features
Engaging Chinese Government Officials
September 18th, 2011 · 1 CommentCover Story Engaging Chinese Government Officials by Robert FicanoSeptember 18, 2011 When Japanese automakers were looking to build manufacturing plants in the United States in the 1970s and 80s, Michigan did not seize the opportunity. Consequently, Japan did not invest in Michigan. We missed a giant opportunity. We are not letting that happen with China. [...]
[Read more →]
Tags: Features
Can Snyder Manage the Complex Relationship?
September 18th, 2011 · 2 CommentsCover Story Can Snyder Manage the Complex Relationship? by Mark BrewerSeptember 18, 2011 Michigan has a complex relationship with the People’s Republic of China. One economic trip in search of Chinese investment in Michigan, while laudable, does not successfully address the entire relationship. Governor Rick Snyder, who prides himself as a successful manager, must develop [...]
[Read more →]
Tags: Features
Re-examining the Michigan-China Relationship
September 18th, 2011 · No CommentsCover Story Re-Examining the Michigan-China Relationship by Fred MillerSeptember 18, 2011 Trade with China has often been a divisive issue — understandably so, because the benefits to Michigan have been to a select few while the losses have been felt by too many. To most Michigan residents, trade with China has meant exporting good paying [...]
[Read more →]
Tags: Features
Pushing for an End to Chinese Currency Manipulation
September 18th, 2011 · 6 CommentsCover Story Pushing for an End to Chinese Currency Manipulation by Sander LevinSeptember 18, 2011 Gov. Rick Snyder’s trip to China comes amidst increasing calls for the U.S. to crack down on China’s manipulation of its currency. Last fall, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that I co-authored to do just that. Majorities [...]
[Read more →]
Tags: Features
Promoting Chinese Language and Culture
September 18th, 2011 · No CommentsCover Story Promoting Chinese Language and Culture by William SkillingSeptember 18, 2011 glob·al·i·za·tion — the development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets. The impact of globalization on Michigan’s economy, jobs and education has been a pressing concern for [...]
[Read more →]
Tags: Features
Speak a Few Chinese Phrases
September 18th, 2011 · 3 CommentsCover Story Speak a Few Chinese Phrases by Dan RedfordSeptember 18, 2011 “It’s about time!” That was my reaction when I heard that Governor Snyder was planning an official visit to China at the end of this month. Without trying to focus too much on the past, the lack of effort on the part of [...]
[Read more →]
Tags: Features
Governor Snyder Goes to China
September 18th, 2011 · No CommentsCover Story Governor Snyder Goes to China September 18, 2011 Governor Rick Snyder heads out on his first foreign trade mission this month, choosing Japan, South Korea and China as his initial targets. His choice of China is the headline, coming as it does after eight years in which his predecessor avoided the controversial Asian [...]
[Read more →]
Tags: Features
