Voters Demonstrate Unconventional Wisdom

May 5th, 2011 · 4 Comments

Faced with loss of services from severe budget cuts, local voters across the state said yes to higher taxes.

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Business 1, Poor & Pensioners 0

April 28th, 2011 · 5 Comments

Columns John Lindstrom Gongwer News Service Business 1,Poor & Pensioners 0 April 29, 2011 Things seemingly unrelated can be related in ways not always first seen. So as the Michigan House was readying itself to take the first plunge into passing Governor Rick Snyder’s tax proposal, there was a remarkable comment being made across Capitol [...]

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Snyder Proving ‘Experts’ Wrong on Budget

April 28th, 2011 · 4 Comments

The so-called experts said it couldn’t be done, but the governor still has a shot at getting a budget by May 31

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Talking Turkey

April 14th, 2011 · 2 Comments

Columns Tim Skubick Talking Turkey April 15, 2011 The Nuge and the Nerd met for the first time recently and a tape recording of the exchange has been obtained. (Not really, but go along with it just for fun.) The Nuge, of course, is rock and roller Ted Nugent, and if you don’t know who [...]

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Days of Reckoning for Governor and Legislature

April 14th, 2011 · 2 Comments

Gov. Snyder must soon reckon with lawmakers’ far more conservative budget priorities.

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Bing Whittles Deficit, but Solvency Still Elusive

April 14th, 2011 · 3 Comments

Mayor Dave Bing has reduced Detroit’s budget mess, but more money problems are on the way.

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Should We Free Our Public Universities?

April 12th, 2011 · 3 Comments

Michigan’s cash-starved public universities may be tempted to seek their freedom, but …

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Unintended Results of Governor’s Budget

April 7th, 2011 · 12 Comments

Faulty analysis of the state’s budget crisis will only lead to poor decisions and bad outcomes.

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Strengthen Regional Power Grid

April 7th, 2011 · 2 Comments

The benefits of regional power transmission include a more competitive Michigan.

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Stumbling over the T-word

April 7th, 2011 · 8 Comments

Outspoken Democrats lose their voice when it comes to raising taxes to avoid deep cuts.

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