Tag: Budget

Valuable Ideas Coming From The Cox Campaign

At the very least, no matter who wins.. this stuff is GOOD!  Openness brings answers and true accountability! Mike Cox touts his latest “Reform of the Day,” discussing his plan to do what Governor Jennifer Granholm won’t—require Michigan’s public school…

Mackinac Center Fiscal Director: Governors Tax Hike Proposal Is Madness

Total proposed spending for next year is $2.1 billion higher than current fiscal year’s budget MIDLAND — Michael D. LaFaive, the Mackinac Center’s director of fiscal policy, today characterized Gov. Granholm’s proposal to impose a $554 million tax hike as…

Quote Of The Day..

Governor Jennifer Granholm at a 5 o’clock briefing in Lansing yesterday while discussing the reasoning behind an additional per-pupil proration cut of $127 for fiscal year 2010.. “We’ve never seen times like this in Michigan” uh.. yeah..  about that.. And…

Michigan Teachers Should FIRE the MEA.

While it may seem that the MEA has done great things for educators in its bludgeoning of Michigan lawmakers over the last few days, the end result might well be a snap back, that makes more glaringly obvious the over…

Leadership failure leads to shutdown, among other things

Michigan has a snow day.. in September.  Yes its Cold, but not THAT type of Snow day.. Michigan Assistant House Republican Leader Arlan Meekhof, R-West Olive, issued the following statement after failure of legislative leaders to reach a balanced budget…

Michigan Not likely To See A Budget Tonight.

As it turns out MIRS is reporting that the governor is not expected to sign ANY bill given to her tonight, and that she has requested a continuation budget that would allow her to read whatever it is that the…

Michigan Budget Worry… OH NO! Not the GOP!!??

From the Mackinac Center:  Apparently there are a number of Republicans spoiling on the vine???  IF THESE ARE YOUR GUYS CALL THEM and FIND OUT: House GOP K-12 Defectors Identified? By Mr. Kenneth M. Braun | 9/30/2009 5:23 PM The…

Upcoming Tax Hike Imminent Unless You Act NOW

A Message from Leon Drolet — This week is D-Day for the coming state budget: a balanced state budget is constitutionally required by the end of this week. Last week, Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop (R-Rochester) and House Speaker Andy…

What is there to talk about?

Health Care, or the Budget.. We have real problems on the horizon.. I would rather see a shut down than a repeat of 2007… See you all in the emergency room!

Cut & Paste.. A Michigan Fix.

The solutions are ready, just take em an roll! Michigan has a constitutional prerogative to maintain a balanced budget, and with a looming deficit the like we have never seen, the battles are just now beginning.  So who will take…