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I just read this article at the Detroit Free Press stating that Michigan is one of only 4 states to spend more on our prison system than higher education. For every $1 spent on higher education, Michigan spends $1.19 on its prison system. Contrast this with Minnesota (happy owner of the lowest ratio) [...]

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The Detroit Free Press had an interesting article on the number of times certain words were used in Governor Granholm’s State of the State speech.
Here is the breakdown:

Jobs - 54 times
Alternative or renewable energy - 25 times
Schools - 18 times
Taxes - 12 times
Anger or angry - 8 times

And the two words most Michigan residents wanted [...]

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Well, this year anyway. The state finished up its fiscal year which ended September 30, 2007 with a surplus of more than $350 million. Don’t pop the champagne corks and start the victory parade just yet, though.
Dire predictions of another budget shortfall for 2008 abound. Hopefully the experts are wrong and we [...]

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BuyMichiganNow.com recently launched to help promote Michigan and the number of products that are made and grown here. They have a petition you can sign to -
play an active role in building a strong, vibrant, and diverse Michigan economy. I will be a part of the solution by speaking positively about the state, learning [...]

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Via the Detroit News
Dosomethingblog.com has a single post asking for comments on doing something positive. According to the Detroit News, the Do Something blog is the creation of PR firm, Beach Communications.
People across Michigan know something is wrong with Michigan. Politicians have not acted quickly enough or in a manner that we can [...]

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In case you didn’t know, Jennifer Granholm is touring the state this week holding town hall meetings so she can find out what Michigan residents are saying and thinking about our state’s economy. Just as she is kicking off the town hall meeting week Comerica announces that they are moving their headquarters out of [...]

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Boy, I don’t know which is worse. The fact that Michigan gas prices are up to a $2.21 average when just a few weeks ago we were under $2, our state budget crisis, or the fact that in a Detroit Free Press/Local 4 poll 46% of those polled would vote for Hillary Clinton.
What a [...]

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The Detroit News is reporting that a 12 person budget panel that includes former Michigan governors’ James Blanchard and William Milliken came to the conclusion that in order to erase our current and future budget deficit our state needs to raise taxes. No specifics were given on what taxes and who (individuals or businesses, [...]

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Here we go again. Our roads need fixing and our budget needs balancing. Hmm, what to do?
Oh yeah, lets have a tax increase!
But, it’s for the good of the people.
Really.
The Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association wants to keep us driving and help out Michigan’s economy (how generous of them). Therefore, they have [...]

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Pfizer sales suffered in 2006 and the result is that Ann Arbor and Kalamazoo residents lose places of employment while the state loses another 2,410 jobs.
Pfizer is looking to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide by the end of 2008. This makes the Michigan cuts alone nearly 25% of their planned total job cuts. [...]

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