Terrific column by editorial page editor of The Detroit News Nolan Finley entitled Where’s the damn money?. Finley writes: Pithy slogans won’t fill a single pothole.
Governor Snyder and others have suggested Germany as a model for what they would like the Michigan economy to be. Largely a place that makes
In preparing for a presentation to the Michigan Society of Association Executives I took a look at what has happened to state taxes and spending
Two excellent opinion pieces this week from the Grand Rapids Press. One on college attainment being the key to economic growth, the other on low
I had a chance a few weeks ago to lay out for the State Board of Education how I would deal with the state’s long
Balancing the state’s budget in an era of substantial, structural revenue decline is difficult. The bottom line, is getting poorer is hard. You have to
So if public investments are the key to better position Michigan to prosper in a knowledge-based economy what should policy makers do? The framework for
Just back from a week in beautiful – but rainy – northern Michigan. As I was leaving I circulated a terrific column by Rick Haglund
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