A question

Governor Snyder in a MLive op ed writes: "Raising the taxes on our job creators would be economically challenging for Michigan, especially after we've come so far in reinventing our business climate." (The op ed is arguing against proposals to…

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Minnesota and Michigan

Not good news for Michigan. The unemployment rate is going up again. Up to 9.0% in August from a post recession low of 8.4% in both April and May 2013. This turn for the worse, comes with the huge Snyder…

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the Snyder budget II

Most of the questions I have received have been about how well the Governor’s budget will help in growing the Michigan economy. In addition there also is the question of how well the proposal tackles the state’s structural deficit. They…

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