The dilligence and leadership of two legislators -- Republican Senator Patty Birkholz of Saugatuck and Democratic Representative Rebekah Warren of Ann Arbor -- has resulted in a monumental compromise and agreement on state water policy that will help tremendously as we seek to protect the Great Lakes from distant states and regions that will undoubtedly [...]
The Center at Work
The Next Needed Breakthrough
If legislators can reach a workable compromise on the intensely complex and emotional issue of water, they can do it on state prison policy, too.
As the Citizens Research Council has repeatedly shown, Michigan's get-tough-on-crime approach is out of whack with other Midwestern states. This approach isn't reducing crime but it is eating gigantic holes in [...]
Capital Chronicles - May 23, 2008
What's the Matter with Michigan by Susan Demas
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Oakland Business Review - June 12, 2008
Guest Opinion: Globalization and knowledge - our future
by Tom Watkins
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Detroit Free Press - May 29, 2008
Leaders emphasize need to retain younger grads
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Summer Lovin'!
Congratulations to the savvy folks at Travel Michigan, the state tourism promotion agency.
On the eve of the Fourth of July travel peak, Travel Michigan has broken its daily web site traffic records twice this week, as WWJ reported:
Two days after Monday's record volume of 57,432 user sessions, Wednesday's traffic to the site was up 24 [...]
Crain's Detroit Business - June 2, 2008
A Call to Action - click to read full article
Crain's Detroit Business - June 2, 2008
Phil Power Aims for Centrist Public Policy - click to read full article
Momentary Peace, Long-Term Price
Don't be fooled by the relative peace and quiet in this year's state budget process, which is about to conclude month's earlier than last year's near government shutdown.
Last year's tax increase provided enough money to at least mollify the many different interests competing for state funding.
Long-term, though, the state is clearly headed back into the [...]


