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AccountabilityMore government collaboration possible in tough timesNovember 21, 2008 – 11:45 am
Michigan's hundreds of local governments and school districts can do more to collaborate, share services, privatize services, employ economies of scale through bulk purchasing, and otherwise cut costs without cutting at the heart of community quality of life. The Citizen's Research Council lays out a roadmap for such reforms in this new report. Who will tell the People?November 21, 2008 – 11:19 am
Increasingly, Michigan is a place without watchdogs, Phil Power writes this week. MDM planted in new Lansing mindsNovember 13, 2008 – 2:12 pm
Almost a year ago, a statewide poll told us that more than eight in ten state residents viewed bipartisan cooperation in Lansing as very important. Yet only 5 percent saw solid evidence of Republicans and Democrats working together. We were the tip of the spearNovember 13, 2008 – 9:55 am
Remember the near government shutdown in Michigan last year, which came after several years of budget cuts and strong calls to rewrite the state's business tax code? Ballot echoes for MichiganNovember 13, 2008 – 9:18 am
So, in Michigan we passed medical marijuana use and allowed wider freedoms in stem cell research. MDM's Election PrimerOctober 31, 2008 – 11:31 am
Quick links as you head to the polls next week... Prison guards make big bucksOctober 31, 2008 – 11:13 am
Somewhere out there in Michigan's vast, $2 billion-a-year prison system, there is a guard who last year worked 2,390 hours of overtime and more than likely made more than $130,000 for the year. Grand Valley holds up the mirror againOctober 31, 2008 – 9:37 am
Grand Valley State University has just published its second annual Accountability Report. As we first said a year ago, it's an excellent example for other public institutions to follow. The report holds GVSU administration responsible for annual measures like graduation rates, pass rates on professional licensing exams, and percentage of graduates retained in Michigan. You know the economy is struggling whenOctober 31, 2008 – 8:45 am
... the United Auto Workers are spending 45 percent less than two years years ago and the Michigan Realtors are spending 21 percent less than two years ago to influence Michigan elections. Granholm to DC? Fine print fuels speculationOctober 31, 2008 – 8:18 am
We don't often engage in pure rumor-mongering and political speculation in Fresh Thoughts, but a little item got introduced in the Legislature this week. |
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