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Fresh ThoughtsThe case for $800 million in gov't reformSeptember 26, 2008 – 11:34 am
$800 million is a lot of dough -- almost 10 percent of the State of Michigan's general fund budget. Mass Transit Momentum, in Livingston, tooSeptember 26, 2008 – 11:31 am
Metro Detroit mass transit czar John Hertel has been working for many months on a regional plan to end Southeast Michigan's dubious distinction as the only major American urban center without a rapid transit system. Great Lakes Compact a realitySeptember 26, 2008 – 11:30 am
Somehow, in the midst of the greatest national financial calamity in generations, Congress found the wherewithal to pass the Great Lakes Compact. The compact is very much in line with the "North Coast" sentiment expressed across the state by Michigan's Defining Moment participants who've called for a balance between environmental protection and sustainable development. Flint's Answer to Right to WorkSeptember 26, 2008 – 11:26 am
Last week, hours after business leaders declared Right to Work an important reform for Michigan's future, Democratic and Republican legislators showed up to the Grand Rapids Marriott for a dinner celebrating the West Michigan Regional Policy Conference. Senator Deb Cherry, a Democrat from the Flint suburb of Burton, was among the dinner guests. I impishly [...] A peek inside the Center's HQSeptember 26, 2008 – 11:25 am
So, just how did the Center for Michigan get started? How did statewide business and political leaders from the often-polarized Right and Left join hands to start the Michigan's Defining Moment Public Engagement Campaign? Don't just sit there! Meet the candidates!September 19, 2008 – 7:32 am
Concerned Michigan residents and community leaders have every opportunity to get familiar with the new wave of leaders headed to the Michigan House of Representatives next January. 'Right to Work' is no longer a whisperSeptember 19, 2008 – 7:32 am
It took only a few moments for the first West Michigan Regional Policy Conference to amplify and broadcast an explosive issue that some private and public sector leaders have mostly whispered about in the past few years. Seen and heard in Grand RapidsSeptember 19, 2008 – 7:31 am
HUGS FOR A SENATOR: There was much ire for legislators throughout Thursday's events, but one lawmaker received quite a bit of adoration when she arrived shortly before dinner. Senator Patti Birkholz, R-Saugatuck, beamed, having just seen passage of a bipartisan energy package. Some critics found plenty to hate in the new energy package, including increased [...] MI venture capital 'coming to life'September 19, 2008 – 7:30 am
No one knows the ultimate fallout of the tremors on Wall Street this week. But on the eve of the mid-September crisis, venture capitalists from around the nation gathered in Detroit for the National Association of Seed and Venture Funds annual convention. What places should Michigan emulate?September 19, 2008 – 7:29 am
Michigan developed deep new image bruises this month. At times like this, it seems like the opinion leaders and rankings mavens on the coasts believe our state is little more than one large, closed auto factory. |
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