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Education & Michigan's Economic Future

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Summary of Media Coverage:
Michigan Public Radio: "The Promise We Need"
Kalamazoo Gazette: "Conference Attendees Promote Statewide Promise"
Kalamazoo Gazettte: How to get to K-14? Through evolution!
Detroit News: "Increasing College Grads has Big Payoff for State"
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9:00-9:45 a.m. - Education as the Fuel for the Michigan Economy.
Presentations:
Roberts T. [...]

Tax Reform

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9:00-10:00 a.m. - Setting Michigan Financial Priorities.
Presenter Papers:
Tom Clay, Citizens Research Council of Michigan
10:00-11:45 a.m - What Kind of Michigan Do We Want?
Work Group Papers:
Breakout Group Worksheet
Budget Fact Sheet
Group Conclusions
Noon-1:00 p.m. - Tax Reform In Other States
What Michigan can learn from recent tax reform efforts in Ohio, [...]

Where Do We Go From Here? An Agenda-Setting Conference for the Economic Issues Facing Michigan

The Center's first initiative, an agenda-setting conference on Michigan's economy, was held on March 14th. Co-sponsor was the Center for Local, State and Urban Policy, at the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan.
Reports and Transcripts From the Conference
A summary of the Agenda-Setting Conference held on March 14, 2006.
An important part [...]