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GOP blows $1.9 billion hole in state’s budget; S&P downgrades Michigan’s economic outlook

August 15, 2006 – 10:27 am

Last week, Republicans in the state legislature provided a clear symbol of why change is so desperately needed in Lansing. On Wednesday, the day after the primary, the Republican leadership forced through a vote to repeal the Single Business Tax, creating a $1.9 billion hole in the state’s general fund without offering any details on [...]

By Dan Scripps | Posted in Budget, Economy, Issues | Comments (0)

Moving forward on renewable energy

July 11, 2006 – 11:02 am

Last week, Governor Granholm signed a package of legislation that moves Michigan forward on the path to becoming a global leader for alternative and renewable energy. The legislation reduces the gas tax by 36% on ethanol-based fuel and by 20% on biodiesel, as well as providing incentives for service stations that carry these renewable fuels. [...]

By Dan Scripps | Posted in Economy, Issues, Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Energy Fair Offers Promise of Growth for Northwest Michigan

June 15, 2006 – 11:18 am

In 1925, Henry Ford predicted that cars rolling off his assembly lines would someday be fueled by vegetation “like that sumach out by the road, or from apples, weeds, sawdust – almost anything.” [1] Nearly a century later, renewable, plant-based fuel is on its way to becoming a large-scale reality. This weekend, the Michigan Energy [...]

By Dan Scripps | Posted in Economy, Investment, Issues, Natural Resources, Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

A 7-Point Plan for Michigan’s Future

June 12, 2006 – 11:25 am

On Monday, June 12, we held press conferences in Elmwood Township and Scottville announcing our 7-point to Fight for Michigan’s Future. Twenty other press conferences were held across the state as part of our coordinated campaign to retake the State Legislature.
While we have many issues that we will highlight over the course of the campaign, [...]

By Dan Scripps | Posted in Economy, Education, Health care, Investment, Issues, Natural Resources, Renewable Energy | Comments (0)

Michigan’s Single Business Tax

March 10, 2006 – 12:06 pm

The debate over Michigan’s Single Business Tax (SBT) is one of the hottest in the state right now, with Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson leading a petition drive to eliminate the SBT in 2007. Yesterday, the State House Tax Policy Committee approved a bill that would do the same thing.
Many of the issues involved [...]

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