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X's and O's: The importance of economic fundamentals

August 14, 2008 – 11:23 am

As I noted last week, every Thursday between now and the election I will lay out one piece of a comprehensive economic strategy to get Michigan back on track and get our people back to work. Today, I’m starting with the basics – the importance of getting the fundamentals right.
Fundamentals are important.  While every 4th [...]

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Voting Rocks! Rally at Benzie Central High School

May 19, 2008 – 5:45 pm
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Jobs, Schools and the Great Outdoors!

May 19, 2008 – 1:03 pm

Last week, I kicked off my campaign with a four-day tour throughout the district where I visited high schools and early childhood centers, toured downtown business districts, met with local business men and women, top conservation officials, and small family farmers.
 
We have a lot of work to do to turn our state around, but also [...]

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Scripps to kick off campaign for State Representative

May 11, 2008 – 11:29 am

Campaign begins with four day, four county “Jobs, Schools and Great Outdoors” tour
 
Dan Scripps, Democratic candidate for 101st District, will launch his campaign next week with four days of events focusing on “Jobs, Schools and the Great Outdoors.”  The campaign kickoff tour will tour Mason, Manistee, Benzie and Leelanau counties and give Scripps the opportunity [...]

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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)

Putting real reform over partisan posturing

March 31, 2006 – 11:50 am

As I’ve blogged here and here, Michigan’s Single Business Tax needs an overhaul, an idea that is supported by legislators on both sides of the aisle. This potential bi-partisan consensus makes today’s move by the State House to politics first all the more distressing. This could have been a bi-partisan solution to our state’s business [...]

By Dan Scripps | Posted in Budget, Economy, Education, Health care, Issues | 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 [...]

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

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