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Keeping Michigan tourism top of mindIf you can afford the $30 bucks to pour into the gas tank, it's definitely time to head north to celebrate the glory of the Michigan summer. Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mark Brown is a Michigan tourism junkie who's been shooting the state's magnificent Pure Michigan campaign directly into his veins... "You're driving to work in the morning [...] Jun 25, 2009
Big Ideas for Business GrowthMost of us working stiffs didn't have time to head to downtown Motown for this months National Summit on the economy. But there's still time for us to catch up on the big-picture thinking. Go to PBS to watch quick prescriptions for economic growth from a couple dozen leading corporate execs. Speaking of big-picture thinking, Chris [...] Jun 25, 2009
Reformers emerge from deep within budgetThe size of the State's government is too large for the state's current resources/tax base and Michigan needs to think about taking costs out throughout the system. Those are two key summary conclusions of the Legislative Commission on Government Efficiency, a bipartisan commission of business and government experts who've toiled away for more than a [...] Jun 25, 2009
Two GREAT election initiativesThe August primary for Detroit City Council is an absolute free-for-all, with dozens of candidates vying for a handful of seats at the table. How does a voter make sense of it all? By going, to MiVote.org! Beginning Monday, MiVote will air five-minute video interviews with more than 100 of the City Council candidates. It's [...] Jun 25, 2009
Early childhood education will have to waitIn the Center for Michigan's ongoing statewide Community Conversations, participants have routinely recognzied pre-Kindergarten learning as one of their top education strategies for Michigan's future. Brand-new polling says the same thing. So, it is sad to report that ongoing budget negotiations in Lansing are way out of step with the pre-K priorities so many citizens have [...] Jun 25, 2009
WWDD: What Would Doug Roberts Do?Every so often, I like to call somebody and ask them to play King of Michigan for a day. That is, ask them what they’d do if they could do whatever they liked to bail Michigan out of the hole we’re in. Most recently, I put the crown on the head of my [...] 06/25/2009 06/25/2009 06/18/2009 06/18/2009 06/18/2009 06/18/2009 06/18/2009 06/11/2009 06/11/2009 06/11/2009 06/11/2009 06/11/2009 06/11/2009 06/03/2009
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