Liz Boyd
Liz Boyd
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We're struggling because Michigan is the center of manufacturing in the country, and manufacturing is in crisis.
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We don't need a report out of Washington to tell us that people in Michigan are hurting.
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The president's budget cuts are broad and deep, ranging from vital job creation, worker protection and state homeland security to vital support for our manufacturers and most vulnerable citizens. On top of nearly $40 billion in cuts passed by Congress last week, Michigan can't afford the president's plan.
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The potential impact to Michigan can be huge. Like everyone else, we are keeping a close eye on the unfolding situation and trying to assess how large the impact may be.
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This agreement will mean great things for Michigan's students and great things for Michigan's economy. Michigan needs the best-educated work force in the country to succeed economically, and these changes are a giant leap in that direction.
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The sales tax on gasoline goes to help fund our K-12 education. We don't want to balance this crisis on the backs of the school children in this state.
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Between now and July 2007 a great deal of effort will go toward establishing the meeting agenda and the activities.
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We really want to attempt to create a school culture where stopping bullying is everyone's responsibility.
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We put an aggressive package on the table. In the end, Ford made a business decision, and we respect that decision.
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Those backers of the drive can take great pride in knowing that it was their effort that helped urge lawmakers to approve the increase in the minimum wage.
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We are fortunate to have had her talents for as long as we've had them.
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Today, the governor has no intention of suspending the sales tax. It would be an option, under a variety of circumstances.
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If this bill lands on the governor's desk, it's very unlikely that the governor would turn her back on that bill.
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She's vetoed similar legislation in the past, and we do not support this bill. Today's vote may have been a reaction to the City Council. We're under the impression they can revisit the issue as early as (today) and probably will.