Liz Boyd
Liz Boyd
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We have seen an increase in prices and inflation. It is about time we give people a fair wage for a fair day's work.
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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.
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She will not support any plan that shifts the tax burden from wealthy corporations to Michigan's hard-working men and women.
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We want to move now, because that is a huge economic development.
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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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Up to this point, no one has identified any clear legal authority that would allow the governor to intervene in this matter.