Tag Archives: Michigan is doomed

Michigan… come for the great lakes, stay for the corporate oligarchy

By Mark | May 7, 2013

According to the Detroit News, our Governor’s secret education privatization task force, nicknamed the Skunk Works, was just the tip of the iceberg. Apparently, in spite of Snyder’s pledge to bring unprecedented transparency to Lansing, a great deal of the legislation coming out of the Capital these days seems to be the product of corporate […]

Posted in Michigan, Uncategorized | Also tagged corporatocracy, cyber school, education reform, Oxford Foundation, privatization, Rick Snyder, Royal Oak, school vouchers, secrecy, shadow government, Sidney Kardon, skunk works, threats to Democracy, threats to public education, transparency | 25 Comments

Snyder passes the buck to local Michigan communities

By Mark | February 17, 2011

Governor Rick Snyder presented his budget recommendations this afternoon to members of the Michigan legislature. As promised, there were no big tax increases for business, but lots of cuts in State programs. Among other things, the Snyder proposal includes a 4.1 percent reduction in per pupil foundation grants for K-12 schools, which comes to about […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Politics, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 2012 Michigan budget, budget cuts, Emergency Financial Manager’s Act, higher education, Jeff Irwin, local income tax, Michigan Education Association, Michigan tax code, Paul Schreiber, Public Act 72, revenue sharing, Rick Snyder, school budget, Stop City Income Tax, the Michigan economy | 22 Comments

The Feds help Michigan borrow $2 billion more to build more highways

By Mark | June 12, 2009

Saying, “This is so excellent,” and hollering “Whoooo!“, our Governor enthusiastically accepted the $2 billion in federal aid that comes along with being the most economically fucked state in the union. Governor Granholm publicly accepted the news from Vice President Joe Biden in Kalamazoo this afternoon, where they were gathered to celebrate – according to […]