As Michiganders confronted the budget crisis and the demands on scarce state resources, they moved strongly to support increases in certain taxes and decreases in others. They also held the line on essential services but expressed increased willingness to pay for them. PDF
The results of the deliberative poll, and the reactions of Michigan residents to issues such as poverty, education, unemployment, housing and the economy aired on public TV stations in Michigan on Jan. 18. Questions were formulated with the input of Michigan-based public policy experts.
Anyone living in Michigan today knows that these are hard times. The economic turmoil that has rocked the national economy is now known as The Great Recession in Michigan, touching citizens from all walks of life in all areas of the state. PDF
