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Michigan Report for Monday, May 14, 2012

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Snyder Proposes Own School Employee Retirement Reforms

Governor Rick Snyder has offered his own proposal for how to reduce the whopping $45 billion in unfunded liability in the Michigan Public School Employee Retirement System, and it differs substantially from the legislation under consideration in the Senate, Gongwer News Service has learned.

Late last week and early this week, Budget Director John Nixon presented the proposal to Republican lawmakers. The linchpin of the plan is committing hundreds of millions of dollars, one Republican senator said at least $500 million annually, toward prefunding school employee retirement costs.

P.P.T. Changes Will Face Tough Questions From House Republicans

House Republican leadership and caucus members down the line are still trying to wrap their heads around the changes the Senate made to the personal property tax reduction legislation on Thursday. And so far, those changes have raised more questions than hands ready to signal support.

M.E.A. Targeting Vulnerable House Members With $300K Ad Buy

More than a half dozen vulnerable House Republicans began seeing television ads in their districts this week from the Michigan Education Association targeting them for their votes on last year's budget.

Governor Urges Congress To Let States Collect Tax On Internet Sales

Governor Rick Snyder is urging Congress to pass legislation that would allow states to force online and catalogue merchants to collect sales tax on purchases their residents make from the companies.

Ambassador Bridge Spokesperson Blasts Snyder Canada Meeting

Governor Rick Snyder's meeting with top Canadian and U.S. officials in Windsor on Thursday shows he intends to try to thwart both the public and the Legislature in terms of building a new bridge between Detroit and Ontario, said a spokesperson for the Ambassador Bridge owner and the ballot issue it is sponsoring.

Audit Letter Says State Made Mistakes In Book Closing Document

State budgeting officials made a number of mistakes in compiling the state's final accounting document for the 2010-11 fiscal year, a management letter released Friday from Auditor General Thomas McTavish said.

Congressional Races Shaping Up Before Deadline

The filing deadline is Tuesday, but several of the competitive U.S. House races are already taking shape with candidates filing their ballot access signatures.

Also In The Monday Report

Snyder Declares State Of Emergency In Genesee County

N.M.U. President Steps Down To Take Over California School

Campaign Notes

Capital Notebook

Appointments By The Governor

M.G.T.V. Schedule For May 14-18

Supplemental Agency Calendar

More Michigan News

Michigan Opinions

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