| Date |
Summary |
| February 6, 2008 |
KELLEY CAWTHORNE MOVING TO NEW OFFICES ACROSS FROM
STATE CAPITOL. |
| January 30, 2008 |
THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE . . . AND WHAT DOES IT REALLY
MEAN |
| December 20, 2007 |
Holiday Greetings from Everyone at Kelley Cawthorne. |
| December 3, 2007 |
R.I.P. Michigan's Service Tax... |
| November 30, 2007 |
Just when you thought it couldn't get any more
crazy..... |
| November 1, 2007 |
Budget
battle, new taxes, spending cuts, K-12 and intermediate school
districts, the environment, education, the corrections budget,
healthcare, transportation, and the Michigan services sales tax. |
| October 8, 2007 |
DUST CLEARS, BUT NOT THE FUROR:
SOME THOUGHTS ONE WEEK LATER |
| October 1, 2007 |
BRIEF SHUTDOWN ENDS: MAJOR NEW TAXES OK'd;
SERVICE TAX CONTROVERSIAL |
| September 28, 2007 |
Update on Budget |
| September 20, 2007 |
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| June 14, 2007 |
New Michigan Business Tax |
| May 30, 2007 |
The
elephant labored; K-12; Medicaid providers; highway funding; colleges
and universities; community colleges; Higher Education Loan Authority;
local revenue sharing; public health programs; public school employees;
intermediate school districts; local employees; public employees; adult
foster care; new tax; teacher insurance and pension; Single Business
Tax; out-of-state companies; retired school employees; labor agreements. |
| April 17, 2007 |
Supplement to April 17, 2007 Report |
| April 17, 2007 |
Session
resumes; Leadership woes; Emergency Financial Advisory Panel; Budget
issues; SBT; School funding; Gas tax; Health insurance pools; Community
colleges; Auto leasing; Firefighters legislation; School attendance;
Anti-student bullying legislation; Electric choice; Personal financial
disclosures; Health care providers. |
| February 15, 2007 |
Tax expert Bill Bullard, Jr. joins Kelley Cawthorne. |
| January 12, 2007 |
2007-08
Session; Emergency Financial Advisory Panel; school aid; fiscal
emergency; notes; 2007-08 Michigan Legislature leadership roster. |
| December 22, 2006 |
Newly released list of Senate Committee assignments for
07/08 legislative session. |
| December 18, 2006 |
Holiday Greetings |
| November 15, 2006 |
Michigan House and Senate Leadership Elections |
| November 8, 2006 |
Election Report |
| November 3, 2006 |
Political
campaign-inside view; Gubernatorial Race; U.S. Senate; State Supreme
Court; Secretary of State; Ballot Proposals; Control of Michigan
Legislature |
| October 4, 2006 |
Fall
session; control of the Senate and House; contest for Governor;
contests for education posts; lame duck session; control of the Senate;
control of the House;K-16 ballot proposal |
| July 11, 2006 |
K-12;
Higher Ed; Architects and Engineers; Pharmaceutical Manufacturers;
Mortgage Fraud; Commission-Paid Workers; Beach Grooming; Chiropractic;
Radiological Technicians; Credit Report; Managed Care Plans; Personal
Care Supplement; Wayne State University; Mult-Family Housing;
Automotive Mercury; Cable Television Franchise; Correctional
Facilities; Horse Racing; Bureau of Fire Services |
| April 17, 2006 |
Single
Business Tax; Battle royal; Robert Kleine; Public Universities; Adult
Foster Care; Beach Grooming; Higher Education; Community Colleges;
Medicaid Health Plans; Professional Employer; Local Road Projects;
Minimum Wage; Curriculum Standards; Governor's Race; Notes. |
| February 1, 2006 |
Special
Report from Kelley Cawthorne. "Poll again names Cawthorne as State's
most effective lobbyist; Kelley Cawthorne gets more positive ratings
than any multi-client firm in Michigan," Says New Independent Study. |
| October 4, 2005 |
Michigan
Youth Correctional Facilities; K-12/ISD; Community Health; Wayne State;
DEQ; Human Services; Revenue Sharing; Labor and Economic Growth; State
Wineries; ACT and WorkKeys. |
| May 23, 2005 |
K-12
Groups; School Aid; Water Legacy Act; Adult Foster Care; Community
Colleges; Single Business Tax; Great Lakes Beaches; Telecom. |
| March 8, 2005 |
Colleges
and Universities; Medicare; Medicaid; Youth Correctional Facilites;
SBT; MDOT; Unemployment Taxes; Hospitals; Telecom Acts. |
| December 16, 2004 |
Wal-Mart,
Identity Theft; Community Colleges and Universities; Internet Sale of
Cigarettes; Watershed Alliances; Public Service Commission; Wayne
County; Mobile Home Owners; MDOT; Save Our Shoreline; Medicaid. |
| May 24, 2004 |
2004-2005
budget; Agricultural Enhancement Package ("racino bills"); casino tax;
consumer credit scoring; School Aid Fund; school construction projects;
MEAP; ISDs; community colleges; MDOT; divorce education program;
community mental health; information technology spending; Public
Service Commission; Telecommunications Act; blackouts; electric choice;
sole negligence indemnification; Save Our Shoreline; identity theft;
medical technologists; medical malpractice; adult foster care;
pharmaceutical industry; health plans; Lansing "Triangle Project";
information technology for food stamp program; lead paint; automotive
mercury |
| March 22, 2004 |
Higher
Education Budget; Department of Community Health budget bill; K-12
bill; pharmacy benefit managers; ISD governance; Detroit-Wayne County
Community Mental Health Board; groundwater and surface water
withdrawals; Michigan Telecommunications Act; electric deregulation;
MEAP; MDOT; Estate and other taxes |
| January 12, 2004 |
2004-5 Budget ... Taxes ... Other Issues ... Political
Notes |
| November 19, 2003 |
Budget Cuts and Revenue Boosters; Recent Legislative
Action; Land Use Council Recommendations |
| September 5, 2003 |
Legislative issues for Fall 2003 |
| July 17, 2003 |
Is the budget really balanced? ... Highlights and
commentary ... |
| June 27, 2003 |
Transportation; Health Insurance; K-12 Legislation;
Election Consolidation; Hospital Moves; Notes. |
| April 28, 2003 |
History
Buffs and the Phony War ... School Aid ... Highway Monies ...
Environment ... Public Health ... Higher Ed ... Small Group Health
Insurance ... Corrections Budget ... Energy ... Corporate Governance
... This Just In ... Comings and Goings |
| March 17, 2003 |
Granholm
Budget ... Detroit Water ... Brownfield Loans ... Administrative Rules
... Water Pollution Fee ... Granholm to Address Land Use Council ...
Adult and Long Term Care ... And also ... |
| January 17, 2003 |
2003
Legislative Leadership ... Confirmation Hearings ... Budget and Taxes
... Granholm Names MDOT, Technology Chiefs ... Next: State of the
State, Budget, and Committee Work ... Good News at KC |
| October 11, 2002 |
A
Look Ahead to the Post-Election Lame-Duck Session ... Governor's Race .
Secretary of State, Attorney General Races ... State Senate ... House
of Representatives |
| July 10, 2002 |
Taxes
... Ballot Proposition on Tobacco Settlement Money ... Health Care ...
DEQ Reorganization ... More on Schools ... Bills Affecting Architects
and Engineers ... Other Items . August Primaries |
| April 15, 2002 |
Unemployment
Compensation; School Aid ... Medicaid fees on Nursing Homes, Qualified
Health Plans ... Prison Visits ... Charter Schools ... Court District
Realignment ... Local Taxing Units and Community College Districts ...
New Rules for Marinas ... Community Health Budget Bill . Funding for
Transit Systems ... Certificate of Need Legislation ...
Michigan-Ontario Professional Cross Licensing ... State Revenue
Estimating Conference ... Community College Budget ... Potpourri |
| March 1, 2002 |
Metro
Airport Authority ... Metro Surface Transportation and Diesel Taxes ...
New Department Directors ... Wayne County Community College ...
Broadband Legislation ... Bonding for Infrastructure ... Health Care
Heats Up ... Other Notes |
| January 21, 2002 |
The
Budget ... Personal Political Agendas ... The Great Election Scramble
... More on Medicaid ... Unemployment Benefits ... And Finally |