Jack Lessenberry Essays and Interviews

September 19, 2005

The State's Economic Crisis: Legislative leaders and the Governor have reached an agreement about spending levels for the 2006 state budget, but the state still has a structural deficit. As the state continues to make fiscal commitments it cannot keep, we want to know what you want from the state? How much are you willing to pay for roads, schools, police, prisons, and other government services?  The guests will be Peter Hutchinson and Tom Clay.  Peter is the author of "The Price of Government; Getting the Results We Need in an Age of Permanent Fiscal Crisis."  Tom is Director of State Affairs for the Citizens Research Council of Michigan.

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