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Phil Power, founder and President of The Center, spent nearly 40 years in the newspaper business as founder, owner and Chairman of HomeTown Communications Network, Inc. During that period, his weekly column appeared regularly in his Michigan newspapers. It earned both state and national honors for its balance, insight and vigorous point of view. After the sale of his company last year, Phil continued writing his column on a regular basis. If you would like to receive his column via email, sign up for the Center's award winning newsletter.

[03/11/2010]
Stumbling Senate blocks sensible tourism funding

[02/18/2010]
Valentine's roses for governor and business groups

[02/18/2010]
SPECIAL REPORT: A citizens' quick guide to key state budget issues

[02/12/2010]
2010 Politics likely to get in the way of good budget policy

[01/28/2010]
Shift economic development from hunting to gardening

[01/07/2010]
Dear Michigan, please prove me wrong

[11/19/2009]
Town Hall Meeting Report: An emerging grand bargain on taxes and reforms?

[11/19/2009]
Time to Get Past No

[11/13/2009]
Big business ideas for Michigan

[10/28/2009]
Shakespearean tragedy in Lansing?

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Papers
The Center for Michigan publishes papers on a variety of topics pertinent to our mission of making Michigan the great state we all want it to be. In the links below, you can read our reports on tax and education reform, as well as our white paper entitled "The New Model Michigan," which was the starting point for our public engagement campaign, Michigan's Defining Moment.

[10/15/2009]
SPECIAL REPORT: AN INSIDE LOOK AT MICHIGAN'S REGIONAL ECONOMIES

[04/20/2009]
$1.5 Billion in Reform Choices

[03/12/2009]
SPECIAL REPORT: Michigan's Incredible Shrinking School Year

[02/19/2009]
Pocketbook Glance: How YOU Fund the State Budget

[07/28/2008]
Thinking and Doing

[05/21/2008]
Common Ground Agenda for Michigan's Transformation

[05/21/2008]
A New Michigan Scorecard

[05/21/2008]
The Michigan Tax Malaise

[10/19/2007]
Michigan Hunting and Fishing Licenses Bargains too Good to be True

[03/29/2007]
Comprehensive School Reform

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