Recommendations to Strengthen Civil Society and Balance Michigan's State Budget

If Gov. Jennifer Granholm and the Michigan Legislature need specifics on how to close Michigan’s looming $1.7 billion budget deficit, they need look no further than the Mackinac Center for Public Policy’s new report on balancing the state budget, released today.

More than 200 specific recommendations from Mackinac Center analysts total more than $2 billion in cost savings and revenue enhancements. All budget reductions, including those involving federal funds, total $3.7 billion. 157 pages.

Contents

• Introduction
  • Summary of Recommendations**
  • Total Budget Savings and Revenue Enhancements by Category
• Department of Agriculture
  • I. Executive
  • II. Pesticide and Plant Management
  • III. Environmental Stewardship
  • IV. Laboratory Program
  • V. Market Development
  • VI. Fairs and Expositions
  • VII. Office of Racing Commissioner
  • Endnotes
• Department of Attorney General
• Department of Career Development
  • I. Departmental Administration
  • II. Departmental Operations
  • III. Workforce Development
  • IV. Career Education Programs
  • V. Department Grants
  • Endnotes
• Department of Civil Rights
• Department of Civil Service
  • I. Civil Service Operations
  • Endnotes
• Department of Community Health
  • I. Department-wide Administration
  • II. Mental Health/Substance Abuse Administration
  • III. Community Mental Health/Substance Abuse Services
  • IV. Public Health Administration
  • V. Laboratory Services
  • VI. Local Health Administration and Grants
  • VII. Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention and Health Promotion
  • VIII. Community Living, Children, and Families
  • IX. Children's Special Health-Care Services
  • X. Office of Drug Control Policy
  • XI. Office of Services to the Aging
  • Endnotes
• Community Colleges
  • I. Operations
  • II. Grants
  • Endnotes
• Consumer and Industry Services
  • I. Executive Direction
  • II. Fire Safety
  • III. Management Services
  • IV. Public Service Commission
  • V. Occupational Regulation
  • Endnotes
• Department of Corrections
  • I. Executive
  • II. Administration and Programs
  • III. Field Operations Administration
  • IV. Correctional Facilities Administration
  • Endnotes
• Department of Education
  • I. Central Support
  • II. Grants and Distributions
  • Endnotes
• Department of Environmental Quality
  • I. Clean Michigan Initiative
  • II. Drinking Water Protection and Radiological Health
  • III. Environmental Response
  • IV. Environmental Assistance Division
  • V. Grants
  • Endnotes
• Family Independence Agency
  • I. Executive Operations
  • II. Family Independence Services Administration
  • III. Child and Family Services
  • IV. Public Assistance
  • Endnotes
• Higher Education
  • I. State Universities
  • II. Martin Luther King, Jr. - Cesar Chavez - Rosa Parks Program
  • III. State and Regional Programs
  • IV. Grants and Financial Aid
  • Endnotes
• Department of History, Arts, and Library
  • I. Department Operations
  • II. Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs
  • III. Mackinac Island State Park Commission
  • IV. Michigan Historical Program
  • V. Library of Michigan
  • Endnotes
• Department of Information Technology
• Department of Management and Budget
• Michigan Economic Development Corporation
  • Endnotes
• Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
  • I. Headquarters and Armories
  • II. Departmentwide Appropriations
  • III. Veterans Service Organizations
  • IV. Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti veterans' homes
  • Endnotes
• Department of Natural Resources
  • I. Fisheries Management
  • II. Parks and Recreation
  • III. Forest Resource Management
  • IV. Grants
  • V. Miscellaneous
  • Endnotes
• Department of State
  • I. Customer Delivery Services
  • Endnotes
• Department of State Police
  • I. Highway Safety Planning
  • II. Uniform Services
  • Endnotes
• Department of Transportation
  • I. Highway Maintenance
  • II. Transportation Economic Development Fund
  • III. Bureau of Aeronautics
  • IV. Bus Transit Division
  • V. Intercity Passenger and Freight
  • VI. Public Transportation Development
  • Endnotes
• Department of Treasury
  • I. Financial Programs
  • II. Grants
  • III. Revenue Sharing
  • Endnotes
• Appendix I: Refusing Federal Funds
• Acknowledgements