Update on budget issues

Recent News coverage

• University, Prison Reeling
  http://www.miningjournal.net/news/story/0617202005_new02-n0617.asp
• Senate Approves Higher Education Budget
  http://www.freep.com/news/statewire/sw117249_20050616.htm
• House Omnibus Budget Overview – Mackinac Center for Public Policy
  http://www.mackinac.org/7138
• Bills Slash WSU Funds, Boost K-12
  http://www.detnews.com/2005/schools/0506/17/D01-218787.htm
• Senate Approves K-12, Higher Education Budgets
  http://www.freep.com/news/statewire/sw117275_20050616.htm
• Budget Allows for Minimal Increases at Michigan Colleges
  http://www.wlns.com/Global/story.asp?S=3486593&nav=0RbQb8yE
• Senate Passes Budget that Favors County (Oakland)
  http://www.theoaklandpress.com/stories/061705/loc_20050617006.shtml
• Senate Budget Hurts NMU, Helps Others
  http://www.wluctv6.com/Global/story.asp?S=3484967&nav=81AXb7zC

Past News Coverage

• Saving the State
  Higher Ed: Needs don’t match proposed formulas
  http://www.freep.com/voices/editorials/ecollege10e_20050610.htm
• Reform of State College Funding is Worth a Try
  http://www.detnews.com/2005/editorial/0505/22/A10-186149.htm
• House proposes cuts ‘unprecedented in their cruelty,’ Granholm says
  http://www.mlive.com/news/statewide/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1118398200167480.xml
• Local comment: flawed university funding
  New formulas would redistribute money unfairly
  http://www.freep.com/voices/columnists/ewong8e_20050608.htm
• New university funding formula would destroy college missions
  http://www.detnews.com/2005/editorial/0506/07/A10-205994.htm
• Senate’s higher ed plan is bad news for Wayne State, Northern
  www.detnews.com/2005/schools/0506/05/01-202026.htm
• Michigan rethinks college funding
  www.detnews.com/2005/schools/0506/05/B01-204140.htm
• Column: higher ed cuts don’t add up
  http://www.mlive.com/news/statewide/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1117141800278940.xml
• Democrats unhappy with proposed higher ed funding formula
  http://www.mlive.com/news/statewide/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1117102227178490.xml
• House GOP higher ed plan gives more to mid-sized universities
  http://www.detnews.com/2005/schools/0505/26/01-193492.htm
• Michigan’s Universities
  http://www.freep.com/voices/editorials/ecollege15e_20050515.htm
• Plan means more money for CMU
  http://www.themorningsun.com/stories/051205/loc_cmu001.shtml
• Colleges eye hikes in tuition
  http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050615/NEWS01/506150301/1002
• Senate approves higher education budget
  http://www.freep.com/news/statewire/sw117255_20050616.htm
• NMU budget cuts will hurt
  http://www.wluctv6.com/Global/story.asp?S=3470667&nav=81AXb0El
• NMU funding explained funding
  http://www.miningjournal.net/news/story/0614202005_new02-n0614.asp
• Financial crunch: state budget woes tough to resolve
  http://www.miningjournal.net/news/story/0611202005_new01-n0611.asp
• Stupak: NMU singled out
  http://www.miningjournal.net/news/story/068202005_new05-n0608.asp
• UP to get walloped?; NMU is targeted for 10% state funding cut
  http://www.miningjournal.net/news/story/063202005_new03-n0603.asp
• Reps protest university funding
  http://www.ironwooddailyglobe.com/0527brwn.htm
• Republicans propose change in university funding formula
  http://www.baymills.org/newspaper/2005/06-02/060205-educ-universityfunding.shtml