A2: State Government
The Lansing State Journal reports on dramatic cuts to state government projected for fiscal 2010. The article quotes John Bebow, executive director of the Ann Arbor-based Center for Michigan, a “think-and-do tank” working to reform state government: “We’re at a very defining moment in this state. Fundamentally, there is going to be an earthquake. The choice is clear. We’re going to have to do something different … The question is what is the role of government in the 21st century?” [Source]