Michigan State Government Shutting Down

Note sure how much any of you care, but here's something else the government has screwed up while everyone is complaining about the war.

News::Michigan Governor Prepares to Shut Down the State

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Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm is urging her state lawmakers to balance the budget and is warning you that some government services could come to a standstill.

Governor Granholm addressed the state Thursday night and said she has taken the necessary steps to partially shut-down the state government Sunday night.

Granholm is demanding that lawmakers leave the capital until a new budget is passed.

The state faces a $1.75 billion deficit in the next fiscal year budget which starts Monday.

Granholm is also urging the democratic-controlled house and republican-controlled senate to put party differences aside.

She says significant progress has been made in the past 48 hours and is doing everything she can to do to achieve a budget.

But the Governor says she will not accept just any budget.

Governor Granholm says, "There's one thing I will not do. I will not accept a budget that makes massive cuts to education, healthcare and public safety. Until legislation is passed that protects people and the priorities that are critical to making Michigan competitive, the possibility of a government shutdown remains real.

So what state services will be affected by a partial government shut-down?

All Secretary of State Offices will have to be closed. That means you won't be able to register and license your cars or renew your driver's license.

You could also forget making a trip to state parks this fall. All of them would have to close as well.

Road construction on state roads will hit a road block with no funding to pay for it.

Casinos along with lottery and liquor sales could also be affected.

Granholm says things like the state police and prisons along with vital human services should remain operational.

I knew my state had the largest unemployment rate in the country, but this is ridiculess. I didn't even hear any warnings about this and I turn on the news yesterday and BAM! State is bankrupt!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Arainach

Please. We've known we were bankrupt every since Engler slashed taxes and drained the rainy day fund just before leaving. You didn't notice that we've had to make extreme cuts to pass budgets for the last 6 years? Even this has been debated for an entire month now. For you to not notice, you must have no less than had your head up your ass.

I knew we were having money problems, but I had no idea that the state was in danger of going bankrupt. I don't watch the news every day, but I was just surprised is all. To me it seems like something I think people around me would have been talking about, but they weren't until yesterday.

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