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Squishy numbers put state coffers in spotlight

Published: February 1, 2010

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Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell’s call to arms regarding area consolidation efforts (see story, page 1) appears even more urgent when discussion of the state’s fiscal woes begin to crystallize. Becky Bechler, the county’s lobbyist with Public Affairs Associates, told the Legislative Committee last week that the state’s 2011 general fund is facing a gaping deficit that ranges from $1.3 billion to $1.5 billion, and next year’s state’s education fund is $425 million short.

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