State Government

Lund and Meltzer: Dear Governor – No More Taxes

by Rob Montilla on February 21, 2010

From the Offices of State Representatives Pete Lund and Kim Meltzer: After seven years in office, the governor finally managed to get Lansing leaders to all agree on one thing: her idea to expand the state sales tax is a bad one. While it was no surprise that the governor presented her executive budget with [...]

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Lund and Meltzer: Corrupt Politicians Should Pay, Not Citizens

by Rob Montilla on January 24, 2010

By State Representatives Pete Lund and Kim Meltzer There is only one thing worse than a corrupt politician — a corrupt politician who gets away with it. As we’ve seen recently with the former Detroit mayor, Michigan elected officials who are charged with felony offenses can use their campaign funds for personal reasons and court [...]

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Ethics and Elections Update from Reps. Lund and Meltzer

by Rob Montilla on December 28, 2009

From State Representatives Pete Lund and Kim Meltzer: While elves are busy stuffing stockings, Democrats are busy drafting bills that could stuff our ballot boxes with fraudulent votes. Many elections bills are promoted as making voting more convenient. While this is a worthwhile goal, it must never come at the expense of the integrity of [...]

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Find Money for Education Through Reforms, Not Taxes

by Rob Montilla on November 23, 2009

By State Representatives Pete Lund and Kim Meltzer Since signing the last of the budget bills into law last month, Gov. Granholm has been traveling the state on a “don’t blame me” publicity tour and taking every opportunity to point her finger at Republicans along the way. Let’s set the record straight. Lawmakers approved a [...]

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UPDATE: Budget Crisis Nearing Resolution

by Rob Montilla on September 22, 2009

Strong Republican Leadership Leads to Early Agreement on Budget Cuts by State Representatives Pete Lund and Kim Meltzer We are cautiously optimistic as we update you on progress of the 2010 state budget crisis. Target agreements have been reached (a process normally completed in May or June) and House Speaker Andy Dillon, a Democrat, agreed [...]

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