http://michiganmessenger.com/15353/10m-tourism-ad-campaign-promoting-state-starting The Michigan Messenger is a local news site covering politics and policy throughout Michigan. Its team delivers original reporting daily. The Michigan Messenger is published by the nonpartisan and nonprofit group American Independent News Network. Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://michiganmessenger.com/15353/10m-tourism-ad-campaign-promoting-state-starting/comment-page-1#comment-17694 CynicalSynapse Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:52:33 +0000 http://michiganmessenger.com/?p=15353#comment-17694 While the tourism campaign may well make money, the timing of the announcement probably wasn't very good. I suspect the $10 million cost <a href="http://cynicalsynapse.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/little-cuts-and-big-spending-dont-equal-out/" rel="nofollow">doesn't sit well with state workers</a> just as State House Republicans propose cutting their wages 5%. Never mind the legislators' own 10% cut they just approved, beginning with the next term in 2011. While the tourism campaign may well make money, the timing of the announcement probably wasn't very good. I suspect the $10 million cost doesn't sit well with state workers just as State House Republicans propose cutting their wages 5%. Never mind the legislators' own 10% cut they just approved, beginning with the next term in 2011.

]]> http://michiganmessenger.com/15353/10m-tourism-ad-campaign-promoting-state-starting/comment-page-1#comment-12393 CynicalSynapse Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:52:33 +0000 http://michiganmessenger.com/?p=15353#comment-12393 While the tourism campaign may well make money, the timing of the announcement probably wasn't very good. I suspect the $10 million cost <a href="http://cynicalsynapse.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/little-cuts-and-big-spending-dont-equal-out/" rel="nofollow">doesn't sit well with state workers</a> just as State House Republicans propose cutting their wages 5%. Never mind the legislators' own 10% cut they just approved, beginning with the next term in 2011. While the tourism campaign may well make money, the timing of the announcement probably wasn't very good. I suspect the $10 million cost doesn't sit well with state workers just as State House Republicans propose cutting their wages 5%. Never mind the legislators' own 10% cut they just approved, beginning with the next term in 2011.

]]> http://michiganmessenger.com/15353/10m-tourism-ad-campaign-promoting-state-starting/comment-page-1#comment-5246 CynicalSynapse Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:52:33 +0000 http://michiganmessenger.com/?p=15353#comment-5246 While the tourism campaign may well make money, the timing of the announcement probably wasn't very good. I suspect the $10 million cost <a href="http://cynicalsynapse.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/little-cuts-and-big-spending-dont-equal-out/" rel="nofollow">doesn't sit well with state workers</a> just as State House Republicans propose cutting their wages 5%. Never mind the legislators' own 10% cut they just approved, beginning with the next term in 2011. While the tourism campaign may well make money, the timing of the announcement probably wasn't very good. I suspect the $10 million cost doesn't sit well with state workers just as State House Republicans propose cutting their wages 5%. Never mind the legislators' own 10% cut they just approved, beginning with the next term in 2011.

]]> http://michiganmessenger.com/15353/10m-tourism-ad-campaign-promoting-state-starting/comment-page-1#comment-5224 Little Cuts and Big Spending Don’t Equal Out « Cynical Synapse Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:38:27 +0000 http://michiganmessenger.com/?p=15353#comment-5224 [...] the state plans to spend $10 million on tourism advertising. Now, while I understand tourism is important to the state’s economy, I’m not quite [...] [...] the state plans to spend $10 million on tourism advertising. Now, while I understand tourism is important to the state’s economy, I’m not quite [...]

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