Senator Cherry Says “Everything” is on the Budget Revenue-Generating Table

Senator Deborah Cherry (D-26th) told Michigan Messenger today that Senate Democrats will look at “everything” as they attempt to meet Republican requests for revenue-generating proposals. During today’s briefing from the Senate Fiscal Agency, Democrats repeatedly expressed their preference to raise revenue to solve Michigan’s budget crisis, while Republicans have proposed extensive budget cuts, outlined in a bill sponsored by Senator Michael Bishop. Senator Cherry said that one possible compromise could be similar to that crafted for Proposal A, in which voters are asked to make permanent new revenue generation options proposed initially by the Senate as temporary fixes, or instead choose hikes in income or sales taxes. During the appropriations briefing today, Senator Cherry noted that the proposals and budget discussions so far produced “policies that don’t match our rhetoric.”