For the past three fiscal years, Michigan has over-projected revenues, in part due to the lack of sufficient input from a broad spectrum of economic advisors, resulting in chronic budget crises

State spending has out-paced "pop-flation" and revenues for most of the decade in part due to an over-reliance on one-time budget fixes

Form an independent council of respected public and private sector economists to complete quarterly revenue and spending estimates

Conduct a quarterly survey of a cross-section of Michigan businesses to identify sales & hiring trends

Change the law to require the adoption of two-year budgets to more accurately project the on-going cost of programs

Adopt no new programs unless eliminating others or revenues grow