General Government

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Questions on the following documents should be directed to Benjamin Gielczyk or Robin Risko, Fiscal Analysts for the General Government budget.

PowerPoint Briefing

Line Item Summary

Recent Budget Bill Summaries

Civil Service Salary and Benefit Comparisons [311K], November 2008. Prepared by Viola Bay Wild, Jim Stansell, and Mitch Bean. This report was prepared at the request of the Speaker of the House, State Representative Andy Dillon, for a comparison of wages and benefits for State of Michigan classified employees and wages and benefits for similar positions in the private sector.

Analysis of Ballot Proposal 04-1 [294K]. Prepared by Mark Wolf and Rebecca Ross, October 2004. This report provides an analysis of Proposal 04-1, which will be included on the November ballot.

State Officers Compensation Commission [78K]. Prepared by Robin R. Risko, December 2000.