 reforms ok budget not so much change isn t always easy and trying to reinventing michigan certainly poses its share of challenges and like many things in life some ideas are welcomed but others not so much what do local governments think about governor snyder s proposals read more in peter luke s article   municipal officials like gov rick snyder s reforms still don t like his budget  on mlivecom 60 there are other ways the there are other ways the state can cut its budget one place stop the idnsutry of incarceration in this state which eats more from the state budget than anything michigan incarcerates more people than any surrounding state with no change in the crime rates per capita we need to use technology to provide alternatives to prison  