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The Detroit News, November 4, 2002
Prop 3 Robs Public of Control of Billions
https://www.detroitnews.com/2002/editorial/0211/04/a10-629964.htm
The Detroit News, Should State Employees Get Binding Arbitration? Oct 30, 2002
Yes: Requiring Arbitration Ensures Critical State Services Won't Wrode
John Dennison, President, Michigan State Employees Association
https://www.detroitnews.com/2002/editorial/0210/31/a09-626056.htm
No: Mandatory Arbitration Promises to Raise costs for State Taxpayers
Paul Kersey, Labor Research Associate, Mackinac Center for Public Policy
https://www.detroitnews.com/2002/editorial/0210/31/a09-626051.htm
The Lansing State Journal, Issue Debate: Proposal 3 - Are Job Rules Fairness or Disaster?, Oct 27, 2002
Prop 3 Helps Taxpayers and State Workers
Alan Kilar, UAW Local 6000
https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/opinions/letters/021027_prop3ptv_(pro).html
Arbitration Plan Would Wreck State's Budget
Bob LaBrant, Michigan Chamber of Commerce Senior VP of Political Affairs
https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/opinions/letters/021027_prop3ptv_(con).html
The Lansing State Journal, October 25, 2002
Oppose Budget-Busting Prop 3
https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/opinions/editorials/021025eds3_(prop_3).html
The Detroit Free Press, October 22, 2002
Binding Arbitration Could Be Too Costly; Vote No on 3
https://www.freep.com/voices/editorials/earb22_20021022.htm
The Oakland Press, October 22, 2002
Reject Measure on Workers
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=5789439&BRD=982&PAG=461&dept_id=129845&rfi=6 (Scroll down to view article)
The Detroit News, October 20, 2002
Voters Should Send Special Interests a Message: Hands Off Our Tax Dollars
Nolan Finley
https://www.detroitnews.com/2002/editorial/0210/20/a17-616609.htm
The Detroit News, October 18, 2002
Prop 3: Remember Detroit's bad experience
Bill Johnson
https://www.detroitnews.com/2002/editorial/0210/18/a11-615399.htm
The Macomb Daily, October 18, 2002
In Our Opinion: State Proposals
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=5752448&BRD=988&PAG=461&dept_id=141265&rfi=8
The Midland Daily News, October 17, 2002
Our View: Vote No on Proposal 3
https://www.ourmidland.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=5726243&BRD=2289&PAG=461&dept_id=472539&rfi=6
The Detroit News, October 16, 2002
Voters Should Reject Prop 3 Power Grab
https://www.detroitnews.com/2002/editorial/0210/16/a10-613172.htm
The Jackson Patriot, October 14, 2002
Proposal 02-3: No -- Binding Arbitration is Too Expensive
https://www.mlive.com/news/jacitpat/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/news-0/103461690435970.xml
The Saginaw News, October 11, 2002
No to Prop 3
https://www.mlive.com/news/sanews/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/news-0/1034347805191890.xml
The Grand Rapids Press, October 11, 2002
Proposal 3: A 'No' vote: Taxpayers would lose control if union plan goes into Constitution
https://www.mlive.com/news/grpress/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/news-0/1034347582174711.xml
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy intends for this to be a fair sampling of comentary from daily, general circulation newspapers from across the state.
