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shortfalls and Michigan is nowhere
near any of them in their financial
problems," ShulMan said. "With the
Proposal A tax relief, our state always
has, and will continue to, weather
the storm on financial matters."
Shulnian declared he prefers to
wage a "positive campaign, and I'm
running on my record and proven
experience, including my chairman-
ship of the appropriations commit-
tee. But I'm not taking anything for
granted. The voters are independent
thinkers who can make up their own
minds."
Shulman points out that he has
sponsored close to 20 public acts in
the past two years alone. He is grati-
fied by the advice and feedback he
receives from elderly residents at the
Hechtman Jewish Apartments in
West Bloomfield, where he volun-
teers as a discussion leader in current
events a few times a week.
"Some of these bills eventually
help provide relief for Jewish,resi-
dents and the elderly in general ...
through JARC, JVS and other agen-
cies," he said.
Shulman has sponsored legislation
to help acquire $3 million more in
mental health funds for Oakland
County; consumer protection legisla-
tion to limit "SPAM" — the influx
of unwanted advertising on home
computers — and to reduce annoy-
ing telemarketing calls on home
phones; creation of SmartZones in
the county to boost the economy by
stimulating growth of technology-
based industries, and appointment of
an efficiency taskforce to streamline
state procedures and "make govern-
ment more accountable."
Shulman's latest proposed legisla-
tion could trim Michigan phone bills
by more than $150 million by limit-
ing the ability of the state's largest
local phone companies to levy an
end-user carrier line charge unless
deemed necessary by the Michigan
Public Service Commission.
He said a recent legal settlement
between Engler and SBC Ameritech
to reduce the charge on phone bills
by about 15 percent is "a step in the
right direction," but falls short of
relieving consumers of the unjusti-
fied phone charge.
"This is a federal charge, yet
Michigan consumers are getting hit
twice," Shulman said. A state act
says there can be no charge — yet
there is. It contributes to Michigan
having some of the highest local
phone bills in the nation." II]
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