plwp eThat win1,ver 7nn 18ae "j, rht not count., SportsMonday, page 4B NEUIR-i jigan&OiIj Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, October 1, 2007 michigandaily.com budget in limbo STATE SHUTS DOWN, BUT LEGISLATORS ON THE BRINK OF A BREAKTHROUGH From staff and wire reports temporary budget fix that would payment that the state withheld way rest areas also closed yester- A NEN help fill a $1.75 billion deficit in the from the University because it was day evening, and overnight road Te state LANSING - The Republican-led fiscal year that began today. short on cash this summer. construction projects and lottery of servic Senate early today voted to raise Granholm was waiting to sign While the House earlier passed sales were scheduled to stop at mid at the se the state's income tax from 3.9 per- a 30-day continuation budget that the bill expanding the sales tax, the night. cent to 4.35 percent, another key would keep government running Senate had not voted on the mea- Liz Boyd, spokeswoman for step toward implementing a budget but not until the Legislature sent sure as of 1:30 a.m., though it was Granholm, said yesterday that the " Taxi c deal even as state government shut her the income tax increase and expected to vote on it early today. governor would consider signing 0 Tours down. a bill placing the state's 6 percent The bills were considered crucial the budget extension if the House aPerso The Senate split 19-19, forcing Lt. sales tax on a wide range of ser- parts of the deal to solve the short- and Senate also passed the revenue 0 Self-si Gov. John Cherry to cast the tie- vices. fall in the state's new fiscal year. bills. S Carpe breaking vote in favor of the bill. That continuation budget con- In the first public sign of a par- "If the bills are signed and on * Docur The measure now heads to Demo- tains $29.6 million in funding for tial state shutdown, campers were their way to the governor's desk, 0 Courie cratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm. the University of Michigan. It also asked to leave some Michigan state that would be sufficient" to avert a 0 Massa The income tax piece is key to a includes the $29.6 million August parks yesterday night. Some high- See BUDGET, Page 7A * Tannin A HISTORY OF THE STATE INCOME TAX Michigan's income tax has risen and fallen along with the state's economic fortunes. Legislators in both houses voted to raise the levy to 4.35 percent early this morning. 10% "!I' t V TAX ON SERVICES e House of Representatives passed a 6 percent sales tax last night on a range es. The Senate had not voted on the measure as oftearly this morning. Some rvices that will be taxed: abs and ground transportation nal care, except for haircuts >coping torage A installation ment preparation r services ges ng services -I,' 2004 r no 'U' says goodbye to Pres. Ford Faculty, administrators praise man from Grand Rapids who ended up in the White House By MARY WILCOP Daily Staff Reporter Speaker after speaker stepped to the podium at a memorial Friday to praise University alum and former U.S. Presi- dent Gerald Ford, who died in Decem- ber of last year. They called him cool, calm, normal and forever devoted to the state and University of Michigan. They spoke in Weill Hallhome of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. The ceremony was split into two sec- tions: Ford's political legacy and his personal legacy. Former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, who held that position under George W. Bush and also worked in the Ford administration, spoke twice, first on his professional relationship with Ford and later about his personal rela- tionship with him. lowers addeer CLIf REEDER/Daily 4 Rowers paddle a dragon boat on the Huron river al a festival to mark the begin- ning of LSA's China Now theme year. CAMPUS INVENTIONS Technology transfers up 14 percent Office reports record number of patents, mostly in medicine and engineering By DANIEL STRAUSS Daily Staff Reporter The University's Office of Technology Transfer reported Friday a record number of proposed patents for the 2007 fiscal year. The office, which is in charge of marketing and pat- enting products presented by University professors and researchers, reported 329 new technologies this year, a 14 percent increase from lastyear. Of the 329 new technologies that had the poten- tial to be patented and marketed, 144 of them went to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and 87 patents were issued. The new proposals spanned a range of See TECH, Page 7A Making a tee time for North Campus MSA plans mini-golf course; first hole in Pierpont By SCOTT MILLS For The Daily Students may be able to practice their short game between classes on North Campus by the end of this month. The North Campus Affairs Commission of the Michigan Student Assembly has plans for the first of a series of student-designed miniature golf holes to be placed in University buildings around North Campus. The first hole will appear in Pierpont Commons by the end of October with two more to follow by the end of this semester, said Engineering senior Rahul Das- wani, co-chair of the commission. The commission hopes to build six holes spread across North Campus by the end of next semester. Each hole is estimated to cost between $100 and $150. See GOLF, Page 7A Mike Ford, the son of former President Gerald Ford, told a crowd yesterday that his father is still a part of the University and the state of Michi- gan. O'Neill warned about the perilous ing to tackle these issues despite the mist, outlinedthe challengesFordfaced state of health care and Social Secu- unwillingness of the country to discuss upon taking office, emphasizing the rity obligations decades down the road. issues of saving, O'Neill said. high inflation and unemployment that Unlike other presidents, Ford was will- Allen Sinai, a private sector econo- See FORD, Page 3A Dragon boat festival flsweeps over Huron River By MICHAEL COULTER Daily StaffReporter Shouts of "jiayou" - a Man- darin word of encouragement - rang out in time with beating drums and the sweep of paddles on the Huron River yesterday. Long, narrow wooden boats with giant dragon heads on their bows cut through the water. The scene was part of a dragon boat festival sponsored by the Center for Chinese Studies as part of the College of Literature, See DRAGONS, Page 3A TODAY'S HI:69 WEATHER LO:55 GOT A NEWS TIP? 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