What does Gov. Snyder's budget mean to you? Town hall meeting to address question

Rebekah Warren

The event runs from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Room 101 of the Morris Lawrence Building at Washtenaw Community College.

It's expected to feature a presentation outlining the impact of state budget cuts on the business community, working families, schools, seniors and local communities.

Also on the agenda is a panel discussion with various local representatives and a question-and-answer session at which people can raise individual concerns.

Representatives on the panel include:

• Dedrick Martin, superintendent of Ypsilanti Public Schools
• Paul Schreiber, mayor of Ypsilanti
• Howard Bunsis, Eastern Michigan University professor and chairman of the American Association of University Professors Collective Bargaining Congress

To close a $1.4 billion state deficit and finance $1.8 billion in business tax cuts, Republican Gov. Rick Snyder has proposed deep cuts that impact schools, universities, cities, townships, counties, senior citizens and low-income wage earners, among other groups. He talked about his rationale for those cuts in a speech Thursday at Washtenaw Community College.

Ryan J. Stanton covers government and politics for AnnArbor.com. Reach him at ryanstanton@annarbor.com or 734-623-2529. You also can follow him on Twitter or subscribe to AnnArbor.com's e-mail newsletters.