She chaired the Teacher Preparation
Subcommittee and served on several commissions including the Commission on the
Economic Status of Women. "We are
especially encouraged to see that House Republicans have rejected the $135
million budget-driven changes in tax policy recommended by Governor Granholm.

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The plan was announced earlier today in a news
conference held by House Speaker Craig DeRoche, House Appropriations Committee
Chair Scott Hummel and other members of the House Appropriations Committee .

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Folliard was born in Madison, Wis., The Michigan Chamber of Commerce
this afternoon announced its support for a plan to balance the state budget
without raising taxes.

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"I am pleased to announce my candidacy for the DFL Party Chair," said
Folliard, a three-term state legislator from Golden Valley.

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She founded The Salon for DFL women
elected officials , sits on the DFL state central committee and was a delegate
to the 2004 Democratic National Convention .
"Working families and job providers across the state are facing tremendous
economic uncertainty .

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Her community memberships also
include board member of the Chamber Music Society of Minnesota, member of the
Golden Valley Rotary, church elder for Valley Community Presbyterian Church
and president of the Hidden Lakes Townhome Association.

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"I would like to
ensure election success in 2006 and put the DFL back into the winning circle.

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The Michigan Chamber is a statewide business organization which represents
more than 6,500 employers, trade associations and local chambers of commerce.

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MINNEAPOLIS, Former State Representative Betty
Folliard today announced her plans to seek the office of DFL Party Chair.
During her tenure as a state legislator representing District 44A,
including Hopkins, Minnetonka and St. Now is the time for the legislature to provide some
economic certainty by moving forward promptly with a plan to balance the state
budget without raising taxes," said Michigan Chamber President + CEO Jim
Barrett.

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Folliard
is the co-owner of Strategy Partners, a business and political consulting
firm. She has 5 grown children and she
and her husband now live in Golden Valley. LANSING, Mich.
"The Michigan Chamber strongly agrees with Speaker DeRoche that a balanced
state budget is one of the keys to economic growth," said Rich Studley, Senior
Vice President of Government Relations for the Michigan Chamber.

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Folliard has served on a number of boards, including two terms on the
Hopkins Board of Education, District 270, and member of the Strategic Planning
Committee for Economic Growth of Hopkins.

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Louis Park, Folliard applied her
considerable knowledge of local issues, a passion to improve the quality of
life of her community, and a strong background in education policy.

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In addition to her three terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives ,
Folliard served as community director in Minnesota for the Kerry campaign and
has been a progressive leader in Democratic politics for many years.

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In her six
years in the Legislature, she served on the House Education Committee,
Government Operations + Veteran Affairs, the Local Government and Metropolitan
Affairs Committee, the House Environment Committee, and both Health and Human
Services Policy and Finance Committees.

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(Photo: http://www. She graduated from Stanford University and was awarded a Master of
Fine Arts Degree from Wayne State University.

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These and other legislative accomplishments led to
her appointment as vice chair of the National Conference of State Legislatures
Environment Federal Issues Committee, in which capacity she was able to
influence policy at the national level., and grew up on the Stanford University
campus.

Michigan Chamber Supports Plan to Balance State Budget Without Raising Taxes

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"While many political observers and Governor Granholm said it couldn't be
done, House Republicans are to be commended for developing a comprehensive
plan to balance the state budget that will increase funding for
K-12 education, while rejecting over $200 million in tax and fee increases
recommended by the Administration," Barrett added.
The Michigan Chamber was established in 1959 to be an advocate for Michigan's
job providers in the legislative , political and legal process.