Stepping outside the safe zone is required for solving budget problems

Fresh thinking and 'game-changing' ideas are required to work out the school funding dilemma as well as to lead Michigan. Andy Dillon's proposal reaches outside of state leaders 'safe places' with effects on the governor's race still to be seen.

Interest groups need to remain open to ideas that focus on efficiency and savings. We won't get a different result by doing the 'same old.'