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Sometimes, common sense prevails and government works. Hard to believe, I know, based on most of what you hear out of Lansing. But recently, in remarkably short time, with remarkable unanimity, Gov. Full Article at Detroit Free Press
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One more thing on the couple who crashed the presidential state dinner ... Gov. Full Article at Detroit Free Press
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Gov. Jennifer Granholm has appointed Michigan Public Service Commission legislative liaison Greg White to be a commissioner with the regulatory body. Full Article at Crain's Detroit Business
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LANSING, MI (Associated Press) - Gov. Jennifer Granholm has named Greg White of Grand Rapids to the three-person Michigan Public Service Commission. Full Article at Michigan Public Radio
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By now, school districts and their teachers should realize that the state money cut from their budgets by lawmakers and Gov. Jennifer Granholm is not coming back. Even if some of the money were restored, it would be gone next year. Full Article at Detroit News Online
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WASHINGTON With President Barack Obamas jobs forum set for this afternoon, Michigan Gov. Full Article at Detroit Free Press
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Gov. Jennifer Granholm called today on national television for another round of stimulus funding for state road and bridge projects to put people to work. Full Article at Detroit News Online
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WASHINGTON With President Barack Obamas jobs forum set for this afternoon, Michigan Gov. Full Article at Lansing State Journal
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(The New Republic) Jason Zengerle is a senior editor of The New Republic. Barack Obama convened his first official summit before he was even elected president. Full Article at CBS News
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Gov. Jennifer Granholm was stumping in Royal Oak recently, trying to drum up support among students for restoring funding for the Michigan Promise Scholarship. Full Article at The Oakland Press
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CHICAGO - Fears that giant, voracious species of carp will get into the Great Lakes and wipe out other fish have led to rising demands that the government close the waterway connecting the lakes to the Mississippi River - an unprecedented step that... Full Article at Lansing State Journal
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Federal and Illinois officials began pumping toxins into the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Wednesday in an effort to keep the invasive Asian carp out of Lake Michigan. Meanwhile, others, including Michigan Gov. Full Article at Detroit News Online
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Gov. Jennifer Granholm said she didn't meet Michaele and Tareq Salahi , the couple who crashed President Barack Obama 's first state dinner at the White House last week that she and her husband, Dan Mulhern , attended. Full Article at Detroit News Online
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Lansing -- Families leaving the state and plummeting state revenue took their toll on school districts this year, forcing the greatest number in more than 20 years into the red. And officials fear it could get worse. Full Article at Detroit News Online
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CHICAGO -- Fears that giant, voracious species of carp will get into the Great Lakes and wipe out other fish have led to rising demands that the government close the waterway connecting the lakes to the Mississippi River -- an unprecedented step that... Full Article at Pittsburgh Entertainment
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Barack Obama convened his first official summit before he was even elected president. Full Article at The New Republic
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CHICAGO — Fears that giant, voracious species of carp will get into the Great Lakes and wipe out other fish have led to rising demands that the government close the waterway connecting the lakes to the Mississippi River - an unprecedented step that... Full Article at Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Chicago (AP) — Fears that giant, voracious species of carp will get into the Great Lakes and wipe out other fish have led to rising demands that the government close the waterway connecting the lakes to the Mississippi River - an unprecedented step... Full Article at MPR | Minnesota Public Radio
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CHICAGO (AP) — Fears that the voracious Asian carp will enter the Great Lakes and wipe out other fish have led to demands that the government close the waterways connecting the lakes and the Mississippi River. Michigan Gov. Full Article at The Oakland Press
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Even as hundreds of fishery workers begin to poison the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in a desperate attempt to keep Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes, Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm hopes to open a new front in the fight. She wants the U. Full Article at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Jennifer Mulhern Granholm (born February 5, 1959 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian-born American politician, former Attorney General of Michigan, and the current Governor of the U.S. state of Michigan. Full Article
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WIXOM, MI - SEPTEMBER 10: Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford sits with Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm at an event at the abandoned Ford Wixom Assembly Plant September 10, 2009 in Wixom, Michigan.
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BIRMINGHAM, MI. - JUNE 26: Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm introduces Jeff Immelt (left), Chairman and CEO of General Electric, at a press conference where he announced that GE will open an advanced manufacturing technology and software center in Michigan June 26, 2009 in Birmingham...
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BIRMINGHAM, MI. - JUNE 26: Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO of General Electric, answers questions from the press after he announced that GE will open an advanced manufacturing technology and software center in Michigan during a press conference June 26, 2009 in Birmingham, Michigan.
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BIRMINGHAM, MI. - JUNE 26: Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm (left) applaudes Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO of General Electric, as he announces that GE will open an advanced manufacturing technology and software center in Michigan during a press conference June 26, 2009 in Birmingham,...
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WASHINGTON - MAY 19: California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) (C) and Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm attend an event announcing fuel efficiency standards in the Rose Garden of the White House May 19, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON - MAY 19: Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm attends an event announcing fuel efficiency standards in the Rose Garden of the White House May 19, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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WIXOM, MI - SEPTEMBER 10: Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm speaks at an event at the abandoned Ford Wixom Assembly Plant September 10, 2009 in Wixom, Michigan.
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Obviously things are terrible in Michigan economically. They would be much worse if we hadn't had that assistance ... an acceleration of those efforts.
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After nearly eight years of Jennifer Granholm and only one year of Barack Obama, the people of Michigan want their state and country back
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This is the state's first universal scholarship ... Our goal has been to double the number of Michigan (college) graduates.
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I’m here to stand in solidarity with you, to ask the (Michigan Senate) to restore the Michigan Promise ... It is very clear that we have got to fund this promise, so I am asking you to stand tall and to make your voices heard.
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I fully support the Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) study which concluded the need for two major border crossings in the area — the existing Ambassador Bridge and a new Detroit River International Crossing — to enhance the flow of trade between Michigan and Ontario
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Michigan stands at a crossroads: what kind of state do we want to be in the 21st century? Do we want to be a place where the unemployed suffer while we watch our jobs shipped off on a slow boat to China, on the Internet to India, or on a fast track to Mexico?
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Michigan stands at a crossroads: what kind of state do we want to be in the 21st century? Do we want to be a place where the unemployed suffer while we watch our jobs shipped off on a slow boat to China, on the Internet to India, or on a fast track to Mexico?
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To avoid a government shutdown I've now signed the final bills that comprise the Michigan budget. This is the budget we have, but it is not the budget we need
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What we’re fighting for is for Michigan not to be Mississippi
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People want to see compromise ... This budget in no way represents compromise ... The vast majority of people in Michigan are not ideologues. I think they are allies in this battle.
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I will not pretend that this is a good budget ... This budget cuts, rather than supports, Michigan’s most pressing priorities — educating our children and helping them pay for a college education, maintaining health care for our most vulnerable citizens, and keeping police officers and fire fighters on ...
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I am particularly disappointed that the bill includes no funding for the Michigan Promise scholarships, and I strongly encourage the Legislature to get to work on finding the resources to keep this commitment to our students
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The K-12 school aid budget that is just days old is woefully underfunded. The Legislature needs to act now to find the revenues that are critical to our schools. We won't solve the serious school-funding problem we have in Michigan today unless we are honest about its magnitude
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Whatever happens must take into account the state's bottom line in light of the deficit ... I'm not interested in pursuing endeavors that are going to create even further crisis than already exists. The state faces a potential budget deficit of between $1.2 billion and $1.8 billion for the fiscal year t...
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The fact that we would name and dedicate this park to you governor is so perfect because of your history with civil rights and your connection with the city of Detroit and your deep love of our resources
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Clearly, the stimulus has helped, although, of course, unemployment is at a ridiculously high level ... And in Michigan it's a unique circumstance because we are in the middle of both an auto recession and we've been sort of a one-industry state for 100 years. So we are really focused on diversifying.
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By next year, Michigan will have lost 1 million jobs
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We are fighting to make sure that Michigan is diversifying its economy and educating our citizens and protecting people along the way
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This budget not only has the wrong priorities, it is a fiscal house of cards that relies on one-time revenue from the stimulus money from President Obama and the federal government ... That is revenue that cannot be sustaining into the future.
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I will use my veto pen to shape this budget to protect the things that are most important to Michigan families
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