LANSING — Gov. Jennifer Granholm gave strong support today for reform measures she said will improve public schools and qualify Michigan for up to $400 million in federal grants next year.
LANSING — Gov. Jennifer Granholm gave strong support today for reform measures she said will improve public schools and qualify Michigan for up to $400 million in federal grants next year.
She began by discussing the economic crisis that Michigan is currently in. Granholm said, “In the middle of this crisis is opportunity and you all have this amazing opportunity to help build the next Michigan.” Alex Mandrila / THE EASTERN ECHO Last Monday Gov. Granholm came to the Student Center to talk with students about the [...]
Gov. Jennifer Granholm and First Gentleman Dan Mulhern were in rarified company last week at President Barack Obama's first state dinner, honoring India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed legislation Tuesday that exempts baby-sitting from day care regulations after the state ordered a Barry County woman to stop watching her friend's children before school. The Republican-led Senate approved the bill on a 37-0 vote earlier this month.
This lame duck isn’t done fighting yet. On Monday, Governor Jennifer Granholm stopped by Eastern Michigan University to rally for the restoration of the Michigan Promise Scholarship. For those from out of state and/or people that have become confused during the battle for funding, you can read about the scholarship and its importance for Michigan [...]
MICHIGAN (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – The clock is ticking as lawmakers search for some way to replace all the education money recently cut from Michigan's budget. Governor Granholm's $127 per-pupil cuts will be reflected in checks sent out to schools on...
State government prepares to leave a giant, steaming lump of something in all of our collective stocking. Legislators have been studying what they could do to help offset a $127 per student funding cut ordered by Gov. Jennifer Granholm. The cuts will be reflected in checks sent to schools Dec. 20 unless lawmakers agree in the next 10 days or so on a way to raise enough cash to eliminate the...
All the celebrities, Democratic policy makers, and wealthy supporters of President Obama were out at the White House State Dinner. They all dressed to the nines, except Jennifer Granholm . It was a lavish affair where everyone gawked at Michelle Obama as if she were Jackie Kennedy. A crasher got into the party despite not being on the elite guest list. It was a night for wealthy government-lovers...
A Mitchell Research & Communications poll (600 LVs, 11/17-19, 22-24, +/- 4%) shows Attorney General Mike Cox (R) with a slim lead in the GOP gubernatorial primary in 2010, but a sizeable advantage in the open-seat race against Lt. Gov. John Cherry (D), the likely Democratic nominee. Gov. JenniferGranholm (D) is not seeking a [...]
In this week’s radio address, Governor Granholm reminds us to remember the hungry in our state this Thanksgiving, and to consider donating to Michigan’s food banks to help those in need. Hello this is Governor Jennifer Granholm. For most of us, Thanksgiving is a time to feast and celebrate nature’s bounty. However, for more than a million [...]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm has ordered that U.S. flags be flown at half-staff to honor a soldier from St. Joseph who died in Afghanistan on Nov. 19. Flags are to be lowered for 25-year-old Army Sgt. Daniel Frazier on...
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm has signed legislation that exempts baby-sitting from day care regulations after the state ordered a Barry County woman to stop watching her friend's children before school. The Republican-led...
The Daily's editorial Monday unfairly blamed Gov. Jennifer Granholm for the legislature's decision to cut the Michigan Promise Scholarship ( No more broken promises , 11/23/2009). The editorial failed to recognize that it was the legislature — not the governor — that deliberately left funding for the Michigan Promise out of the budget.
11/24 UPDATE: Politico reports that other expected attendees include Nancy Pelosi, United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice, Senator John Kerry, Senator Dick Lugar, Vishakha N. Desai, president of the Asia Society, M. Night Shyamalan, Ari Emanuel of WME Entertainment, Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Raju Narisetti, managing editor of the Washington Post, Kal Penn, Associate Director of White House...