With a stroke of her gubernatorial pen Friday afternoon, Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed into law a statewide smoking ban that covers most public places and is set to take effect May 1.
The new ban means that Michigan joins more than three-dozen other states with [...]
HB 4377 will make all Michigan bars and restaurants smoke-free, including those within casinos, protecting the health of patrons [...]
A poll released yesterday spells bad news for President Barack Obama and Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm.
According to an Associated Press story published earlier today, an EPIC-MRA phone survey conducted last week indicates that the new Democratic president is mildly unpopular in Michigan — a state he won by [...]
Now that we know that the Guantanamo Bay detainees will be moved to a prison in rural Illinois, Gov. Jennifer Granholm is hinting at the possibility of keeping the Standish prison open by housing inmates from Pennsylvania instead. The Detroit News reports:
She said Michigan never made a proposal [...]
Gov. Jennifer Granholm appeared on Meet the Press on Sunday and offered praise to the Obama administration for saving GM and Chrysler. Video below the fold.
The Michigan House of Representatives approved the Senate’s version of the smoking ban, sending the legislation to the desk of Gov. Jennifer Granholm for her signature. And since the governor called the ban a “terrific gift to Michigan,” her signature is inevitable. The ban will go into effect on [...]
Gov. Jennifer Granholm decided to delay a $127 per pupil cut to K-12 funding that she ordered in addition to the $165 per pupil cut that was passed by the state legislature in October. She ordered the additional cuts because there was a $100 million unfunded mandate in the [...]
In her weekly radio address, Gov. Jennifer Granholm argued that the cuts in local revenue sharing in the state’s most recent budget are negatively impacting fire and police protection around the state and jeopardizing public safety as a result.
“Police officers and fire fighters are being laid off or open [...]
In 2007, an important executive order was signed by our governor Jennifer Granholm based on some bogus scientific facts ginned up by a cult organized effort of those who would benefit from relieving us of our “cheap” energy sources and enjoyable transportation.
On November [...]
Officials in Jackson county are not happy that they didn’t see any of the millions of dollars in federal stimulus money for “shovel-ready” projects. Those officials worked with the administration of Gov. Jennifer Granholm to compile lists of projects that could quickly be launched if money from the American Recovery [...]
Breakfast! Politics! Pancakes! Eggs! Bad Coffee! Birtherism?
"After nearly eight years of Jennifer Granholm and only one year of Barack Obama, the people of Michigan want their state and country back," said state Sen. Cameron Brown, candidate for secretary of state.
Back over the summer, this was code for "Barry Soetero," [...]
As Michigan’s top lawyer, Attorney General Mike Cox should “vigorously pursue every legal means to prevent Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes,” Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Lt. Gov. John Cherry said in a joint release today.
DNA from the invasive fish has been detected beyond an electrical barrier designed [...]
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 [...]
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Central Michigan University student Meagan Shafto, a member of the school's Campus Conservatives club, stood outside Governor Jennifer Granholm's rally on campus last week with a sign asking a question that's on the minds of college students across the state.As the state prepares for its first real blast of winter over the Thanksgiving holiday, Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed into law a series of bills that provides increased protection for Michigan residents against having their gas or electric shut off during the coldest months. A press release from the [...]
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A MEGA Delusion — Gov. Jennifer Granholm repeated a number of false or misleading statements about this state government's policy of picking winners and losers.
Let the Sun Shine In — Almost half of' [...]
