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Peter Luke takes data from a Republican-leaning polling firm and Bill Ballenger, and talks to a new Republican state senator and discerns that Democrats are screwed .

Now that Michigan's 2009-2010 budget has been put to bed, it's time for residents to rise up and talk to their legislators about future finances.

LANSING, Mich. - School bus safety inspections performed by the Michigan State Police will continue without interruption following a call upon the state Legislature by Gov.

The four former Democratic Speakers of the House dating back to 1975 today endorsed Lieutenant Gov.

In her weekly radio address, Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today said Michigan has been chosen for a new teaching fellowship program that will benefit almost 20,000 Michigan public school students in high-need schools.

State Representative John Proos this week called on the Speaker of the House to consider an override of Governor Granholm's veto of the County Jail Reimbursement Program.

Clinton Township -- Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Thursday she'd sign a measure the House passed Thursday that would use stimulus money to help lessen school cuts.

There are concerns in the White House about next year's governor's race in Michigan and whether Lieutenant Governor John Cherry can win.

LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan's governor warned Tuesday of a possible 20 percent cut in state spending next year, a draconian step after billions in cuts since 2003 have already dented police and fire services, pushed schools toward insolvency and reduced oversight of prison inmates.

Gov. Jennifer Granholm has given state workforce point person Andy Levin a broader and more prominent role as the state's chief workforce officer.

For school districts across the state, the hits just keep on coming. This week, officials in the Northville School District hope to hit back.

LANSING - Fifty-five laid-off Michigan State Police troopers who were to be rehired under the budget agreement signed by Gov.

Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today announced that she has signed the final budget bills for the 2010 fiscal year, ensuring that government operations will continue without interruption, and pledged to keep fighting for the priorities that are important to Michigan families.

Gov. Jennifer Granholm's cuts to education are being felt at the college level where students lost their Michigan Promise Scholarship money.

It was a chance for northern Michigan school leaders to speak face to face with Governor Granholm about everything from individual school budget concerns to recent per pupil cuts.A The closed door meeting Monday afternoon provided the governor a chance to address these exact issues.

Michigan agencies are being told they could see up to a 20 percent cut in the next budget year on top of the 10 percent cut they took this year.

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MICHIGAN Governor Jennifer Granholm signed the remaining six budget bills needed to make sure the government stayed open, but when doing so she issued 75 line item vetoes, cutting $127 million from fifteen budgets.

Gov. Jennifer Granholm has earned the dubious distinction of one of the worst governors in the nation.

Michigan lawmakers and Governor Jennifer Granholm have less than a week to finalize a new fiscal year budget that already has been extended by a month.