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| Candidate Events | Jul 18, 2010 |
Fred Johnson - 2nd Congressional District
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Virg Bernero - MI Governor
| Governor Urges Extensions of Unemployment Insurance, COBRA | Apr 02, 2010 |
In a letter to congressional leaders, the governor today urged swift passage of legislation to extend critical unemployment insurance assistance programs as well as aid to unemployed workers so they can afford health care.
Read More| Governor Calls for State Lawmakers to Pass Anti-Bullying Law | Apr 02, 2010 |
The governor today renewed her call for state lawmakers to pass anti-bullying legislation.
Read More| Governor Says Film Program Creating Jobs Today and for Future | Apr 02, 2010 |
In her weekly radio address, the governor today said that Michigan’s film incentive program is creating jobs today and for the future. April 7 will mark the two-year anniversary of the governor’s signing of the legislation creating the program.
Read More| Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act | Mar 31, 2010 |
The governor today established a Health Insurance Reform Coordinating Council within state government to identify steps that must be taken to ensure that Michigan citizens reap the full benefits outlined in the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act signed into law by President Obama last week.
Read More| Governor Says Health Care Reform Will Benefit Michigan | Mar 26, 2010 |
In her weekly radio address, the governor today said that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is the single most important reform of America’s health system in decades.
Read More| Governor to Meet with Google in California | Mar 10, 2010 |
The governor today will meet with officials at Google in California to thank them for their ongoing investment in Michigan and encourage the company to include the state in the testing of Google fiber, its new ultra-high speed fiber optic broadband network.
| Governor Applauds U.S. Department of Energy Award | Feb 18, 2010 |
The governor today applauded a $951,500 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to advance the production of biogas and biomethane at the Flint Center of Energy Excellence.
Read More| Lt. Governor Cherry, Vice President Biden Celebrate Recovery Act | Feb 16, 2010 |
Lieutenant Governor Cherry and Vice President Joe Biden today traveled to Bay and Saginaw counties to highlight the one-year anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and its positive impact on Michigan’s economy.
| Governor’s 2011 Executive Budget Makes Critical Investments | Feb 11, 2010 |
The governor and State Budget Director Robert L. Emerson today presented the 2011 executive budget recommendation that invests in our state’s most important priorities: creating jobs, educating children and protecting citizens while building on the steps the governor has taken over the past seven years to address the fiscal challenges caused by the national recession and struggles in the auto industry.
| Recap of Governor’s State of the State Address | Feb 09, 2010 |
In her final State of the State address on Wednesday evening, Governor Granholm said her administration has set the foundation for a new Michigan economy by diversifying and creating jobs, educating people to fill and create jobs, and helping people transition from the old economy to the new.
Read More| Governor Announces $17.4 Million in Energy Efficiency Grants to | Jan 25, 2010 |
| Governor Says Michigan’s Clean Energy Economy Continues to Grow | Jan 22, 2010 |
In her weekly radio address, the governor said today that Michigan ’s clean energy economy continues to grow with the state receiving a federal grant this week of almost $6 million to train more than 1,000 workers and place them into green jobs.
| Governor Urges White House Action on Asian Carp | Jan 20, 2010 |
| Diane Hathaway Victory Over Cliff Taylor: “Upset of the Decade” | Jan 11, 2010 |