Are there parallels between Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s administration and Obama’s first year?
Grand Traverse County Traverse City, MI
Are there parallels between Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s administration and Obama’s first year?
In Arizona, the budget has grown so gloomy that lawmakers are considering mortgaging Capitol buildings. In Michigan, state officials dealing with the nation’s highest unemployment rate are slashing spending on schools and health care.
Legislators have until Nov. 21 to reverse Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s $214 million proration cut of $127 per pupil issued two weeks ago.
As tax revenues that support K-12 education in Michigan continue to plummet, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said more districts would be on the bubble of financial insolvency should another per-pupil cut of $120 be required on top of the $165 cut per student in the school budget she just signed into law.