Absolute Michigan's Michigan Blog: Granholm Interview on Diane Rhem

coit avenue posted Gov Jen on the Diane Rhem Show:

Governor Jennifer Granholm did a great interview on the Diane Rhem Show today. So positive, so upbeat, so excited about strategies for moving Michigan forward out of these difficult times, where there've been 300,000 jobs lost since 2001 and unemployment is at 6.7% (national average about 5%).

She talked about the state's plans to attract more business in health sciences and alternative energy, among others, and about the law she's about to sign requiring more stringent high school graduation requirements. She spoke of a training initiative with the state's community colleges that will help displaced workers train for jobs that already exist in the state's economy.

Granholm's observations about health care as a competitiveness issue, observing that a major reason for increases in the number of cars built in Ontario is the national health insurance (saying that $1500 of every new car's cost is health care).

This is a very interesting interview, regardless of where you are on the political spectrum. Give a listen to Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm on the Diane Rehm Show.

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