Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today declared the week of March 1 – 7, 2010, as “Weights and Measures Week” in Michigan.

Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm’s Fiscal Year 2011 budget would ensure the state’s safety net can meet an unprecedented increase in demand for services, Michigan Department of Human Services Director Ismael Ahmed said today.

Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm’s Fiscal Year 2011 budget would ensure the state’s safety net can meet an unprecedented increase in demand for services, Michigan Department of Human Services Director Ismael Ahmed said today.

In her weekly radio address, Governor Jennifer M. Granholm said that the grim events of 2009 confirmed that her administration’s long-standing plan for a new Michigan economy is the right one.

LANSING ? Governor Jennifer M. Granholm issued the following statement on today’s announcement that Michigan will receive $40 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation in Recovery Act funded high-speed rail grants.

LANSING ? Governor Jennifer M. Granholm issued the following statement on today’s announcement that Michigan will receive $40 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation in Recovery Act funded high-speed rail grants.

Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today announced that there are a record number of children being mentored in Michigan according to the recent Mentor Michigan Census. The announcement comes during the 2010 Michigan Mentoring Month, an annual effort to highlight the importance and impact of mentoring in communities across the state. It is held in conjunction with National Mentoring Month.

Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today announced that there are a record number of children being mentored in Michigan according to the recent Mentor Michigan Census. The announcement comes during the 2010 Michigan Mentoring Month, an annual effort to highlight the importance and impact of mentoring in communities across the state. It is held in conjunction with National Mentoring Month.

In her weekly radio address, Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today said 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.

LANSING ? Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today announced that the state of Michigan has been awarded a $5,819,999 federal grant to train more than 1,000 Michigan citizens and place them into jobs.

Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today announced that the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) is helping seven companies grow in Michigan and is backing one brownfield redevelopment project.

Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today issued the following statement on the Haiti relief efforts following Tuesday’s earthquake:

LANSING – Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today joined the governors of Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin in writing Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to request that the Treasury Department consider additional initiatives to help manufacturers gain access to credit. The governors said that additional assistance for American manufacturers can help them diversify into new industries, which will help the United States lead in emerging sectors and create new jobs.