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State Of The State

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Rogers Reacts to Gov. Snyder's State of the State Address

Rogers says the state's system for handling road infrastructure is out-of-date.

Gov. Rick Snyder delivered his third State of the State address to a joint session of the Michigan Legislature Wednesday night. In his speech, Snyder called for increased gas taxes and vehicle registration fees to repair Michigan's crumbling road infrastructure. State Rep. Bill Rogers (R-Brighton) made the following statement after the governor's address: "The governor's speech tonight highlighted the great progress we've made to get our state moving in the right direction, but reminded us that the work is far from over. There is still much more work to do to continue to revitalize our economy and get Michigan thriving for future generations. "I agree with the governor that there needs to be more of discussion on our roads. The previous …

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Nicole Krawcke

10:26 am on Friday, January 18, 2013

Thanks for your comment, Kevin. I know there are many people who agree with you. What do you think should be done instead to raise the funds needed to fix the roads?   more ›

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Gov. Snyder's State of the State Speech to Address Job Creation in Michigan

Snyder will deliver his third State of the State address at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Gov. Snyder will deliver his third State of the State address to a joint session of the Michigan Legislature at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. According to the Detroit Free Press, one of the main topics of the speech will focus on matching job vacancies in Michigan with workers who possess the necessary skills to fill those jobs. Snyder notes that the state has thousands of vacant jobs, but a high unemployment level. The event will be broadcast live online at www.livestream.com/snyderlive. It will also be broadcast on Fox, and WWJ 950 AM.

l.c.

11:37 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013

As he walked out, he signed another back handed back door deal slamming hard working union folks. Ohhhh wait, thats not in there, just assumed. I consider myself Republican, but this guy and his back door anti union stance has to go after 1 term. As much as I hate to say it.....will probably for the first time in a LONG time vote Democrat for governor to try to get him out.   more ›

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