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Tag: tax increase

Students for Sale

By BILazarus, Section News
Posted on Tue Dec 01, 2009 at 12:15:06 AM EST
Tags: ben lazarus, jennifer granholm, promise scholarship, tax increase, corruption, washington, federal government, special interests (all tags)

In 2006, Governor Jennifer Granholm went on statewide television and announced on behalf of the State of Michigan a promise to over 96,000 high school students now in college: if you pass a test called the Michigan Merit Exam, the State of Michigan will help fund your college education.

Notwithstanding the accuracy of standardized tests in measuring any area of performance, the Michigan Promise Scholarship, a four thousand dollar earned, merit-based grant awarded over the course of one's college career, was created to incentivize continued education and employment within the State of Michigan. But now, the opposite is occurring. As tax revenues decrease, politicians on both sides of the isle in Lansing have caved in to special interest pressure and prioritized political kickbacks and pork projects that would otherwise be used to fund the Promise Scholarship.

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Student Takes on Special Interest, Corruption in Lansing

By BILazarus, Section News
Posted on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 11:55:20 PM EST
Tags: ben lazarus, jennifer granholm, gary granger, promise scholarship, tax increase, corruption (all tags)

Developer Gary Granger Threatens to 'Come After' Student Questioning Governor; Student files police report, personal protection order.

(4 comments, 385 words in story) Full Story

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