March 2010
1 post
February 2010
17 posts
“The Governor has proposed reconstructing the Michigan Promise to a point of...”
– Sarah Peck, a senior at Battle Creek Central
No promise in scholarship plan →
When is a scholarship not a scholarship? When it’s a tax break. Under the renewed Promise Scholarship plan, students still will be footing the bill.
"More of a Reward than a Scholarship"
“The new Promise is much less beneficial than its original version. Students still will get their money — as long as they stay in Michigan after graduation — but now those funds might not be used for their intended purpose: paying for college.”
—Read More at StateNews.com
“People aren’t going to stay in the state if there are no jobs, and this proposal...”
– CM-Life Editorial Board
Governor Granholm Proposes a Tax on Services →
“The governor’s budget is not revenue neutral and it ignores reforms we need this year. It is a tax hike.”
—Rep. Kevin Elsenheimer (R)
“Since there aren’t any jobs to speak of here how are [college students] supposed...”
– John Schneider Lansing State Journal
Corruption in the Capitol
A Democratic legislator from Lansing confirmed yesterday what a lot of Michigan residents have already known, that special interests are funded before students in the State.
“We’ve been trying to find revenue to replace it (Michigan Promise), and we haven’t been able to really get any agreement,” said Joan Bauer, chair of the Higher Education Appropriations Committee.
...
AG Cox: State Police Scam is Legal
Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox, a candidate for governor, called the unethical and unlawful State Police headquarters scam a legal operation, in a January 21, 2010 statement obtained by NoBrokenPromise.com. Cox dismissed responsibility in the matter, saying, “unless [the] proposed course of action violates the law, I do not have authority to enjoin it.”
Many groups have voiced...
Michigan's “Bridge to Nowhere”
“We cannot and should not put Michigan taxpayers on the hook for a $70 million palace at a time when we can’t seem to cobble enough money to properly fund schools or fulfill a promise to college students.”
The Governor's Priorities
During the State of the State address, Governor Granholm announced that she will include funding for the Michigan Promise Scholarship in her 2010 budget, which will be revealed on February 11.
“We applaud the Governor for hearing the call of upset students and are hopeful that funding for the scholarship comes at the expense of pork projects and not raising taxes,” said Ben Lazarus,...
State of the Student Protest
State of the Student address begins at 15:08
Students from across Michigan gathered outside the State Capitol building in downtown Lansing at the State of the Student rally on Wednesday, February 3, during Governor Granholm’s State of the State address. Many citizens shared their stories of how Lansing’s broken promises have affected Michigan residents, including the...
Speech draws protesters from both right and left →
Michigan Promise Protest
Source: Lane Blackmer
Discussing Promise Scholarship and State of the...
January 2010
7 posts
How Granholm Broke Her Promise
benlazarus:
In December 2006, Governor Jennifer Granholm made a promise. She said “This year’s high school seniors, and all students that follow them, can now receive $4,000 to help pay the cost of college or technical training. $4,000 to help every child go to college - what an amazing holiday gift for Michigan families.”
In 2007 Granholm urged the high school class of 2008 to utilize the...
The $52 Million Pyramid... Scheme
Today, NoBrokenPromise.com released evidence showing that Governor Jennifer Granholm was less than truthful when she said no money is going towards a State Police building developed by two of Michigan’s biggest political contributors this year.
According to documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, $52 million was paid to River Street Triangle in this year’s State...
December 2009
18 posts
Lessons of 2009
The shattered “Michigan Promise” — $140 million in college scholarship money that was a Granholm Administration signature — became the year’s biggest disappointment to 96,000 young voters and would-be voters who quickly got up to speed on political cynicism.
— Detroit News
Payback for Support to the Party →
From 2007— Ferguson is putting up a building no one asked for, in a site too small to accommodate all the needs of the State Police, through a closed and noncompetitive process, in which his company will more than double their initial investment. The state Republican and Democratic parties don’t have pension or retirement plans for longtime supporters. So they have to go about things a...
Mike Cox and Jennifer Granholm in Christmastime...
“I disagree with Granholm’s decision and I am sure that there are many...”
– Katelyn VanSlooten
Students Demand Cox Put Scholarship Ahead of...
The phones at Mike Cox’s office continue to ring off the hook. Students all across the state have called the Michigan Attorney General to demand he get out of bed with Governor Granholm’s special interests, and put students ahead of Lansing’s biggest political contributors. By stopping an illegal State Police headquarters scam, Attorney General Cox has the opportunity to save...
Demand Answers
StateNews: Granholm's False Hope →
We know we have a voice, but it’s Granholm who has the pen. She had her opportunity, and it passed her by.
Students for Sale
benlazarus:
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...
November 2009
28 posts
“Next year’s budget is going to be even more dire and avoiding necessary...”
– Nolan Finley Detroit Free Press
Question with Boldness
Wendy Day confronts Granholm on using students to push for tax increase.
Source: Common Sense in Government
“There’s excess pork in the budget that can be cut, like the state police...”
– Ben Lazarus CM Life
Gov. Granholm Beguiles College Audiences and News... →
Gov. Jennifer Granholm is not being truthful during her media blitz to state college campuses this week.
You're going to be blown away
Granholm Seeks Tax Increase To Fund Scholarships... →
Granholm pulled $112 million that would have funded 96,000 Promise Scholarships and is instead giving that money to two of her biggest political fundraisers via an unnecessary building they constructed for the state police. Worse yet, she is using the scholarship cuts to push for more taxes.
Not Just a Number
Are you struggling to pay for school or do you know someone being forced to drop out because of the elimination of the Promise Scholarship?
NoBrokenPromise.com is putting a face to the thousands of students abandoned by Lansing all across the state.
E-mail: ben.lazarus@cmich.edu to have your story told.
BETRAYED
In 2006, a promise was made…
In 2009, a promise was broken.
METRO TIMES: Jenny nears the disappointing end, a... →
“You signed it, lady. You didn’t have to. You could have gone on television and said that you weren’t going to allow the Legislature to break its promise to 96,000 students now in college. You and your government promised them college scholarship money.”
Granholm Terminates 96,000 Scholarships; Instead... →
Granholm’s gratitude-motivated priority choice to fund the fatally flawed project of two major political party contributors by breaking her promise to let taxpayers further help educate 96,000 enrolled students is scandalous and must be reversed.
TV 8: Mich. Promise broken, now students owe
Tell us WHY
Dear Governor Granholm,
I’m writing to request a meeting with you to discuss the status of the Promise scholarship. To my understanding, it has been eliminated from the state budget and, unless further action is taken, many Michigan students will be left footing the bill for Lansing’s broken promise.
Governor Granholm, you could have refused to sign the budget and not allowed the state to renege...
Granholm signs budget, wipes out Promise →
Elimination of the Michigan Promise Scholarship and about 61 percent of financial aid funding was finalized Friday when Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed Michigan’s last six budget bills.
October 2009
6 posts
Gov. Granholm Must Choose Between Her Gratitude to... →
Corruption is evident in Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s plan to illegally divert $113 million in State funds to aid and abet windfall profits for political campaign contributor activists Joel Ferguson and Gary Granger who want their new office building to replace the still serviceable $1-a-year State Police Headquarters building in use on the MSU Campus in East Lansing ever since State Police...
MI STUDENTS FIGHT BACK
517.373.3400
Call the Governor and tell her to keep her promise to Michigans students!
FOX2: Granholm Ready To Veto Budget →
Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm tried Thursday to persuade legislators to raise enough money to restore the Promise college scholarship and ease cuts to K-12 schools and local governments and said she’ll use her veto power if necessary
Dear Governor Granholm,
I rely upon the Michigan Promise Scholarship to help pay for school.
In the face of tuition hikes, rising book costs, and a bad economy where part-time jobs are hard to come by, the Michigan Promise Scholarship helps to me to defray at least some of these costs.
Without the Michigan Promise Scholarship, I might not be able to continue to afford to go to the school I go to now, or to even...
StateNews: Granholm to veto Promise elimination →
“I said I would use every tool at my power including veto to keep the Promise,” Granholm said.
“Be clear that you want the Governor to keep her promise to fund the hard-earned...”