UM: State of the State

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The Michigan Truth Squad, a project of the Ann Arbor-based Center for Michigan, analyzed the Jan. 18 state-of-the-state speech delivered by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder. The report includes commentary from University of Michigan economist Don Grimes regarding Snyder’s assessment of the state’s job growth: “It is empirically hard to give all the credit to Gov. Snyder, but it does appear that the state is now performing like it did in earlier recovery periods, which is a big improvement over the recovery period under his predecessor. Whether he and his policies deserve credit, or (Gov. Jennifer) Granholm and her policies deserve blame is up to you guys [the media] to debate …” [Source]