From: Hernandez, Angelita (GOV)
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 4:31 PM
Subject: What the Governor's Talking about Today

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What the Governor’s Talking about Today

Thursday, January 21, 2010

 

White House Agrees to Governors’ Request for Summit on Asian Carp

Nancy Sutley, chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, has agreed to a request from Governor Granholm and Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle for a summit between Great Lakes governors and senior White House officials to identify a rapid response to the threat of Asian carp entering the Great Lakes.

 

Sutley suggested a meeting during the first week in February to discuss the strategy to combat the spread of Asian carp and ensure a coordinated, effective response to the threat across all levels of government.

 

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State Awards $547,902 Grant to Western Michigan University

The Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth has awarded $547,902 through its Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS) bureau to Western Michigan University to establish a rehabilitation internship/employment recruitment model program.

 

The program will provide funded internships with MRS for students in rehabilitation counseling programs at WMU, Michigan State University, Wayne State University and Northern Illinois University.  The WMU Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology will administrate the grant and work in collaboration with the MRS Workforce Improvement/Central and Northern Division. 

 

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