a:3:{s:16:"field_story_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:906:"<span style="font-size: larger;">The Michigan State Senate wants to extend an $845 million dollar program and has overwhelmingly passed a bill to do that through and economic development program despite the legislators not knowing how well the program was performing because of a lack of transparency.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: larger;">The bill would extend funding for the 21st Century Jobs Fund for an additional four years even though it was supposed to end in 2015.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: larger;">For details on the program that was created under Jennifer Granholm and that the legislature is seeking to continue under pressure form Governor Snyder click on the following link:</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/19328"><span style="font-size: larger;">http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/19328</span></a><br />";s:6:"format";s:1:"2";}}s:17:"field_story_image";a:1:{i:0;a:10:{s:3:"fid";s:4:"3660";s:4:"list";s:1:"1";s:4:"data";a:3:{s:11:"description";s:0:"";s:3:"alt";s:0:"";s:5:"title";s:0:"";}s:3:"uid";s:1:"1";s:8:"filename";s:12:"granholm.jpg";s:8:"filepath";s:41:"sites/default/files/images/granholm_0.jpg";s:8:"filemime";s:10:"image/jpeg";s:8:"filesize";s:5:"26401";s:6:"status";s:1:"1";s:9:"timestamp";s:10:"1384186704";}}s:12:"field_weight";a:1:{i:0;a:1:{s:5:"value";N;}}}