a:3:{s:16:"field_story_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:1109:"January 1 marks the first day of a new year and with it comes an opportunity for a fresh start for Michigan.&nbsp; Taking the reins in the Executive Office is Governor-elect Rick Snyder, an Ann Arbor businessnessman, and Lieutenant Governor-elect Brian Calley, a former banker and two-term state representative.&nbsp; These two, along with Ruth Johnson as Secretary of State, and Bill Schuette as Attorney General, will make up the new leadership of our state.&nbsp; They face many challenges as they move forward in their quest to 'Reinvent Michigan'.<br />
Read more at: <a href="http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20101230/NEWS04/12300335/Michigan-s-Lt-governor-elect-optimistic-about-reinventing-Michigan-">www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20101230/NEWS04/12300335/Michigan-s-Lt-governor-elect-optimistic-about-reinventing-Michigan-</a><br />
and this Grand Rapids Press editorial:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.mlive.com/opinion/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/12/editorial_opportunity_for_fres.html">www.mlive.com/opinion/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/12/editorial_opportunity_for_fres.html</a><br />";s:6:"format";s:1:"2";}}s:17:"field_story_image";a:1:{i:0;N;}s:12:"field_weight";a:1:{i:0;a:1:{s:5:"value";s:3:"104";}}}