 a fresh start for michigan january 1 marks the first day of a new year and with it comes an opportunity for a fresh start for michigan taking the reins in the executive office is governorelect rick snyder an ann arbor businessnessman and lieutenant governorelect brian calley a former banker and twoterm state representative 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 they face many challenges as they move forward in their quest to reinvent michigan read more at  wwwlansingstatejournalcom article 20101230 news0412300335 michigansltgovernorelectoptimisticaboutreinventing and this grand rapids press editorial  wwwmlivecom opinion grandrapids indexssf 201012 editorialopportunityforfreshtml 104  fresh start for michigan  