Governor Rick Snyder delivers his second State of the State address just a few hours from now.
The speech’s titled: “Job One is Jobs, and How We Get There” will air live at 7 p.m. on WWJ Newsradio 950 and streaming here at CBSDetroit.com.
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“It’s really a report card,” explained Gov. Snyder, previewing the speech earlier Wednesday. “It’s to give an honest assessment about how Michigan is doing. And the good part is we’re doing well.”
The governor’s spokesperson said the speech will focus on Michigan’s improving employment picture. Snyder will also talk about education, roads and bridges.
WWJ Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick says the speech with be upbeat.
“He’s got a good story to tell tonight and he’s going to tell it. He’s going to reflect on what he called major accomplishments last year,” said Skubick. “But, in typical Snyder-ese he will also lay out that there’s still much to do about reinventing Michigan.”
Will Gov. Snyder bring up the Detroit emergency manager issue?
“Well, it is the elephant in the room,” said Skubick. “I don’t see how he can address the state of Michigan and not address the situation in Detroit.”
“I think he will try to lower the temperature of everybody and tell the city of Detroit and the rest of the state, ‘I don’t want to send in an emergency manager,’ he agrees with Dave Bing,” Skubick said.
Skubick said that if no budget agreement is reached Snyder may have to send in a manager, “But, he will likely say tomorrow night, ‘Don’t make me do this’,” Skubick said.
Skubick said Michiganders can also expect to hear about the Governor’s plans to change the state’s vehicle registration fee.
Source: WWJ Newsradio 95