LANSING-State Irma Clark-Coleman (D-Detroit) offered the following statements today on proposals made by Governor Jennifer Granholm in her 2009 State of the State speech tonight.

Senator Clark-Coleman’s response to Governor Granholm’s Tuition Proposal:

“In the current economy, we all have to make sacrifices and asking our colleges and universities to freeze tuition will benefit our state and our students even though it may stretch the budgets of our schools as it allows their students to continue their pursuit of higher education.”

Senator Clark-Coleman’s response to Governor Granholm’s Insurance Proposal

“I have long been an advocate of insurance rates being based upon driving records and not zip codes. Governor Granholm’s call for a rate freeze puts us on the right track for providing fair and equitable rates for Detroit drivers and all Michigan citizens. I would hope that the Legislature moves quickly on her proposals so that our citizens experience relief from the high insurance rates they have been paying for far too long.

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