The Michigan Promise scholarship could be restored as a $4,000 refundable tax credit if Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposal is approved.

But for students who lost the funding last fall during the state’s budget crisis, the proposal could be too little too late.

The State of the State address last Wednesday was nothing more than a rehash of what Gov. Granholm’s been saying for years. It was nothing different and the last thing Michigan needs to hear is more of the same.

Gov. Granholm talked about Michigan’s need for jobs and better education in her State of the State address last Wednesday. She failed to mention any solutions however, much like her past State of the State addresses.

The education reform laws signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm earlier this month allow for the start of two pilot cyber schools formerly banned in Michigan.

Gov. Granholm came to Central Michigan University last Thursday to rally for the Michigan Promise scholarship. If she’s serious about helping students out, Granholm should be rallying lawmakers, not students.

Gov. Granholm wants to move funds from public schools to reinstate the Michigan Promise scholarship. Granholm should find a different means so that public schooling does not suffer while college students still receive their scholarship.

Gov. Jennifer Granholm will be speaking at the Charles V. Park Library Auditorium this Thursday at 9:15 a.m. If students are serious about fighting for the Michigan Promise scholarship, they should attend the event and let our governor know.

The Michigan Government has failed to set a budget twice in the past three years. If the error is to be avoided again, things are going to have to change.