BY RICK PLUTA
Michigan Public Radio Network
LANSING - Governor Granholm will meet with school officials today as she resumes her campaign to get Republican lawmakers to support new revenue for K-12 education and college scholarships.
The governor sent a letter to school districts last week warning that cuts to K-12 education will grow to almost $300 per student. She is hoping public outrage over cuts of that size will help her recruit four or five Senate Republicans to support new revenue.
"I have been meeting with members of the Senate," said Granholm, "and, I hope - not because they meet with me, but because they meet with people in their district - I hope that they choose to fund public education."
Granholm also wants more money to restore cuts to local governments and Medicaid.
The governor will sign the final six bills needed to complete the state budget this week. But she says there will be line item vetoes to free enough money for the priorities she's outlined.
Republicans say the governor is abusing her power to force them to accept tax increases.
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