LANSING -- Attorney General Mike Cox wants the state legislature to reject an executive order issued by the Governor that takes control away from the Agricultural and Natural Resources Commissions. He says that Governor Granholm is using the state's budget crises as quote, "a shameful attempt to grab control of Michigan's successful agriculture and tourism industries."

Cox calls the executive order incredibly short-sighted and says it sends the wrong message to two industries that are persevering despite what he says is the Granholm administration's lack of leadership.