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LANSING, MI-The governor is seeking help from the state's mayors to make more Michigan cities "cool," in an effort to stem the tide of young adults leaving the state.

By Dan Heaton | Updated on September 23, 2003

LANSING, MI-Gov. Jennifer Granholm is looking for ways to make Michigan’s cities more hip — and to stem the tide of young adults leaving the state.

Granholm has asked the mayors of more than 250 Michigan cities to convene local “cool cities” advisory groups to look for ways to get people to live, work and shop in these areas.

The US Census Bureau showed that more than 33,000 young adults left southeast Michigan between 2000 and 2002.

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