In late December, Governor Rick Snyder met with members of Michigan's media to discuss the accomplishments of the past year and his goals for 2013.

"We got a lot done this last year, but as I always say, I'm neither content nor complacent with where we're at," Snyder said. "We're gonna keep up relentless positive action, no blame no credit, just solving problems into 2013, and I'm fired up for another year."

Governor Snyder highlighted some of the accomplishments of the past year, including:

• Moving forward with the New International Trade Crossing, which will bring more and better jobs to Michigan.
• Personal Property Tax reform
• Eliminating regulations - 13 rules eliminated for every new rule we added
• Pathways to Potential, a new initiative that puts social workers directly in schools. The program is in over 20 schools today with a focus on Flint, Pontiac, Saginaw and Detroit, and is expected to reach 120 schools by springtime
• A conference on infant mortality, a conference on helping the disabled, and new legislation to assist families coping with autism
• Efforts to revitalize cities across Michigan
• Improving public safety, with one new trooper school graduated and another on the way
• Efforts to revitalize Detroit, including a new authority to restore Detroit lighting
• The creation of a Regional Transit Authority for southeast Michigan, an effort which took 40 years to achieve
• The creation of Virtual Cities, which allows municipalities like Grand Rapids and Livonia to collaborate in order to save money
• Blight removal, including tearing down blighted properties and improving others
• Reform of the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System in order to ensure it's on a sustainable path for the future. Thanks to pension reform efforts, Michigan now has a plan to pay down $20 billion in liabilities.
• Education reforms including dual enrollment, performance metrics for schools, and the creation of the Education Achievement Authority, which is helping 15 schools in Detroit
• Pure Michigan's continued success
• A series of "good government" initiatives to help strengthen communities and protect taxpayers
• Improving state government with Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley's work on the Bureaucracy Busters program, a social media initiative that calls on state of Michigan employees to offer innovative ideas for enhancing efficiency, customer service and the workplace.

In an interview with MLive, Governor Snyder described his plans for 2013, which includes the expansion of the Education Achievement Authority and a focus on matching talent with jobs in Michigan.