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by Jon King A tentative agreement has been reached between Eastern Michigan University (EMU) and striking faculty members. The EMU Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (EMU-AAUP) announced that negotiators had…

A performance of Agatha Christie's long-running stage smash "The Mousetrap" yields a backstage murder mystery of its own in this most enjoyable all-star comedy. by Amy Nicolson Agatha Christie, master of deduction, was wrong only…

by P.D. Lesko The State of Michigan does not have any laws requiring employers to cover employees' travel expenses. Some states (such as California) have laws requiring employers to cover travel expenses for employees via…

by Ken Coleman, Michigan Advance A union representing Eastern Michigan University faculty announced on Wednesday that it will file a “forceful response” opposing a request by the university administration for an injunction forcing…

by Jaime Hope A project promoted by environmental activists to create a railway from Ann Arbor to Traverse City has recently gained $2.3 million in state and federal funds for a phase II feasibility study. An earlier study, conducted in…

by Cathy Antonakos, Ph.D. I am writing to draw attention to the proposed transit corridor (TC1) zoning on Stadium Boulevard. The diagram below left from the City's presentation material on TC1 zoning, depicts TC1 building heights and…

by Jon King Labor disputes at two state universities have resulted in a strike authorization by one union, and a planned vote to seek such an authorization by another. At the University of Michigan’s hospital in Ann Arbor, nurses…

by Jennifer Schutt, Michigan Advance The U.S. Senate is on track to vote on a bill codifying marriage equality as soon this month with negotiators increasingly confident it could become law. Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin…

Students who are Black or from low-income families scored much lower than peers on third-grade test by Tracie Mauriello Researchers found alarming increases in the proportion of Michigan third graders reading significantly below…

by P.D. Lesko 9/8/22: Updated with comments from the Michigan Department of State and Washtenaw County Clerk Larry Kestenbaum. The Michigan Secretary of State's Elections Bureau received a complaint in March 2021 that alleged Ann…