Michigan news

by Rob Smith “It is shameful,” said Dr. Jeanice K. Swift, Superintendent of the Ann Arbor Public Schools. “This proposal unfairly impacts communities across the state of Michigan, such as Ann Arbor. AS THE MICHIGAN Legislature debated…

by Andy Balaskovitz Midwest Energy News—IN LESS THAN two weeks, staff from the Michigan Public Service Commission will issue a draft report on how the state’s two largest investor-owned utilities could improve solar options for their…

by Muhammad Kahn A DETROIT NEWS report revealed that Education Achievement Authority (EAA) Chancellor John Covington used credit cards issued to him by the EAA for personal expenses. Nearly $240,000 has been charged to two credit cards,…

AS THE WEATHER warms, it is important to take precautions against mosquito and tick bites. The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) recommends that people, especially those spending time outdoors and children at camps, take…

LANSING REPUBLICANS DODGED what their leaders believe was a bullet in raising the state’s minimum wage from the current $7.40 to $9.25 by 2018 and indexing it to inflation thereafter. The minimum wage for tipped employees rose from $2.65 to…

by Donna Iadipaolo The Chronicle of Higher Education published information provided by a group of U-M tenured faculty that exposed millions in secret incentive and bonus pay given to top-level administrators. Faculty call for dialogue;…

SENATE MAJORITY leader Randy Richardville introduced a bill last week, about three weeks before the deadline for backers of the higher wage hike to file signatures to put their initiated law before the GOP-led Legislature. Assuming…

by Cliff Weathers MICHIGANDERS WHO raise chickens, goats and honey bees on their residential property have had their right to keep livestock stripped away by the state’s Agriculture and Rural Development Commission, which says they are…

BEGINNING MAY 1, Michigan veterans can display their proof of service right on their Michigan driver’s license. Secretary of State Ruth Johnson and Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency Director Jeff Barnes today celebrated the official…

by Beth Dalbey “IT’S NOT SOMEBODY in the deepest part of Detroit or Pontiac,” said former marketing manager for Fortune 500 companies who found herself unemployed and homeless. “It’s somebody standing next to you in the grocery store who…