Levin praises President Obama's State of the Union Address
U-S Senator Carl Levin is praising President Obama's State of the Union address last night.He spoke with Mike Horace earlier today.Levin says he was particularly encouraged by job training proposals...
View ArticleCyber school discussion heats up at state Capitol
By Laura WeberThe debate over the effectiveness of cyber K-through-12 schools is ramping up at the state Capitol. A state House panel is considering a measure that would allow more cyber schools to...
View ArticleSchuette calls for 1,000 more cops this year
By Rick PlutaMichigan Attorney General Bill Schuette said the state should use a budget windfall to hire a thousand more police officers. Statewide, violent crime has gone down in recent years, but...
View ArticleLocal entities are making use of efficiency software designed by EMU students
By Amanda HarrisonGovernor Rick Snyder is encouraging municipalities to make their books more transparent.One Michigan University is offering to help governments do just that.Birch Run is the most...
View ArticleTeamtech Motorsports helps schools overseas
By Consuelo McAboyMany schools overseas struggle to find funding for luxuries like computers and playground equipment. A Northern Michigan employer may be well on his way to helping with this issue.The...
View ArticleDNR officially moves gray wolf off endangered list
By Rick PlutaThe gray wolf no longer has endangered species protections in Michigan. The wolf was officially moved off the federal endangered species list Friday. State wildlife officials are now...
View ArticleLawmakers weigh rail-to-trail dilemma
By Laura WeberA conversation about a small piece of unused train track in Petoskey has turned into a larger discussion about the future of train transit in Michigan.State lawmakers are weighing the...
View ArticleSnyder names EM to run Highland Park schools
By Rick PlutaThere are now half a dozen emergency local managers in Michigan. The Highland Park school district is the latest local government to face a state takeover for failing to manage its...
View ArticleYellow Jug Old Drugs program is moving into other Great Lakes states
By Consuelo McAboyDuring these hard economic times, a local non profit organization is not taking a hit. In fact, the organization is taking off and extending its efforts to neighboring states.The...
View ArticleFilm and book recount Michigan's role in the Civil War
By David NicholasComing up tonight at 10 PM, CMU Public Television will air the first installment of "The Michigan Experience: The American Civil War Years." Filmmaker Rodney Brown's project a series...
View ArticleBrownfield redevelopment project is underway in Traverse City
By Amanda HarrisonA Traverse City based redevelopment company has announced that it'll begin construction on a retail outlet and new residential spaces in the upcoming months.Construction is set to...
View ArticleHighland Park community leaders form commission against state take over
By Laura WeberThe new emergency manager of Highland Park public schools begins work in the district Monday. Community activists gathered at the district's administrative building to unveil their...
View ArticleJustice: Challenge to EM law dragging on too long
By Rick PlutaA Republican on the Michigan Supreme Court said a legal challenge to the state's emergency manager law is dragging on too long. Justice Steven Markman is part of a four-judge Republican...
View ArticleTech integration is helping mid Michigan schools save money
By Amanda HarrisonAs some in Lansing argue that the states budget surplus should be put back into the schools local districts have been forced to tighten their belts. One way is through...
View ArticleMichigan "charging up" for electric cars
It was only 15 years ago when the first hybrid vehicle rolled into Michigan, and now, just about everyone seems to know someone who drives one.The question is, will electric cars catch on?Howard...
View ArticleEducation advocates urge Michigan to reinvest in schools
After a year that saw nearly one-billion dollars in cuts to public schools, many education leaders had high hopes that better things were on the way for 2012.But Michigan Education Association...
View ArticleGarrison Keillor puts off his retirement from Prairie Home Companion
By Amy RobinsonGarrison Keillor performed his one-man act in front of a full house at the Temple Theater in Saginaw last night. During the act, the host of A Prairie Home Companion talked about...
View ArticleShiawassee Co Animal Shelter closing amid what sheriff says are misplaced...
By Amy RobinsonOfficials in Shiawassee county were fielding calls Monday about the closing of their animal shelter. The shelter stopped taking animals January 11. Now homeless pets are being taken to...
View ArticleViolinist Anne Akiko-Myers talks about her most recent CD
By Susan McTaggart-DennisFor nearly three decades, violinist Anne Akiko-Meyers has been recognized as one of the world's premiere concert artists, with regular appearances in prestigious venues like...
View ArticleHouse panel sets up union limits for floor vote
By Rick PlutaA Republican-led state House panel approved a package of bills Tuesday that includes tougher penalties for public employees who go on strike or threaten to strike, and would make it easier...
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