Rick Snyder’s budget and the impact on cities like Ypsilanti
A couple nights ago, I posted something here about our Governor’s proposed 2012 budget. My impression, as I shared with you, was that, while he was doing some things that were both good and necessary,...
View ArticleState Rep. Jeff Irwin on Snyder’s budget
Yesterday, I posted a compilation of comments from MM.com readers on how Governor Snyder’s proposed budget was likely to impact older urban communities like Ypsilanti, and their citizens. In the...
View ArticleReport indicates that Michigan’s generous film incentives may actually be...
As we’ve discussed in previous threads, I have issues with Governor Snyder’s proposed budget. There are some things that I’m very much against, like the cuts to K-12 education and the elimination of...
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What Ypsi’s leaders will be doing to respond to Snyder’s proposed budget
Last night, I posted something here about Rick Snyder’s proposed budget, and my hope that our City’s leaders were actively working on an aggressive response, perhaps through an organization such as...
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Mass Meeting to Mobilize Washtenaw Co. Against Current Budget Legislation
I know very little about this event and the people behind it, but, given the subject matter, I thought that I’d pass it along. Thursday, March 24 · 7:00pm – 9:00pm Ypsilanti District Library –...
View ArticleWhat Does Gov. Snyder’s Budget Mean to You?
I spent this evening at a panel discussion at Washtenaw Community College hosted by Michigan State Senator Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor). The event was called, “What Does Governor Snyder’s Budget Mean...
View ArticleToday’s graduation day protest against Rick Snyder
Our friend Glen was in Ann Arbor this morning for the big protest against the Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, who was the keynote speaker at today’s University of Michigan commencement. Here’s his...
View ArticleWho needs colleges when you can have prisons… Good work, Michigan!
I haven’t seen the new numbers, but, in 2008, I remember reading that Michigan was one of only four states that spent more on corrections than on higher education. And this, if I’m not mistaken, is...
View ArticleYpsilanti City Council passes resolution opposing Snyder agenda, calling for...
At Tuesday night’s meeting of the Ypsilanti City Council, the following resolution was offered by Councilmen Mike Bodary and Dan Vogt. It is, as you will realize when you read it, largely symbolic in...
View ArticleSnyder stops party from punishing public universities offering benefits to...
As you’ve all no doubt heard by now, the State of Michigan ended up taking in quite a bit more in tax revenue this year than was previously estimated. As a result, the State is expected to carry a...
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