By Mark | November 7, 2011
Last week, Michigan passed anti-bullying legislation. Apparently, however, it’s got some serious issues. Most notably, it still allows for bullying… But, not just any bullying. In the defense of our Republican legislators, it’s not as though they’re saying that all bullying is justified – just that done by people of faith. In their opinion, it […]
By Mark | September 28, 2011
As you may have heard, the Michigan House may be voting as early as today on a Senate appropriations bill that, among other things, includes approximately $400 million in rail-related spending, with would secure federal grants, and move us even closer to the goal of having a functional, state-wide public transportation system. To mark the […]
Posted in Michigan, Rail | Also tagged Amtrak, high-speed rail, Jeff Irwin, light rail, Mark Ouimet, MDOT, Michigan House of Representatives, Norfolk Southern, passenger rail, public transportation, Rail, Richard Murphy, Rick Snyder, SB 237, SEMCOG |
We’ve discussed it to death here on the site, and I’m not sure how much new ground there is to cover, but our local Representative in the Michigan House, David Rutledge, warned members of the Ypsi School Board yesterday that, unless they found a way to balance their budget, and fast, the Governor was going […]
Posted in Education, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Andy Fanta, Dedrick Martin, education reform, Emergency Financial Manager, Emergency Financial Manager’s Act, keeping the poor from education, Public Act 72, Rick Snyder, school vouchers, the desire to strangle Republicans, we need a revolution, Ypsilanti School Board |
Ypsilanti’s Mayor, Paul Schreiber, just released the following State of the City report. If you have a moment, I’d appreciate your thoughts. Dear Ypsilanti Friends and Neighbors: In a recent magazine cartoon, a bank executive says to a junior executive: “In this economy, it’s crucial to begin every sentence with ‘In this economy.’” Well, in […]
Posted in Ypsilanti | Also tagged Border to Border Trail, Cross Street, Crossroads Music Festival, Downtown Development Authority, Hope Clinic, local income tax, looming receivorship, MDOT, Mellencamp Building, mutual aid, Parkview Apartments, Paul Schreiber, Rebekah Warren, Red Rock, revenue sharing, Rick Snyder, Stop City Income Tax, Water Street, Woodruff's, Ypsilanti Freight House |
By Mark | February 20, 2011
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 ensuing discussion, a reader by the name of Edward wondered how our elected officials were planning to respond. Well, we’ve now heard from one of […]
