A bill passed this morning by the House Higher Education Subcommittee, in a 4-3 vote along party lines, would cut an additional $41 million in state funding from the University of Michigan, and $27.5 million in funding from Wayne State University. According to a report in today’s Detroit Free Press, this is being done to […]
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Vindictive Michigan Republicans seek retribution against U-M and Wayne State for renegotiating union contracts prior to the March 28 roll-out of right-to-work legislation
Posted in Education, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Al Pscholka, anti-science, domestic partner benefits, higher education, Higher Education Subcommittee, lame duck, Michigan House of Representatives, Rick Snyder, right-to-work, those anti-science Republicans, union busting, unions, University of Michigan, Wayne State University 20 Comments
Will Michigan Republicans make a move to rig the 2016 election by changing the way our electoral votes are cast?
According to Michigan Radio, state Republicans, despite the serious push-back they’ve been getting from voters, and the fact that a similar measure has apparently fizzled in Virginia, have every intention of moving forward with plans to radically change the way our electoral votes are cast for President in hopes of making it more likely for […]
Should there be a Depot Town stop on the Amtrak line to Chicago?
In a new article on AnnArbor.com intrepid curly-haired reporter Tom Perkins looks into the possibility that Ypsilanti may once again have a stop on the Amtrak line to Chicago. Here’s a clip: The question was posed by an audience member at the Michigan By Rail’s forum Dec. 9 at Washtenaw Community College: Why doesn’t the […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Rail, Ypsilanti Also tagged Amtrak, Ann Arbor - Detroit rail, Chelsea, Depot Town, Derrick James, Dexter, gas tax, Grass Lake, HB 4035, high-speed rail, ichigan Department of Transportation, Marc Magliari, mass transit, MDOT, Michigan by Rail, Michigan Senate, Mike Finney, Monroe, Moving Minds: Conservatives and Public Transit, Norfolk Southern, Paul Schreiber, Paul Weyrich, Pittsfield Township, Rebekah Warren, Richard Murphy, Rick Snyder, Saline, SEMCOG, The American Conservative magazine's Center for Public Transportation, Tom Perkins, train platform, Wayne Schmidt, William Lind, Wolverine, Ypsilanti City Council 9 Comments