Articles tagged:michigan

Posted: Thu May 24 7:17 p.m. by Amy Biolchini

Unemployment rates in all of Michigan’s major labor markets dropped a full percentage point from March to April, with Washtenaw County dropping half a point to 5 percent unemployment.

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Posted: Thu May 3 2:58 p.m. by Paula Gardner News Director
Could Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder be Mitt Romney's pick for vice president?

A political consultant in Florida thinks so. He says one of the clues is where Snyder will be staying during the Republican National Convention.

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Posted: Thu May 3 5:59 a.m. by Danielle Arndt K-12 education reporter
Deficit elimination: 93 layoffs, 3 school closings amid drastic cuts considered in Ypsilanti

Local control and employee paychecks could be at stake if the Ypsilanti Board of Education fails to approve a new deficit elimination plan (DEP) by May 8. Ypsilanti Public Schools has until Tuesday to overhaul its DEP and submit it to the state, after botched figures and projections voided the ...

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Posted: Thu Apr 12 2:09 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Laila Ali to be keynote speaker at University of Michigan Title IX conference

Laila Ali will be the keynote speaker at the University of Michigan's national conference on Title IX on May 9.

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Posted: Sun Apr 1 7:31 a.m. by Guest Column
Don't let Michigan cities die the death of a thousand cuts; let's raise revenues

At the March 19 public forum in Ann Arbor on the emergency manager law there were four speakers: the gentlemen who manages emergency managers, an advocate to repeal the E.M. law, an E.M. from Benton Harbor, and the mayor of Flint. All of the discussions were civil and cordial. The ...

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Posted: Thu Mar 29 2:55 p.m. by Lizzy Alfs Business Reporter
Michael Finney: Solving Michigan's 'talent disconnect' is critical to state's growth

Encouraged by a new economic forecast showing that Washtenaw County has entered a sustained period of job growth, Michigan Economic Development CEO Michael Finney said today the state must do a better job of matching unemployed workers to job openings.

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Posted: Fri Mar 16 2:48 a.m. by Paula Gardner News Director
Huron Farms: Dexter neighborhood devastated after tornado damages dozens of homes

Red Cross opens shelters for storm victims, accepts donations for relief House by house Thursday night in Huron Farms, residents of the Dexter subdivision assessed the damage from the tornado that tore through the neighborhood, destroying at least three homes and causing severe damage to dozens more.

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Posted: Wed Jan 18 10:01 p.m. by Nathan Bomey Business news director
Jobless rate's decline provides backdrop for Snyder's State of the State

Top 6: Issues for Michigan from Rick Snyder's State of the State address Governor's transportation-heavy agenda for 2012 welcomed by Ann Arbor area lawmakers Rick Snyder's State of the State: Key points, dashboard, speech outline PHOTO GALLERY: Images from Gov. Rick Snyder's State of the State address Gov. Rick Snyder, ...

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Posted: Mon Jan 16 3:50 p.m. by Danny Shaw
Anti-Rick Snyder rally gathers outside Ann Arbor: 'We are the 99 percent'

An estimated 800 people are marching to Gov. Rick Snyder's house near Ann Arbor to protest Michigan's emergency manager law. They reached the gate of his neighborhood shortly after 5 p.m.

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Posted: Mon Jan 16 1:28 p.m. by Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter
Geddes Road to be closed down for march to Snyder's home near Ann Arbor

Geddes Road near Parker Mill County Park will be closed this afternoon during a rally protesting Michigan's emergency manager law to allow participants to march to the gates of Gov. Rick Snyder's neighborhood outside Ann Arbor.

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Posted: Sat Jan 14 7:25 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Michigan checks out Frozen Diamond Faceoff rink at Progressive Field

The Michigan hockey team had an hour-long practice on the outdoor rink at Progressive Field in Cleveland on the eve of its Frozen Diamond Faceoff game against Ohio State. MGoBlue Video captured the Wolverines arriving at the Major League Baseball stadium and spoke to coach Red Berenson and several players ...

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Posted: Sun Dec 18 3:01 p.m. by Ann Dwyer

Thanks to you, more than 3,000 children will receive the warm clothes they so desperately need this season. Warm the Children has met -- and surpassed -- its goal for this year. However, it’s because of your help from the previous year that we were able to do that. The ...

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Posted: Wed Nov 23 12:09 a.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Aloha means Duke wins: Michigan latest victim at Maui Invitational

Updated 12:09 a.m. LAHAINA, Hawaii -- The Michigan basketball team entered Tuesday looking for a bit of revenge. It received the same thing everyone else has ever gotten from Duke in Maui. A loss. No. 6 Duke shot a scorching 52.4 percent from 3-point range (11-for-21) and improved to 14-0 ...

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Posted: Thu Nov 17 11:02 a.m. by Paula Gardner News Director
Ann Arbor students attract 50,000-plus to online anti-bullying petition

Two Ann Arbor teens are using their own experiences as targets of school bullies to lead an online petition against pending legislation in Michigan that they call a "blueprint for bullies."

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Posted: Wed Oct 19 7:56 a.m. by The Associated Press

This story has been removed from our site after 30 days as required by our digital use agreement with the Associated Press.

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