Articles tagged: state government
Governor's transportation-heavy agenda for 2012 welcomed by Ann Arbor area lawmakers
Posted: Jan 18, 2012Gov. Rick Snyder drew mixed reactions from local lawmakers following Wednesday's State of the State, but it appears there's some support for his transportation-heavy agenda. Among the issues Snyder hopes to tackle in 2012, the ... Read more »
Ann Arborites heading to state Capitol today to protest Michigan's domestic partner benefits ban
Posted: Jan 18, 2012Sandi Smith says she'll be among the crowd of gay rights activists demonstrating on the steps of the state Capitol today in protest of Michigan's new domestic partner benefits ban. The openly gay Ann Arbor ... Read more »
with poll: Rick Snyder protesters: 'We don't want our elected officials to be unilaterally dismissed'
Posted: Jan 16, 2012As hundreds of marchers demonstrated outside the gates of Gov. Rick Snyder's private residence near Ann Arbor, loudly chanting in protest of Michigan's emergency manager law, the Rev. Charles E. Williams II had a quiet conversation with the governor's chief of staff. Read more »
Protesters set to march to Rick Snyder's Ann Arbor area home
Posted: Jan 14, 2012Protesters are expected to march to Gov. Rick Snyder's Ann Arbor area home on Monday to rally against the state's emergency manager law. Read more »
Democrats announce ambitious plan to help Michigan students pay for college
Posted: Jan 12, 2012State Sen. Rebekah Warren, D-Ann Arbor, and other Democrats today unveiled the Michigan 2020 Plan, an effort to help students with the rising cost of college. Under the plan, Michigan high school graduates would be ... Read more »
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