Cities and Schools Hoping for Santa

December 9th, 2010 · No Comments

With cities and school districts in deep financial trouble, local officials are hoping for Santa.

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Public-Private Predicament

September 16th, 2010 · No Comments

Public-Private Predicament by Annie Scott September 16, 2010 Here’s what’s going on in a land far away but not so far apart from the Mitten … UCLA’s highly regarded business school, the Anderson School of Management, made a headline-grabbing announcement last week: it wants to start saying no thanks to state dollars and transition toward [...]

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Waiting, But Not Waiting, for Waiting for Superman

September 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Waiting, But Not Waiting, for Waiting for Superman by T. Scott September 16, 2010 If, as the growing buzz suggests, a new documentary will do for education reform what Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth did for awareness of global warming, then there is hope ahead. The buzz has some foundation, given that the filmmaker who [...]

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Making Education Reform Happen

September 16th, 2010 · 17 Comments

Making Education Reform Happen September 16, 2010 Hang around Lansing long enough and you begin to believe that most “new” ideas are either recycled, never acted upon, or both. It’s as if lawmakers are on a proverbial merry-go-round. Often these ideas are extremely important but precede the political will necessary to achieve them legislatively. The [...]

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Nothing Getting Done

April 1st, 2010 · 4 Comments

Nothing Getting Done by Jack Lessenberry April 2, 2010 When it comes to responsible state government, Michigan may be on the road to disaster. Nobody seems to be able to agree on anything. The lawmakers are all scrambling to keep their jobs or find other jobs, since this is an election year for virtually every [...]

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Change (I Mean) “Reform” We Can Believe In?

March 16th, 2010 · No Comments

Change Reform We Can Believe In? by Annie Scott March 16, 2010 Here’s what’s going on in a land far away but not so far apart from the Mitten … Amidst a Sacramento firestorm and Hollywood-caliber melodrama, a California judge had to rule the other day on whether a future ballot initiative calling for open [...]

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Compromise Health Insurance Reform Plan Nears Introduction

March 16th, 2010 · No Comments

Compromise Health Insurance Reform Plan Nears Introduction Legislation rises out of flames of 2007-08 standoff over Blues’ proposal by John Foren March 16, 2010 While health care reform remains on life support in Washington, key Michigan lawmakers are preparing to introduce a sweeping new health insurance package, perhaps before the end of March. The legislation [...]

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I’m Looking for a Lawyer

March 16th, 2010 · 10 Comments

Hear Rick Cole every Wednesday at 7:35 a.m. (repeated at 7:35 p.m.) with Internet radio host Walt Sorg at the new TalkLansing.net. I’m Looking for a Lawyer by Richard Cole March 16, 2010 I’m looking for a lawyer. Here’s my case. I need help stopping the oath of office from being administered to a future [...]

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Truth in Advertising

February 25th, 2010 · 4 Comments

Truth in Advertising by Tim Skubick February 26, 2010 When the Snyder for Guv guys were fact-checking their notorious Nerd commercial, they missed one huge error. The announcer claimed that business guy Snyder had a Ten-Point Plan that the typical career politician would not understand. Turns out, every politician will understand. That’s because much of [...]

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Citizens United: Is the Sky Really Falling?

February 16th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Citizens United: Is the Sky Really Falling? by Tom Shields February 16, 2010 It’s been awhile since a U.S. Supreme Court decision caused a ruckus in the world of politics such as we’ve seen since the Citizens United decision was handed down a few weeks back. President Obama has led the chorus of attacks on [...]

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