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MLIVE: Organizers collect close to 250,000 signatures in effort to repeal Michigan emergency manager law
Organizers of a statewide campaign to repeal Michigan’s controversial emergency manager law say they have collected close to 250,000 signatures from voters who want to see the issue on the November ballot. Michigan Forward chairman Brandon Jessup says the Stand [...]
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MI Public Service Commission: Renewables Less Expensive than Coal, Spark Economy
A Michigan Public Service Commission report shows Michigan’s renewable energy standard is directly sparking Michigan’s economy, generating $100 million in investments, spurring manufacturing and business growth, and creating jobs, the Energy Innovation Business Council said today. The report also shows [...]
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STATELINE: Oscar night secret: Tax breaks for films go undisclosed in many states
Of the nine film productions up for best picture at Sunday’s Academy Awards, five received financial incentives from state governments. But if you want to find out exactly how much help the films got, only some of the states will come [...]
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Letter to Roy Roberts/Carta al Roy Roberts
February 13, the Maybury Local School Community School Organization writes Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager on the closing of the school at the end of the 2011-2012 academic school year. For English and Spanish versions of this letter please click [...]
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LATIMES: Supreme Court will hear case on affirmative action at colleges
The Supreme Court cast doubt Tuesday on the future of affirmative action at the nation’s colleges and universities, agreeing to hear an appeal from a white student in Texas who seeks an end to “racial preferences” in college admissions.The decision [...]
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December 23rd, 2011 | By Michigan Forward, Forward Voices The NBC show “Parks and Recreation” features a relatively benign and good-natured Emergency Management Team that motivates city workers to creatively problem-solve and think-outside-the-box to save the city’s crippled budget. Each week the nation gets lots of laughs from the [...]
November 4th, 2011 | By Brandon Jessup, Forward Voices
Detroit’s Mayor Dave Bing is taking the city in the wrong direction. His comments earlier this week to members of the Detroit City Council regarding city finances raise a red flag to Michigan Forward. Our allies and campaign members Stand [...]
August 20th, 2011 | By Michigan Forward, Forward Voices I never thought I would see the day when Social Justice Activists would lay down and play dead when the biggest fight in our generation was at the rivers shores. Michigan with all her glory and pride has been recently [...]
May 12th, 2011 | By Brandon Jessup, Forward Voices
Join Michigan Forward’s statewide coalition to repeal Public Act 4 in 2012. Help us reach 250,000 voters in Michigan to protect democracy, open government and our revival in Michigan’s core cities. [...]
May 2nd, 2011 | By Brandon Jessup, Forward Voices
The death of Osama Bin Laden, is positive news for America and its military. How will the post-civil rights generation embrace this moment in history? [...]
April 21st, 2011 | By Brandon Jessup, Forward Voices
Lt. Gov. Calley strikes a deal to save the earned income tax credit but handicaps its effectiveness. [...]
August 17th, 2010 | By Brandon Jessup, Forward Voices Sunday, the Detroit News kicked more dirt on the Detroit Board of Education with the editorial “Detroit school board is wasting time”. The Detroit School Board is not wasting time, the volunteers from the city are not wasting their time and the DPS staff working daily to fix our public school system isn’t wasting their time. Unlike the Detroit News, the residents of Detroit have a stake in their public education system. We agreed to a $500 million millage to improve our public schools, our road to improving our schools and its system hasn’t been easy, however it’s too early to call the curtain on the Detroit School Board or its transition committee. [...]
August 7th, 2010 | By Brandon Jessup, Forward Voices The Ambassador Bridge is 80 years old and has handled nearly all of the industrial, trade and a large percentage of passenger vehicle traffic in the Detroit-Windsor corridor. The volume of traffic on the Ambassador Bridge makes it vulnerable to [...]
June 27th, 2010 | By Brandon Jessup, Forward Voices
This June Education Week, published their annual report Diplomas Count 2010. The report gives analysis of high school graduation statistics nationwide. Education Week’s intimacy of their research and study is first-class and fair. I’ve read various articles in this report [...]
January 29th, 2010 | By lhenry, Forward Voices For those who are in opposition to healthcare reform and a public option the question is: what’s the solution? In particular, what’s the solution for those who can’t afford health insurance? The U.S. Bureau of Labor reported that unemployment in the United States was at 10%, and in cities like Detroit it is reported to be at 27%. What insurance will these members of our society be able to afford if they are battling to provide for themselves and their families on unemployment assistance? [...]
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