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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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 
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 [...] 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 [...] 
Who: Organizers of the repeal of the emergency manager law, supporters, organized labor, progressive groups What: rally and release final number of gathered signatures When: 5:30 PM, February 28, 2012 Where: 600 West Lafayette in downtown Detroit (next [...] House Democrats Thursday urged Republican lawmakers to take up House Bill 4818 which would repeal the recently enacted 4.35 percent tax on Michigan seniors’ Social Security, public pension income, and most private pension income. The bill has been held up [...] House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-M14) will host a Democratic Judiciary forum concerning the legal implications of the Emergency Manager Law. The forum will start at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February, 21, 2012 and will be held [...] 
On January 20 the progressive think tank Michigan Forward and the Detroit branch of the NAACP sent a joint letter to Michigan Governor Rick Snyder expressing concern over Public Act 4, the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act. [...] Michigan Forward and the Detroit Branch NAACP invite you to a prayer breakfast, “Powering Democracy” on Thursday, February 23, 2012 9:00 A.M. Fellowship Chapel 7707 W. Outer Drive Detroit, MI 48235 This breakfast fundraiser reaches out to the [...]
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