Random confluence of city, county, and state level elected officials, at one intersection: Hohnke, Gunn, Brater. All in pedestrian mode.
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Random confluence of city, county, and state level elected officials, at one intersection: Hohnke, Gunn, Brater. All in pedestrian mode.
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A squirrel is scaling the exterior wall of Hatcher Library carrying a baby (squirrel).
According to a Detroit Free Press report, state Sen. Liz Brater (D-Ann Arbor) opposed a provision in the state budget bill for higher education that would require universities conducting embryonic stem cell research to report details on how many human embryo stem cells they’ve used for research. The provision is in the budget bill approved by the Senate subcommittee on higher education funding, on which Brater serves. [Source]
The Gov Monitor reports that Gov. Jennifer Granholm is in California meeting with Google executives to push for choosing a city in Michigan to test its high-speed fiber optic network. From the report: “Granholm is encouraging Michigan communities to submit applications for the trial network with several already in the works including, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, and Lansing/East Lansing.” The article quotes Granholm: “Google fiber is a perfect fit here as no state can match the exploding new technology investment in Michigan in recent years.” [Source]
A March 1 article on local candidates for state legislative races incorrectly stated that candidates file their petitions to be on the ballot with the Secretary of State. For state House Districts 52, 53 and 54 and Senate District 18, those filings are made at the Washtenaw County clerk’s office. Campaign finance reports for all state races are made with the Secretary of State. We note the error here, and have corrected it in the original article.
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