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WCC trustee David Rutledge is among the latest local candidates entering races for state House and Senate in the Aug. 3 primary. The Chronicle gives a roundup, including an update on campaign spending, with particular focus on state House Districts 52 and 54. [Full Story]
Superior Township officials signed off on an agreement to settle a lawsuit with developers who had sued over being denied rezoning. Critics of the plan say it merely bails out the developers. [Full Story]
With three Republicans already in the race, Democrat Mike Smith has announced his candidacy for the 55th District state House of Representatives, an office now held by term-limited Democrat Kathy Angerer. [Full Story]
The Chronicle gives another update on local candidates and potential candidates for state House and Senate races in 2010. Among other things, you’ll find out who’s running as the “hot dog man” and how the races might impact other local bodies, like the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners. [Full Story]
Hopes for state funding of Ann Arbor’s Stadium bridges project grew dimmer after an Oct. 5 meeting of the Michigan Local Bridges Advisory Board in Lansing. The board did not allocate money to the project, and one board member wondered by the University of Michigan wasn’t helping fund it. Other funding opportunities from the federal government do remain. [Full Story]
Judy McGovern set out to write a standard candidate position profile for the upcoming city council election in Ward 4, which pits incumbent Marcia Higgins against challenger Hatim Elhady. Instead she found that the council veteran had dropped out of sight due to a family illness, and the challenger unwilling to talk except via email. [Full Story]
At their Oct. 21 meeting, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners tabled action on a resolution that would levy a tax for economic development. They did pass a tax to support indigent veterans. [Full Story]
The Chronicle takes a look ahead at potential candidates for the 2010 state legislative races in House Districts 54 and 55, representing the eastern and southern parts of Washtenaw County. [Full Story]
Ashley’s is gearing up for St. Patrick’s Day. [photo]
The Detroit Free Press reports on plans to reform Detroit’s public schools, as laid out by Robert Bobb, the system’s emergency financial manager. The article quotes UM education professor Susan Neumann, who described Bobb’s goals are too ambitious and who said the plan lacks specifics regarding changes to curriculum, instruction and professional development: “These are very generalized goals.” [Source]
Ann Arbor’s Huron Hills Golf Course has opened for the season, and Leslie Park Golf Course could open as early as March 22, according to the city’s website. [Source]
In a recent report on an AAPS board meeting, we paraphrased remarks of participants, and we employed the informal nomenclature of the speakers for “Ann Arbor Open School @ Mack.” Those variants were departures from the accepted standard shortening to “Ann Arbor Open.” We acknowledge the name of the school here, and have cleaned up references to it in the original piece.
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