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Governor Gretchen Whitmer rolled out her budget proposal Wednesday for the new fiscal year that begins in October. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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When a new academic year starts in the fall, the Lincoln Consolidated Schools will begin celebrating its 100-year anniversary, and the preparations are already underway. Such occasions are a good time to reflect and look ahead. WEMU's David Fair does exactly that with the district's superintendent, Robert Jansen.
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Governor Whitmer will make her sixth State of the State address this evening. WEMU’s Taylor Bowie has more on what one local leader is hoping to hear from the Governor.
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A new year also means a new semester of school for many Washtenaw County residents. WEMU’s Taylor Bowie has more on statewide programs available to students to supplement the cost of college.
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The cost of living continues to rise, and affordable, quality childcare is at a premium. Now, imagine trying to create a better life by going to college, working a job and having to find the kind of care your child deserves on a limited budget. Alleviating some of that stress is the mission behind The Collaborative: Ypsilanti YMCA Child Development Center. WEMU's David Fair talked with center liaison Kaitlyn Savage about the difference it’s making and what more needs to be done.
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Eastern Michigan University’s Roosevelt Hall is among the projects that will receive funding from the supplemental spending bill Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed this week. WEMU’s Taylor Bowie has more.
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The Michigan government council tasked with figuring out how to reverse Michigan’s slow population growth released its final report Thursday. Colin Jackson has more.
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These are rather exciting times in the Ypsilanti Community Schools. The state is forgiving the combined debt created when the district merged with the Willow Run Schools. It has received a significant grant to invest in and expand STEAM and STEM programs. And the district will reopen a shuttered school building. WEMU's David Fair discussed these issues and more with district superintendent, Dr. Alena Zachery-Ross.
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Ypsilanti Community Schools is considering a plan to return students to one of their former school buildings. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.
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In 2003, an organization was founded with a mission of tackling the unmet needs of socially and economically vulnerable young women in Washtenaw County. Now, Girls Group is celebrating 20 years of empowering young women to achieve emotional and economic self-sufficiency by ensuring they graduate from high school and begin their college or career journeys. Sue Schooner is the founder and executive director of Girls Group and shared the organization's story with WEMU's David Fair.