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A thirty-minute bus route connecting Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor will begin service May 5th. WEMU's Taylor Bowie has more.
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Earth Day 2024 is right around the corner, and this year’s theme is “Planet vs. Plastics.” Advocates are calling for a global reduction of 60% in plastics manufacturing to protect the environment and human health. The Ann Arbor-based Ecology Center has been advocating for the introduction and passage of five bills in Michigan that will add teeth to plastic regulation in several important areas. Ecology Center director Mike Garfield joined WEMU's David Fair to discuss our future with plastics.
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About 200 people—many parents and students—took a seat in the Huron High School cafeteria on Tuesday evening to hear the Ann Arbor School District explain how it wound up with a $25 million budget hole. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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Ann Arbor City Administrator Milton Dohoney Jr. presented his budget recommendations to the Council on Monday. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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The Ann Arbor School District will hold a series of town meetings beginning today to gather public and employee input on needed budget reductions. WEMU's Kevin Meerschaert has more on this report.
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The Ann Arbor City Council tonight will hear the proposed budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year by the administration. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports..
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Avalon Housing and the Ann Arbor Housing Commission broke ground on Sunday for a new affordable housing project in the Kerrytown neighborhood. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert was there and fields this report.
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An overflow room full of teachers, parents, and students asked the Ann Arbor School Board last night to hold off on approving a resolution to allow the administration to layoff staff and teachers to help fill a $25 million budget shortfall. In the end, it passed narrowly. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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Expect a long night and a lot of anxiety expressed during tonight’s Ann Arbor school board meeting as the district searches for $25 million in budget cuts. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.
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The idea of solar farms is somewhat controversial as people argue over state control, local community determination and individual property rights. Those arguments are playing out right here in Washtenaw County. WEMU's David Fair talked through the issues with Madeleine Krol from the Graham Sustainability Institute's Center for Empowering Communities at the University of Michigan.