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Board of Ed Asks For More Rules For State-Funded Charter Schools 

04/10/24 09:32 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Board of Ed Asks For More Rules For State-Funded Charter Schools 
The State Board of Education approved a resolution during its meeting Tuesday calling for legislation to open charter schools to be treated more like public schools in the state of Michigan.

Michigan Future Pitches $1B In Tax Credits For Families, Children 

04/09/24 02:02 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Michigan Future Pitches $1B In Tax Credits For Families, Children 
Michigan Future's polling data shows 76 percent of Michiganders support a $5,000-per-child tax credit for kids up to three and a $2,500 credit for kids

Wayne State Proposes 'Three Bucket' Solution To Address Healthcare Shortage 

04/09/24 01:55 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Wayne State Proposes 'Three Bucket' Solution To Address Healthcare Shortage 
Wayne State University officials Monday proposed to an appropriations subcommittee a three-part proposal to address the state's "critical healthcare workforce shortage" by recruiting clinicians to work as adjunct faculty

Some Mighty Mac Lanes To Close Until May 23 

04/08/24 04:52 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Some Mighty Mac Lanes To Close Until May 23 
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be resurfacing 2.1 miles of the Mackinac Bridge, which will take Michigan's largest bridge down to a two-lane highway until May 23

Report Confirms Population Slide After 2034 

04/08/24 03:36 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Report Confirms Population Slide After 2034 
The Baby Boomer generation was the largest generation in United States' history, and that holds true for Michigan. However, researchers question what will fill the population gap left behind