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The Center at WorkBig News: A shift in public opinion on Michigan term limitsOctober 29, 2009 – 10:06 am
A majority of Michigan residents surveyed for a new poll released this morning support a reform that would allow Michigan legislators to serve 14 years in either the House or the Senate. Facebook Fun and Free LunchOctober 29, 2009 – 10:05 am
The Center for Michigan relaunched its Facebook page last week and immediately drew a couple hundred fans. If you're not among them, what are you waiting for? Our Facebook page features running dialogue about Michigan's future as well as breathtaking, pride-inspiring photos of landscapes all across our great state. GUEST COLUMN: Disinterest, disinvestment, and disillusionOctober 29, 2009 – 10:04 am
EDITOR'S NOTE: As the Michigan League of Conservation Voters argues below, Michigan citizens are eating our seed corn by sitting passively by while political leaders in Lansing continue to disassemble decades of nationally recognized natural resources protection. Disinvestment in Michigan's breathtaking natural environment threatens to destroy the very tourism economy the state works to promote. [...] Education tips for middle school parents — promising hints from KalamazooOctober 29, 2009 – 10:04 am
Five years ago, many of the brightest minds in Michigan business and education proclaimed Michigan needed to double its number of college graduates. Since then, state education policy has been characterized largely by funding cuts, tuition increases, and an ever-growing amount of student loans. The good, the bad, and the election in DetroitOctober 29, 2009 – 10:03 am
A delightfully positive story about Detroit graced the pages of the New York Times the other day… GUEST COLUMN: A call for in-depth Michigan journalismOctober 29, 2009 – 10:03 am
Editor's Note: The Center for Michigan recently convened a panel of about a dozen former Michigan journalists who've left the profession. Our topic: ways to reinvigorate civics-minded journalism in an era when it is growing more and more difficult to make a living by working for the traditional media outlets. The panel we convened certainly [...] Shakespearean tragedy in Lansing?October 28, 2009 – 12:25 pm
In Macbeth, William Shakespeare wrote about "a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." Join us on November 17 for a kitchen table talk on Michigan's public purseOctober 22, 2009 – 8:01 pm
What are Michigan's top public investment priorities to help create the environment for high prosperity and high quality of life? Center labeled as "left" and "right" at the same timeOctober 22, 2009 – 8:00 pm
We must be doing something right. Or, actually, I guess I should say we must be doing something, um, correctly. CAMPUS REPORT CARD: Michigan universities beat national average on tuition increases this yearOctober 22, 2009 – 7:59 pm
As students struggle with mid-terms, it's report card time for Michigan universities. That's because Grand Valley State this month issued its annual accountability report to its community. |
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