U-M ready for research embryos
Detroit Free Press - Wed Dec 9, 3:34 am ETUniversity of Michigan officials said Tuesday that they have established procedures to accept donated human embryos
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University of Michigan officials said Tuesday that they have established procedures to accept donated human embryos
A familiar face to Lansing-area residents said he might throw his hat into the 2010 Michigan gubernatorial ring. Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero said he is considering a run for governor and will make a decision about his candidacy within a month.
GARY -- Gary residents told a team of consultants charged with leading their city back to financial stability Monday to turn their ears toward younger voices, harness the potential of Lake Michigan and shift the tax burden back toward large industry. But amid those recommendations at a town hall meeting called by Public Financial Management Inc. was a storm of criticism from frustrated residents ...
Two potential Democratic candidates for Michigan attorney general in 2010 will appear at the Livingston County Democratic Party headquarters this month.
Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard, a Republican candidate for Michigan governor in 2010, today detailed his proposed reforms for state government.
Independent candidates are joining forces to bring a fresh perspective and attitude to the Michigan Student Assembly. We believe that first and foremost, MSA needs to be revamped. MSA's reputation and purpose have hit a low in the opinion of the average student. The first actions we will take as representatives include working to rebuild MSA and questioning what is working and what is not.
In an early morning meeting that included moments of sharp disagreement, commissioners voted 4-3 to approve a Michigan Department of Transportation contract for using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to repave a 0.3-mile stretch of 36th from the city limits south through a muck field to Van Buren Street.
State Rep. Robert Dean, D-Grand Rapids, Monday will formally announce his candidacy for the Senate, ensuring an August Democratic primary.
Michigan public schools in financial straits and failing to make headway in their efforts to wring more revenue out of Lansing could consider this idea: asking local voters to approve a school operating millage.
Michigan Student Assembly President Abhishek Mahanti said the assembly’s current practice of nominating and appointing representatives to the Department of Public Safety Oversight Committee will soon be dropped. The move comes a little more than a week after independent lawyers quoted in a Michigan Daily article called into question the legality of the nomination process.
Despite the notoriously poor turnout in Michigan Student Assembly fall elections, MSA members say they expect increased voter turnout in this fall’s election, which began last night at midnight. Last fall, 9.6 percent of the student voting population took part in MSA elections, while only 5.3 percent took part in the 2007 fall elections.