Soup, salad, & micro-funding
Several Detroit artists have started what they call “an experiment in micro-funding.” Once a month they host a public dinner that costs five dollars. During the dinner, several local groups pitch...
View ArticleGranholm wants 'Pure Michigan' funding
Update 12/3/2010 6:18 AMAfter working into the early morning hours, the state legislature finished their 2009-2010 legislative session this Friday morning.Lawmakers approved $10 million dollars for the...
View ArticleFunding cuts to Great Lakes restoration?
President Obama released his 2012 budget yesterday.In it, he calls for major cuts to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.The goal of this multi-year program is to restore habitat... clean up...
View ArticleArts leaders have 'faith' in Gov Snyder's commitment to the arts
Arts advocates were in Lansing this week, but not to protest Governor Rick Snyder’s budget proposal. They were there to talk about how the arts can help re-invent Michigan.Ken Fisher is president of...
View ArticleSenate Democrats want K-12 funding constitutionally protected
Democrats in the Michigan Senate want a constitutional amendment passed next year that would protect K-12 schools funding. The amendment would not allow community colleges and universities to tap money...
View ArticleArts Patronage 2.0
Dave MacDonald is finishing up his doctorate in music composition at Michigan State University. When his friend asked him to compose a new piece for saxophone, MacDonald said sure, no problem. But...
View ArticleCongress proposes big cuts for Great Lakes projects
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee just passed a bill that contains some pretty major cuts to Great Lakes funding.There are a couple of things being targeted:One is Great Lakes restoration money....
View ArticleLess money for cities to fix water systems?
by Julie Grant for The Environment ReportWhen Ernie Runions took the job as maintenance manager at the Senior Citizens Housing Center in Louisville, New York, he didn’t realize how much time he’d be...
View ArticleGreat Lakes restoration funding survives budget cuts
People who are working on cleaning up the Great Lakes got some good news this week. After months of negotiations, the 2012 federal budget contains $300 million for the Great Lakes Restoration...
View ArticleWhere will the money come from to fix Michigan's roads?
Governor Snyder says he wants more than a billion dollars just this year to pay for road and bridge repairs.Our state has seriously bad roads that lawmakers in Lansing appear to agree on.How to pay for...
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