Apr 25 Watch Shields and Brooks on Georgia gun rights, Southern Senate races By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch How should colleges ensure diversity? By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court upheld a ban on affirmative action in Michigan; at least seven other states have enacted similar laws. A New York Times study looking at five states found that African-American and Latino enrollment fell immediately at flagship schools. Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch Why the Supreme Court upheld Michigan’s right to ban affirmative action By PBS News Hour Dealing a blow to proponents of affirmative action, the Supreme Court ruled 6-2 in favor of a Michigan ballot initiative that banned public colleges from using race as a factor in admissions. For analysis on the court’s reasoning, Gwen Ifill… Continue watching
Apr 18 Michigan students march to end ‘zero tolerance’ approach to school discipline By Kyla Calvert Mason About 150 Michigan students, parents and educators plan to take the 90-mile trip from Detroit to the state’s capital in Lansing Monday through Wednesday to protest schools’ zero-tolerance discipline policies. That may not seem like much of an undertaking –… Continue reading
Apr 02 Obama stumps for higher minimum wage in Michigan By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Pressing his economic case in an election year, President Barack Obama came to Michigan on Wednesday to praise the state's ongoing effort to raise the minimum wage - and to accuse Republicans who oppose that step… Continue reading
Mar 31 GOP gerrymandering creates uphill fight for Dems in the House By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Republican strategists spent years developing a plan to take advantage of the 2010 census, first by winning state legislatures and then redrawing House districts to tilt the playing field in their favor. Their success was unprecedented. Continue reading
Mar 28 Birthplace of WWII icon ‘Rosie the Riveter’ at risk By Lorna Baldwin The World War II bomber plant in Michigan that gave birth to the icon Rosie the Riveter needs an infusion of cash to save the site from being demolished. "The Save the Bomber Plant campaign" has already raised $6.5 million… Continue reading
Mar 28 U.S. will recognize 300 same-sex marriages in Mich., Holder says By Joshua Barajas U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Friday that the federal government will recognize the 300 same-sex marriages that took place last week in Michigan. Holder said in a statement that these Michigan couples will receive federal benefits. Continue reading
Mar 22 Michigan issues first marriage licenses to same-sex couples By Kayla Ruble Same-sex couples lined up outside courthouses in Michigan on Saturday to receive the first gay marriage licenses issued by the state, fresh off of a U.S. District court judge's decision on Friday to overturn the state’s 10-year ban on gay… Continue reading
Mar 19 Michigan plan promises to cover college tuition, but students must ‘pay it forward’ By Margaret Myers Legislators in Michigan have proposed a creative solution for financing college tuition -- make it free. That’s the first step. Second step: require the student to “pay it forward.”… Continue reading