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Michigan Report Top Stories
Volume #49, Report #45--Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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RIFT NOT CLOSED OVER 'RACE TO TOP'
Michigan Education Association President Iris Salters and Superintendent of Public Instruction Mike Flanagan each said they would work with the other on the next round of "Race to the Top" funding, but discussions at the State Board of Education showed the two had not completely closed the rift over the first round application.
REVENUE SHARING SEES 3.1% CUT IN HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE BUDGET
Revenue sharing once again is on the chopping block as the House Appropriations General Government Subcommittee dividedly voted on a budget Tuesday that includes a 3.1 percent cut to statutory and county payments.
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS: D.H.S. FOSTER CARE SYSTEM NON-COMPLIANT
While the Department of Human Services has made some progress toward moving foster children into permanent homes, reform in some of the most important areas has stalled, prompting the advocate group Children's Rights to put the department on notice that it has been noncompliant.
PURE MICHIGAN CAMPAIGN STILL UP IN THE AIR WITH PANEL VOTE
The differences between what the House and Senate want to do in terms of funding the Pure Michigan campaign grew starker Tuesday as a House panel rejected a Senate measure adding $9.5 million to the program.
JANUARY UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS SLIGHTLY
Michigan's seasonally adjusted jobless rate stood at 14.3 percent for the month of January, down 0.2 percentage points from December, according to a report released Tuesday by the Department of Energy Labor and Economic Growth.
EDUCATION BOARD SHAPING FINANCE PLAN
The State Board of Education appears ready to follow Governor Jennifer Granholm's and others' leads in developing a proposal for funding education.
It appears lawmakers are getting closer to finalizing legislation allowing motorists to buy an annual pass to state parks as part of their vehicle registration, as the House passed a bill Tuesday that is similar to a Senate measure.
