WEMU Local
9:57 am
Wed May 4, 2011

County Voters Approve Special Education Millage Renewal

Washtenaw County, MI – Voters have approved a renewal of the Washtenaw Intermediate School District special education millage. The issue passed by a margin of 77 to 23 percent according to unofficial results from Tuesday's election. Hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

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WEMU Local
9:32 am
Wed May 4, 2011

City Council On Record Opposing Snyder Budget and EFM Plan

Ypsilanti, MI – Ypsilanti's city council has adopted a resolution that expresses the city government's opposition to what Governor Snyder is trying to do, on both the budget and emergency manager fronts. Hear more from WEMU's Bob Eccles.

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WEMU Local
9:19 am
Wed May 4, 2011

Issues of the Environment

Ypsilanti, MI – This week's Issues of the Environment from WEMU focuses on the natural gas drilling process known as hydro-fracking. This week's guest is the National Wildlife Federation's Senior Policy Manager at the Great Lakes Regional Center in Ann Arbor, Marc Smith.

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WEMU Local
9:39 am
Thu April 28, 2011

Cinema Chat

Ypsilanti, MI – Listen to this week's Cinema Chat from WEMU, featuring the Executive Director of the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, Russ Collins.

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WEMU Local
8:24 am
Wed April 27, 2011

Menzel is New WISD Superintendent

Ann Arbor, MI – The next Washtenaw Intermediate School District Superintendent will be Livingston Educational Service Agency Superintendent Scott Menzel. The WISD board voted unanimously for Menzel, but board members say it was a challenging decision. Hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

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WEMU Local
8:20 am
Wed April 27, 2011

Union Agrees to Concessions to help Ypsilanti School District

Ypsilanti, MI – The union representing custodians and other staffers with the Ypsilanti school district has reached a tentative contract agreement. Hear more from WEMU's Bob Eccles.

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WEMU Local
8:16 am
Wed April 27, 2011

Issues of the Environment

Ypsilanti, MI – More and more medications are finding their way into fresh and treated water supplies. Find out why, and what Ann Arbor is doing about it on this week's Issues of the Environment from WEMU. This week's guest is the Water Resource Manager for the city of Ann Arbor, Jennifer Lawson.

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WEMU Local
9:20 am
Thu April 21, 2011

Budget Cuts Mean Big Changes for Ann Arbor Schools

Ann Arbor, MI – Larger class sizes, elimination of busing for high school students, elementary schools sharing principals, and eliminating more than 80 positions are among the proposals in the draft budget for the Ann Arbor school district. The draft budget was presented to the school board Wednesday night by interim Superintendent Robert Allen. Hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

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WEMU Local
9:16 am
Thu April 21, 2011

Cinema Chat

Ypsilanti, MI – There's lots to choose from for your weekend film entertainment on this week's Cinema Chat from WEMU, featuring the Executive Director of the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, Russ Collins.

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WEMU Local
9:03 am
Wed April 20, 2011

Parking Revenue Negotiations Stalled

Ann Arbor, MI – Negotiations between the city of Ann Arbor and the Downtown Development Authority over a new agreement on parking revenues took a turn for the worse Tuesday night. City council voted nine to two to seek a higher percentage of gross parking revenues than either side had considered. Hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

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