Category Archives: Government

Losing the battle against sea lampreys in the Great Lakes

August 15, 2011 – 7:40 am

Michigan Radio has a sobering report on another threat to the multi-billion dollar Great Lakes fishery, the familiar sea lamprey. It takes you inside the work of lamprey control teams and is well worth your consideration. For fifty years Canada and the U.S. have been battling an eel-like creature across the Great Lakes. Sea lampreys [...]

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Tree cities bloom in Michigan

May 18, 2011 – 11:07 am

Great Lakes Echo is a project of the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University. The site uses Creative Commons reporting to to help the news community cover the environment of the Great Lakes watershed. Absolute Michigan supports the mission of Great Lakes Echo and regularly features articles they produce. by Sara Qamar [...]

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Michigan Movie News: Oz to be filmed in Michigan

May 17, 2011 – 7:48 am

Untitled by maggiesonmain A little movie company called Disney announced that the blockbuster Oz will be filmed in Michigan! The AP reports: A Sam Raimi-directed prequel to the story of “The Wizard of Oz” — called simply “Oz” — will be filmed later this year at a Detroit-area studio that recently opened on the site [...]

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April is Michigan Wine Month

April 6, 2011 – 6:00 am

Ready for the Harvest by lpwines While Governor Snyder has made a lot of changes in his first few months in office, he joined his predecessor in proclaiming April Michigan Wine Month. Sales of Michigan wines in the state rose nearly 12 percent in 2010, while total wine sales increased just 4 percent. Michigan wine [...]

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Detroit 20/20: Mayor Dave Bing & Governor Rick Snyder

March 23, 2011 – 1:23 pm

Detroit 20/20 from WXYZ TV seeks to address the challenges facing Detroit and the region with the goal of making Detroit a better place to live, work and raise families. In this four-part interview, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing discuss a wide range of the daunting challenges facing and the often [...]

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Pure Michigan Facebook: Leading the Nation

March 21, 2011 – 8:31 am

“Winds of Change” Point Betsie Lighthouse by Michigan Nut The Pure Michigan Facebook fan page topped 200,000 fans over the weekend. According to the Street, this makes Pure Michigan one of only four state tourism Facebook pages with more than 100,000 fans and the first state tourism Facebook page with over 200,000 fans: “We could [...]

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Emergency Financial Manager Bill rumbles toward passage

March 10, 2011 – 4:19 pm

R.I.P. – James McMillan School (1894-2008) by SNWEB.ORG Photography, LLC. HB-4214 – the “local  government and school district fiscal accountability act” –  passed the Senate yesterday.  This is such a strange & sweeping bill that vests power in the executive branch to exercise extra-ordinary powers of finance, administration and even the very existence of municipalities [...]

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Seeking Michigan: Sisters Did It For Themselves

March 9, 2011 – 8:36 am

By Bob Garrett, Archives of Michigan, courtesy Seeking Michigan. The goal of Seeking Michigan is simple: to connect you to the stories of this great state. Visit them regularly for a dynamic & evolving look at Michigan’s cultural heritage. In April 1916, Nell Richardson and Alice Burke (pictured right) crossed the United States in their [...]

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Lake Huron Sinkholes: A window on the past and future

March 8, 2011 – 7:51 am

Great Lakes Echo is a project of the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University. The site uses Creative Commons reporting to to help the news community cover the environment of the Great Lakes watershed. Absolute Michigan supports the mission of Great Lakes Echo and will feature articles they produce. While this article [...]

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Film Friday: High Five for Michigan Film Incentives

February 25, 2011 – 10:49 am

“This is not about saving Hollywood. This is about saving Michigan.” ~ Mitch Albom Read on for a report on last night’s Town Hall meeting but we definitely want to start off by featuring High Five for Film Incentives. Deep Blue Pictures takes a road trip to hear from some of the people and businesses [...]

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