Michigan clerks’ pleas for help with absentee ballots fall on deaf ears
By Riley Beggin (Bridge) Michigan’s city and county clerks are sweating about the impact an expected influx of absentee ballots may have on the state’s presidential primary and general elections. State voters passed a ballot measure in 2018 allowing absentee voting for any reason, and absentee applications for the March 10 primary are up 60 […]
Driver hurt by concrete chunk. It fell from a bridge Michigan deemed safe.
By Jonathan Oosting (Bridge) LANSING — Warnings about Michigan’s failing infrastructure appeared to come true Wednesday when a chunk of concrete fell from a 54-year-old bridge, crashed through a windshield and struck the driver in the head. The 38-year-old Jackson woman was rushed to a hospital for treatment after the 8 a.m. incident on US-127 […]
Michigan ballots loaded with tax requests in primary GOP voters may skip
by Jonathan Oosting (Bridge) The Breen Township ballot is stuffed. When voters in Michigan’s tiny Upper Peninsula town of less than 500 residents cast ballots in the March 10 presidential primary, they’ll also help decide the fate of nine separate tax proposals asking them to approve or renew local and county millages. The township near […]
Frustrated by teacher shortages, Michigan educators offer their solutions
by Ron French (Bridge) Paid internships, recruiting bonuses and reduced emphasis on standardized tests are among the recommendations of Michigan teachers to address the state’s growing teacher shortage. The proposals, included in a report released Monday by the state’s two largest teacher unions and a consortium of urban school districts, are a response to teacher shortages […]
No Michigan cases of coronavirus but hundreds are being ‘monitored’
By Robin Erb (Bridge--Michigan Health Watch) Last updated Feb. 19 The new coronavirus hasn’t arrived in Michigan, but the state confirmed Wednesday that it has monitored hundreds of residents or visitors who may have been exposed to the virus. Since Jan. 31, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has referred 334 people to the […]
Democrats’ hard push for electric vehicles would upend Michigan economy
By Jonathan Oosting LANSING — Democratic presidential candidates are pushing climate change plans that would require all new cars to be fully electric in the next decade or two, goals that could upend Michigan automakers and reshape the workforce of the state’s largest industry. But experts say the proposals may be unrealistic given political realities, […]
SRSLY Manchester students meet with Senators Stabenow and Peters
submitted by Scott Somerville, SRSLY Manchester parent Manchester eighth-grade students Miranda Austin, Emma Paxton and Meghan Somerville recently attended the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) National Leadership Forum from February 3-6 in Washington DC. CADCA’s National Leadership Forum is a 4-day conference with multiple youth-oriented opportunities to learn the latest strategies to fight substance […]
Good news on the school finance front
It is Kendra Lieb's second year as Business Manager at Manchester Community Schools and it has been an eventful time for both the district and for Lieb personally. During her tenure the district has seen a very detailed (and somewhat nerve racking) audit, and ended last school year with a higher than anticipated fund balance. […]
US Rep. Tim Walberg holds Freedom Township coffee hour
Manchester’s US Representative Tim Walberg held a coffee hour Monday morning at Freedom Township Hall. It is his third Manchester coffee hour in a row held in Freedom Township. The coffee hour was announced Sunday morning on his website and by robo-calls and postcards before that to a number of constituents. One attendee, Kevin from […]
Manchester Schools to start before Labor Day next year
Manchester Community Schools (MCS) announced last week that the 2020-2021 school year will be starting before Labor Day. School districts have the ability to apply for a waiver from a 2006 pro-tourism state law restricting the ability of schools to start before Labor Day. This year, Washtenaw Intermediate School District applied for and received the […]
