Articles tagged: Mackinac Policy Conference
mackinac 2012: Debbie Dingell and Michigan business leaders call for more focus on early childhood education
Posted: Jun 01, 2012MACKINAC ISLAND — In her latest role as a crusader for education, Debbie Dingell is pushing for an intensified focus on early childhood education in Michigan. Read more »
mackinac 2012/with poll: Conan Smith: Washtenaw County not ready to embrace regional arts tax for DIA
Posted: Jun 01, 2012MACKINAC ISLAND -- While voters in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties prepare to go to the polls in August to consider a regional arts tax to support the Detroit Institute of Arts, Washtenaw County is sitting this one out. Read more »
mackinac 2012: DTE Energy CEO on his commitment to Ann Arbor and cleaning up the MichCon site
Posted: Jun 01, 2012MACKINAC ISLAND — Gerry Anderson, president and chief executive officer of Detroit-based DTE Energy, says his company's commitment to Ann Arbor runs deep. So deep, in fact, that DTE is undertaking a major cleanup of ... Read more »
mackinac 2012: Oakland County executive to Washtenaw County: 'You don't have any skin in the game'
Posted: May 31, 2012L. Brooks Patterson traded jabs with Conan Smith over regional collaboration on Thursday: 'Until you pay your way in, I don't think you have a whole lot of say about how it's done.' Read more »
mackinac 2012/with poll: Video: U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra explains his position on 'birther' issue
Posted: May 31, 2012Related story: Pete Hoekstra becomes a caricature of himself MACKINAC ISLAND — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra is making national headlines again for stirring up the "birther" issue. Speaking at the Detroit Regional Chamber's ... Read more »
mackinac 2012: Coleman says Michigan universities should focus on recruiting more out-of-state students
Posted: May 31, 2012The reason, she said: "We have capacity, and these students come paying the full freight. They actually add tremendously to the economy in the state of Michigan." Read more »
mackinac 2012: Stabenow says Ann Arbor-to-Detroit rail effort moving slower than she'd like
Posted: May 30, 2012MACKINAC ISLAND — Three candidates looking to represent Michigan in the U.S. Senate offered different opinions on regional rail and mass transit on Wednesday. Incumbent Debbie Stabenow, the only Democrat on the ballot, said she's ... Read more »
mackinac 2012: Developer Jeff Helminski talks about City Place and hints at his next project in Ann Arbor
Posted: May 30, 2012MACKINAC ISLAND -- Among the faces in the crowd at this year's Mackinac Policy Conference is Jeff Helminski of Rochester-based Campus Village Communities. Read more »
mackinac 2012: Former Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop on how political culture in Lansing has changed
Posted: May 30, 2012MACKINAC ISLAND — As one of Gov. Jennifer Granholm's foremost adversaries, former Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop was known for making waves in the Legislature. The Republican from Oakland County was term limited in 2010 ... Read more »
mackinac 2012: Report: Universities put $300M into auto research
Posted: May 30, 2012This story has been removed from our site after 30 days as required by our digital use agreement with the Associated Press. Read more »
mackinac 2012/with poll: Conan Smith: Why Ann Arbor doesn't see itself as part of Metro Detroit - and why it should
Posted: May 30, 2012MACKINAC ISLAND — When Conan Smith joined the elite ranks of Southeast Michigan's "Fab Five" last year, it was a showing of Washtenaw County's role in the region's future. Until that point, the marquee panel ... Read more »
Mackinac 2012: Federal lawmakers chime in on challenges and opportunities in Detroit
Posted: May 29, 2012MACKINAC ISLAND — A regional economic recovery hinges on making the streets of Detroit safer, U.S. Rep. Hansen Clarke said Tuesday night. Read more »
MACKINAC 2012: Live coverage from the 2012 Mackinac Policy Conference
Posted: May 29, 2012AnnArbor.com political reporter Ryan Stanton is at the Detroit Regional Chamber's 2012 Mackinac Policy Conference, follow the event with live updates here. Read more »
mackinac 2012: 6 highlights from Snyder's speech on Mackinac Island and why he isn't satisfied
Posted: May 29, 2012"I'm not satisfied at all with where we're at," Michigan's governor said at the Mackinac Policy Conference. "We have to avoid complacency. We have to avoid being content. We should actually be accelerating." Read more »
Mackinac 2012: AATA chairman on regional transit: 'We would like to work with Detroit'
Posted: May 29, 2012MACKINAC ISLAND — U.S. Sen. Carl Levin and Rep. Hansen Clarke, both Democrats from Michigan, are expected to take the stage tonight at the Mackinac Policy Conference to discuss transit funding, urban core development and ... Read more »
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