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Washtenaw Community College
Washtenaw Community College President Rose Bellanca has been named as the United Way of Southeastern Michigan's "Power of the Purse Woman of the Year." She will be formally feted at a ceremony in April. As we mark Women's History Month, WEMU's David Fair talked with Dr. Bellanca about the challenges for women in higher education and how her story can pave the way for the workforce of the future.
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As the City of Ann Arbor looks to streamline government, it's considering combining the Energy and Environmental Commissions to create a Sustainability Commission. WEMU's Kevin Meerschaert reports. -
Ypsilanti Community Schools is raising concerns about the future of their students and federal education programs after President Trump signed an executive order beginning the shutdown of the Department of Education. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the story. -
The Dexter City Council tonight is expected to approve the next round of artist sculptures to displayed around town. WEMU's Kevin Meerschaert reports. -
Doctors in Michigan would no longer be required to disclose if they'd been diagnosed with or treated for a mental health condition in order to get a license, under a state House bill. -
President James Smith of Eastern Michigan University has responded to President Donald Trump’s executive order facilitating the shutdown of the Department of Education. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has more. -
The Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice in Ann Arbor is organizing a workshop on Saturday called "Stop the Coup" for community members worried about the government’s current state of affairs. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details. -
Saturday is the 11-year wedding anniversary for more than 300 gay and lesbian couples who were married in Michigan following a landmark court decision. The evening before, a federal judge in Detroit ruled Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban violated the U.S. Constitution’s equal protection clause. The decision sent hundreds of couples dashing to clergy and courthouses to get married while they could. We have more from Rick Pluta. -
It’s looking like state lawmakers won’t close the books on Michigan’s last state budget before an end-of-the-month deadline to do so. Colin Jackson has more. -
With spring officially here, Ann Arbor homeowners are beginning to spruce up their yards. But city officials are asking you to hold off on leaving the compost at the curb. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports. -
The Ann Arbor School Board is hearing from groups and organizations asking their allotted times to speak at meetings not be removed from the agenda. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
