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		<title>Help &#8220;Protect our Jobs&#8221; and collective bargaining in Michigan</title>
		<link>http://emutalk.org/2012/05/help-protect-our-jobs-and-collective-bargaining-in-michigan/</link>
		<comments>http://emutalk.org/2012/05/help-protect-our-jobs-and-collective-bargaining-in-michigan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 14:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EMU-AAUP sent around the following email to faculty, but I&#8217;m assuming these are petitions that can be signed by any legal voter in the state: We really need your help.  It is important that we support the Protect Our Jobs &#8230; <a href="http://emutalk.org/2012/05/help-protect-our-jobs-and-collective-bargaining-in-michigan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;This time it&#8217;s different&#8211; vote &#8216;yes&#8217; on the Ypsilanti tax proposals&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://emutalk.org/2012/05/this-time-its-different-vote-yes-on-the-ypsilanti-tax-proposals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 13:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a Save Ypsi Yes sign in my front yard, and the other day, while I was out there doing some gardening, somebody walking their dog stopped and asked me to explain why I was in favor of a &#8230; <a href="http://emutalk.org/2012/05/this-time-its-different-vote-yes-on-the-ypsilanti-tax-proposals/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I guess this means I have to stop complaining about Dominos</title>
		<link>http://emutalk.org/2012/04/i-guess-this-means-i-have-to-stop-complaining-about-dominos/</link>
		<comments>http://emutalk.org/2012/04/i-guess-this-means-i-have-to-stop-complaining-about-dominos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Michigan AAUP sent around an email this afternoon with this interesting tidbit: The Michigan Legislature is in the process of finalizing the 2012-13 budget. The House version of this bill contains language that would prevent universities that receive public &#8230; <a href="http://emutalk.org/2012/04/i-guess-this-means-i-have-to-stop-complaining-about-dominos/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Lt. Governor Calley explains how Michigan is still strong&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://emutalk.org/2012/04/lt-governor-calley-explains-how-michigan-is-still-strong/</link>
		<comments>http://emutalk.org/2012/04/lt-governor-calley-explains-how-michigan-is-still-strong/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article from The Eastern Echo answered two questions I didn&#8217;t really know I had:  first, who is the Lieutenant Governor of Michigan?  Second, who is at least one of the commencement speakers?  The answer to the first question is right &#8230; <a href="http://emutalk.org/2012/04/lt-governor-calley-explains-how-michigan-is-still-strong/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Graduate student unionization bill heads to Snyder&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://emutalk.org/2012/03/graduate-student-unionization-bill-heads-to-snyder/</link>
		<comments>http://emutalk.org/2012/03/graduate-student-unionization-bill-heads-to-snyder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From annarbor.com comes &#8221;Graduate student unionization bill heads to Snyder.&#8221;   It&#8217;s an AP wire story about how bill designed to block unionization of graduate assistants at U of M has made its way to Governor Snyder&#8217;s desk, and he&#8217;s likely to &#8230; <a href="http://emutalk.org/2012/03/graduate-student-unionization-bill-heads-to-snyder/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>More budget follies in the email from President Martin</title>
		<link>http://emutalk.org/2012/02/more-budget-follies-in-the-email-from-president-martin/</link>
		<comments>http://emutalk.org/2012/02/more-budget-follies-in-the-email-from-president-martin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been kind of busy with the day-job and/or life lately, so this is kind of old news by now.  But President Martin sent around an email the other day with the subject line &#8220;Campus Update:  Governor&#8217;s Budget/Organizational Changes.&#8221;  The &#8230; <a href="http://emutalk.org/2012/02/more-budget-follies-in-the-email-from-president-martin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Just how is this state funding increase going to work?</title>
		<link>http://emutalk.org/2012/02/just-how-is-this-state-funding-increase-going-to-work/</link>
		<comments>http://emutalk.org/2012/02/just-how-is-this-state-funding-increase-going-to-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The EMU-AAUP sent around an email about this the other day and I just now finally got a chance to read this in annarbor.com, &#8220;Rick Snyder wants 3% funding boost for public universities.&#8221; I suppose it&#8217;s too early to know &#8230; <a href="http://emutalk.org/2012/02/just-how-is-this-state-funding-increase-going-to-work/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Budget cut woes in Pennsylvania and Kentucky</title>
		<link>http://emutalk.org/2012/02/budget-cut-woes-in-pennsylvania-and-kentucky/</link>
		<comments>http://emutalk.org/2012/02/budget-cut-woes-in-pennsylvania-and-kentucky/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the &#8220;it could be worse&#8221; department, Inside Higher Ed links to two budget cutting stories of note.  First, from philly.com comes &#8220;Under Pa. plan, state-system colleges could lose a third of their funding &#8211; after 2011&#8242;s 20 percent cut.&#8221;  &#8230; <a href="http://emutalk.org/2012/02/budget-cut-woes-in-pennsylvania-and-kentucky/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Michigan&#8217;s public universities see 24% increase in &#8216;unrestricted&#8217; net assets&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://emutalk.org/2012/01/michigans-public-universities-see-24-increase-in-unrestricted-net-assets/</link>
		<comments>http://emutalk.org/2012/01/michigans-public-universities-see-24-increase-in-unrestricted-net-assets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the freep.com comes &#8220;Michigan&#8217;s public universities see 24% increase in &#8216;unrestricted&#8217; net assets.&#8221;  Maybe it&#8217;s just me, but this seems to be a pretty muddled and confusing article to me.  It seems to be saying that public universities in &#8230; <a href="http://emutalk.org/2012/01/michigans-public-universities-see-24-increase-in-unrestricted-net-assets/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Michigan Democrats developing college grant plan&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://emutalk.org/2012/01/michigan-democrats-developing-college-grant-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://emutalk.org/2012/01/michigan-democrats-developing-college-grant-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In &#8220;I&#8217;ll believe it when I see it&#8221; news, I heard on Michigan Radio this morning this story, &#8220;Michigan Democrats developing college grant plan.&#8221;  In the nutshell, the proposal would pay for college tuition at a public Michigan university for students &#8230; <a href="http://emutalk.org/2012/01/michigan-democrats-developing-college-grant-plan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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