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The U.S. House Appropriations Committee just passed a bill that contains some pretty major cuts to Great Lakes funding.There are a couple of things being…

Dave MacDonald is finishing up his doctorate in music composition at Michigan State University. When his friend asked him to compose a new piece for…

Democrats in the Michigan Senate want a constitutional amendment passed next year that would protect K-12 schools funding. The amendment would not allow…

Arts advocates were in Lansing this week, but not to protest Governor Rick Snyder’s budget proposal. They were there to talk about how the arts can help…

President Obama released his 2012 budget yesterday.In it, he calls for major cuts to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.The goal of this multi-year…

Update 12/3/2010 6:18 AMAfter working into the early morning hours, the state legislature finished their 2009-2010 legislative session this Friday…

Several Detroit artists have started what they call “an experiment in micro-funding.” Once a month they host a public dinner that costs five dollars.…