
Beth LeBlanc
Reporter at Detroit News
Reporter for The Detroit News. Retweets, follows, or friends don't equal endorsements. [email protected]
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detroitnews.com | Beth LeBlanc |Craig Mauger
POLITICSBeth LeBlanc Craig MaugerThe Detroit NewsView Comments Lansing — A state agency said Tuesday that its operations are back to "business as usual" after Attorney General Dana Nessel's investigators served a search warrant at its downtown Lansing headquarters last week. In a call with reporters Tuesday, Michigan Economic Development Corporation officials declined to comment when asked whether employees were given a reason for the search warrant.
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theoaklandpress.com | Craig Mauger |Beth LeBlanc
By Craig Mauger and Beth LeBlanc, The Detroit NewsMichigan school boards, administrators and principals called on state lawmakers Wednesday to immediately finalize a K-12 budget for next year and to not balance a road-funding deal “on the backs of Michigan’s students.”The Michigan Association of School Boards, the Michigan Association of Superintendents and Administrators and the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals were among 10 groups that sent a letter to Gov.
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1 week ago |
detroitnews.com | Craig Mauger |Beth LeBlanc
POLITICS Craig Mauger Beth LeBlanc The Detroit News View Comments Lansing — Michigan school boards, administrators and principals called on state lawmakers Wednesday to immediately finalize a K-12 budget for next year and to not balance a road-funding deal "on the backs of Michigan’s students." The Michigan Association of School Boards, the Michigan Association of Superintendents and Administrators and the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals were among 10 groups that sent a...
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theoaklandpress.com | Craig Mauger |Beth LeBlanc
By Craig Mauger and Beth LeBlanc, The Detroit NewsThe education spending plan unveiled Wednesday by Michigan House Republicans would provide about $40.8 million in new funding for private K-12 schools and $170.6 million in scholarships for college students attending private universities. If enacted, the proposals would significantly increase taxpayer money flowing from the state government’s coffers to private educational institutions in Michigan.
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2 weeks ago |
detroitnews.com | Beth LeBlanc |Craig Mauger
POLITICSBeth LeBlanc Craig MaugerThe Detroit NewsView Comments Lansing — The Michigan House on Thursday voted 56-41 to pass a $2.3 billion higher education budget that will slash funding for the University of Michigan and Michigan State University and place restraints on all Michigan universities' administrative spending.
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The Benson suit was randomly assigned to Judge Brock Swartzle, who served as general counsel to a former House GOP caucus. Swartzle was disqualified. It's been reassigned to Judge Sima Patel, a Whitmer appointee who's shown some hesitancy about involvement in legislative spats.

NEW: Michigan House sues @MichSoS @JocelynBenson over access to election training materials https://t.co/QEmQZ4kv9q via @DNBethLeBlanc & @detroitnews

RT @CraigDMauger: I’ve been writing about secret money in Lansing for a decade. These court records show how involved lawmakers are in th…

RT @CraigDMauger: 'No one will know': Court records reveal secret money flowing through Lansing https://t.co/mTu4AXrx6Y