anyone who is familiar with the pure michigan campaign. they require ongoing committee geisha with employers via e-mail and cloud computing. find michigan hybrids and small coastal towns making ideal second offices away from home. they contribute to the local economy for longer periods of time because they still have sufficient bandwidth to telecommute. libraries in harbor springs witowski frankfurt traverse city up-and-down michigan's west coast are packed with these types of folks in the summertime being able to bring their families to michigan to enjoy the environment. as we have experienced our work on the ground to michigan libraries that are engage with a broader community technology planning program are developing creative and innovative solutions in programs and methods to help solve community connectivity and adoption initiatives. e-rate reform offers an unprecedented opportunity to prioritize and incentivize applications for libraries that are part of a broader community of technology plan. libraries and rural michigan are seen a

. >> the victim was 55-year-old margarette eby, a music professor living in flint, michigan, about an hour's drive from detroit. she was found stabbed to death in the bedroom of her home. >> by looking at the crime scene photographs, it was amazing. the body was positioned almost the same way, the wounds were almost the same. >> and security at her home was as lax as nancy ludwig's hotel. >> the gatehouse where she stayed at this beautiful estate had its own entrance that was supposed to be gated, but the gate was usually open. no guard there. >> there were no signs of forced entry, and no valuables were missing. margarette eby had a habit of leaving her doors unlocked and had no curtains on her windows. >> the estate had a number of people who came on regularly to do work, lawn care people, electricians, painters. >> after her murder, investigators found a partial fingerprint on her bathroom faucet, but it didn't match any known criminal offenders in the michigan database. investigators also found evidence of sexual assault. but at the time, dna testing was still in its infancy. >> i

eric frederick is the executive director of connect michigan. linda, ourous hasstay library and -- imls a very close relationship with all of our state libraries. if we have one of the premier state librarians with us today. she is also the chair of the al a task force. of we are glad to have all of you here today. would you start out? box thank you. -- >> thank you. asking me to do this in five minutes is like putting me in .ront of a buffet i'm going to try to stick to four key point in my remarks. an overview of some of the issues we face in nebraska and omaha. i have been in omaha for four we are about half a million people. -- four years. we are at about half a million people. nearly half of our population lives in omaha and douglas county. we have lower than average unemployment in that part of the country. our economy has been much more stable over the last few years. that really breaks down as you start to look at specific groups and specific audiences in our community. clarence mentioned earlier about minority populations and how they a

the schutte case, the voters of michigan announced they were going to change the constitution to forbid affirmative action, including particularly race-based affirmative in higher education and some other things and had the consequence of overruling a prior question saying the michigan law school could take race into account for admissions. and so, the court was presented with a question of whether the state's voters could essentially ban affirmative action in that fashion. >> uh-huh. and so, you're exactly right that this is sort of following up from the opinion 11 years ago, the gruder decision up holding the constitutional of race conscious admissions at the university of michigan. what's important to keep in mind is that it is technically not an opinion that's about affirmative action in education across the board. so, it does nothing to alter the constitutionality across the board of those kinds of policies so it hasn't changed the holding of the gruder decision 11 years ago. it said that under the equal protection clause colleges and universities could create narrowly tailored rac

eric frederick is the executive director of connect michigan. and the famous linda, our mainstay library and -- imls has a very close relationship with all of our state libraries. if we have one of the premier state librarians with us today. she is also the chair of the al a task force. of we are glad to have all of ou here today. would you start out? box thank you. -- >> thank you. asking me to do this in five minutes is like putting me in front of a buffet. i'm going to try to stick to four key point in my remarks. an overview of some of the issues we face in nebraska and omaha. i have been in omaha for four years made we are about half a million people. -- four years. we are at about half a million people. nearly half of our population lives in omaha and douglas county. we have lower than average unemployment in that part of the country. our economy has been much more stable over the last few years. that really breaks down as you start to look at specific groups and specific audiences in our community. clarence mentioned earlier about minorit

caller: it's michigan. host: sorry. also competitive race in michigan. caller: i was wondering two things, one, what is the effect of the koch brothers spending and americans for prosperity? they have been spending money in this race. recently, the republican candidate kind of flopped at the mackinac center, she had problems dealing with a press conference. is the co-brother money going to be a big effect in michigan and another senate races? host: before jennifer duffy johnson on that, let's show what you are talking about. here is an americans for prosperity ad from late may, going after democrat gary peters. [video clip] >> everything seems to cost more these days. middle-class families are struggling. conversely gary peters is making things worse. voting for obama care, driving up our health premiums by nearly 40%. putting even more pressure on family budgets. can your family afford to pay more? in michigan families pay more? tell contributors to stop supporting obamacare. guest: americans for prosperity has spent millions, tens of millions of dollar

a man from chicago rescued his girlfriend from lake michigan... but then he slipped beneath the water and never resurfaced. it happened saturday near michigan city as ron wood junior and seven friends shut off their boat's engine and decided to take a swim. a rescuer says the water was so cold, the swimmers could barely breathe. wood's girlfriend panicked... and wood rescued her, then jumped in to help another woman. the coast guard and a passing boat rescued all the swimmers... but wood wasn't found. taking a look at the *other top stories this morning. an 11-year-old from northwest suburban cary was killed early sunday morning when a tree limb fell on her tent at a camp ground in wisconsin. the girl was camping with her father and 13-year-old brother at devil's lake state park near baraboo. thunderstorms moved through the area overnight and a 60-foot oak tree fell. a limb from that tree fell across their tent about 4 a-m. the girl was killed instantly, her father was pinned by the limb and her brother suffered minor injuries. their names have no

. >> that was ann rall of the michigan welfare rights organization. in a submission to the united nations special rockridge were on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, activists say detroit is trying to push through a private takeover of its water system at the expense of basic rights. the group food and water watch said -- the poverty rate in detroit is approximately 40% and people i've seen their water bills within the last decade. most of the residents are african american and two thirds of those impacted by the water shut off involves family with children. the detroit water and sewerage department or dwsd, has defended its actions saying the water shutoffs are necessary for alleviating the department's debts. this is the public affairs specialist at the view -- dwsd. >> we're trying to work with people to get on payment plans or get been paid and it has worked. increased or lowered our debt little bit. >> for more, we go to detroit, michigan where we're joined by maureen taylor, the state chair of the michigan welfare rights org

the schutte case, the voters of michigan announced they were going to change the constitution to forbid affirmative action, including particularly race-based affirmative in higher education and some other things and had the consequence of overruling a prior question saying the michigan law school could take race into account for admissions. and so, the court was presented with a question of whether the state's voters could essentially ban affirmative action in that fashion. >> uh-huh. and so, you're exactly right that this is sort of following up from the opinion 11 years ago, the gruder decision up holding the constitutional of race conscious admissions at the university of michigan. what's important to keep in mind is that it is technically not an opinion that's about affirmative action in education across the board. so, it does nothing to alter the constitutionality across the board of those kinds of policies so it hasn't changed the holding of the gruder decision 11 years ago. it said that under the equal protection clause colleges and universities could create narrowly tailored rac

in my home state of michigan, mr. speaker, we were blessed to have so many great leaders in this moment -- movement. but one of those individuals was truly a civil rights icon who became a treasured member of our community. rosa parks. inspired countless americans with her grace, her dignity and strength and through the simple yet profound act of refusing to give up her seat on a bus. she continued her advocacy for equality and freedom and inspired so many others who have carried the cause for individual rights forward to this very day. and she also has a connection to this house from another member of congress as well. a michigan colleague of mine, john conyers, who is also a recognized leader in the civil rights movement. and as we mark this 50th anniversary of the civil rights act, we remember the efforts, the struggles and the achievement of those who stood for equal rights. they saw to it that america will make good on its promise for every individual to obtain justice, freedom and equality. and it is certainly f

caller: it's michigan. host: sorry. also competitive race in michigan. caller: i was wondering two things, one, what is the effect of the koch brothers spending and americans for prosperity? money in been spending this race. recently, the republican flopped at theof mackinac center, she had problems dealing with a press conference. is the co-brother money going to be a big effect in michigan and another senate races? host: before jennifer duffy johnson on that, let's show what you are talking about. here is an americans for prosperity ad from late may, going after democrat gary peters. [video clip] >> everything seems to cost more these days. middle-class families are struggling. conversely gary peters is making things worse. voting for obama care, driving up our health premiums by nearly 40%. putting even more pressure on family budgets. can your family afford to pay more? in michigan families pay more? tell contributors to stop supporting obamacare. guest: americans for prosperity has spent millions, tens of millions of dollars not just in michigan, bu

coincidentally, planten was a student at michigan state university at the time, which was just a few miles from lansing. rebecca huismann was working as a topless dancer at the time of her murder. it was something she had not planned on but she needed the money. >> she was a very beautiful young woman and trying to make some extra money so she and her fiance could get married. >> after rebecca was finished work one october night in 1999, a bouncer took her to her car and she drove away. as she drove up to her apartment, someone, possibly a customer from the strip club, may have made an advance. whatever happened, the killer fired with a .45 caliber handgun. >> i need an ambulance. >> what is the problem there? >> my girlfriend. i just woke up and i noticed she wasn't with me. so i go out there and she's out in her car and her door's open, and i go out there and she has blood all over her face and i can't hear a pulse or a heartbeat or nothing. >> the motive clearly wasn't robbery. nothing in her vehicle had been disturbed. rebecca's purse was still there. >> it looked like, to me, ba

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i think in the case of michigan, you always have to look at the context here, right? you know that three republican lawmakers said this was a joke. it was light hearted. get what? i believe the percentage of women in the michigan state house is at the lowest level in 20 years. and you also look at policies such as that so-called rape insurance bill two years ago passed in the michigan state house where pretty much almost all abortions would not be covered unless women purchased this separate writer. i don't know that -- it's politically charged yes, but meaningless, a lot of women would look at the makeup of the house and the senate there in michigan and also some of the policies and say these are perhaps not the policies that support women in the long run. >> and representative barnett, i do think it's disheartening that democrats and republicans can't talk about issues that are important to women without bickering over who loves or hates women the most. why can't we just talk intelligently about these issues? >> we lost the representative. this is not my day. >> it

in michigan right now, michigan is such a mess. in michigan right now, they are towing around this terrifying publicity stunt. a school bus crushed by a piece of falling concrete from a decrepid bridge. the legislature just left town and didn't finish their session. they apparently think the state is too broke to do anything about some of the most falling down terrible roads and freeways and dangerous bridges in the country. but amid that the detroit news this week caught that the state can't really be all that broke, since they did find a way to set aside $800,000 for a no bid contract. $800,000 of taxpayer money to go to an activist group that promotes childbirth in michigan, they promote childbirth not just by opposing abortion, but by opposing access to birth control pills. michigan republicans are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on taxpayer money on an activist group that opposes the use of birth control pills, because that's what michigan needs. not just in the deep south, on the far fringes of conservative politics

conyers of michigan. at the end of the bill, before she short title insert the following, section, none of the funds made available by this act may be obligated or expended to manpads to any entity in sir yasm the chair: pursuant to house resolution 628, the gentleman from michigan and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the gentleman from michigan is recognized for five minutes. mr. conyers: thank you, madam chair. there's one simple lesson we can take away from our involvement in conflict oversea ses, it's this. beware of unintended consequences. as was made vividly clear with u.s. involvement in afghanistan during the soviet invasion decades ago, overzealous military assistants -- assistance or hyper weaponization of a conflict can have destabilizing consequences and ultimately undercut our own national interests. it's for this reason they offer this bipartisan amendment with my colleague, the gentleman from florida, mr. yoho, and others, prevent funds in this bill from ing used to transfe

, to the university of michigan in ann arbor. >> i think it will be great. it's going to be hard for me and hunter, but i think we can do it. >> reporter: hunter hopes to encourage new ideas to help people with c.p., in particular, a way to make it easier for people like braden to get around. >> he has trouble just going through grass, gravel, mulch, snow, sand-- i mean, we're hoping to get something more all-terrain. >> axelrod: they got a rousing send-off at the start this morning, joined by about 50 friends and relatives for the first part of their walk. hunter and braden made it three miles before making their first rest stop. >> feel pretty good. >> reporter: at mile six, they paused to stretch. hunter may be carrying braden, but braden is lifting hunter as well, in his own way. >> whenever i'm going through something that's difficult and doing something that's hard, i see him and how he worked through it. and just kind of pushes me through. >> axelrod: hunter and braid ren set to arrive at the university of michigan tomorrow afternoon. since polar bear

, to the university of michigan in ann arbor. >> i think it will be great. it's going to be hard for me and hunter, but i think we can do it. >> reporter: hunter hopes to encourage new ideas to help people with c.p., in particular, a way to make it easier for people like braden to get around. >> he has trouble just going through grass, gravel, mulch, snow, sand-- i mean, we're hoping to get something more all-terrain. >> axelrod: they got a rousing send-off at the start this morning, joined by about 50 friends and relatives for the first part of their walk. hunter and braden made it three miles before making their first rest stop. >> feel pretty good. >> reporter: at mile six, they paused to stretch. hunter may be carrying braden, but braden is lifting hunter as well in his own way. >> whenever i'm going through something that's difficult and doing something that's hard, i see him and how he worked through it. and just kind of pushes me through. >> axelrod: hunter and braid ren set to arrive at the university of michigan tomorrow afternoon. since polar bears

in michigan right now, michigan is such a mess. in michigan right now, they are towing around this terrifying publicity stunt. a school bus crushed by a piece of falling concrete from a decrepit bridge. the legislature just left town and didn't finish their session. they apparently think the state is too broke to do anything about some of the most falling down terrible roads and freeways and dangerous bridges in the country. but amid that the detroit news this week caught that the state can't really be all that broke, since they did find a way to set aside $800,000 for a no bid contract. $800,000 of taxpayer money to go to an activist group that promotes childbirth in michigan, they promote childbirth not just by opposing abortion, but by opposing access to birth control pills. michigan republicans are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on taxpayer money on an activist group that opposes the use of birth control pills, because that's what michigan needs. not just in the deep south, on the far fringes of conservative politics

is michigan better off because we solved structural fundamental issues? we are. that's what matters is because it makes a difference in our citizens' lives. >> when republicans look at that on the national basis, think of conservatives, your party, they look at the wage hike and -- accommodation for actiones to improve infrastructure and say he's almost too pragmatic and too mainstream. >> again, i don't play one over the other. common sense is what matters to me. i free tend i'm sitting at that time kitchen table with 10 million people, if you are making a call as family member what would you do? it works. when you look at issues we started by redoing our entire tax structure to make it simple, fair and efficient. we balanced budgets for four years in a row. rock solid. >> the tax cuts to lower middle income. >> we made tax cuts -- again, not upper income. again in terms of making us much more competitive and in terms of job creation and created over a quarter million private sector jobs in michigan the last three years. of those jobs, high-paying jobs, has been

representative dave camp of michigan chairs the committee. this portion of the hearing is 2.5 hours. [inaudible conversations]

well, it is not just the business growing out there in michigan. they hope to take the super run now into 30 cities coast to coast, the next one happens to be tomorrow morning in frankenmuth michigan at 8:30. they sent us one, but my business producer said don't wear it. we'll see you monday, i'm tyler mathisen. gwen: how the rescue of the last soldier held in afghanistan turned into yet another fight between the white house and congress. and how a mississippi senate race could turn the mid term down.ons upside tonight, on "washington week." basic principle. we do not leave anybody wearing behind.ican uniform life it it weren't real would feel like a hollywood plot. hostage. held >> release me, please. i'm begging you. gwen: five terrorists swapped in exchange for his freedom. >> the dangerous precedent set here by this administration. a precedent negotiating with terrorists. gwen: setting off a political frenzy in washington. >> it comes with some surprise and

well, it is not just the business growing out there in michigan. they hope to take the super run now into 30 cities coast to coast, the next one happens to be tomorrow morning in frankenmuth michigan at 8:30. they sent us one, but my business producer said don't wear it. we'll see you monday, i'm tyler mathisen. >> what was she so nervous about, then? >> oh, god knows, troy. it's this bloody village. remember last time? nobody will ever tell you the truth. >> dci tom barnaby detected his way onto our television screens in march, 1997. >> find out what calls miss simpson made after 6:00. >> so you're taking it seriously then, sir? >> no, troy, actually, i'm just filling in time until tea. >> right.

the 87-year-old democrat from michigan is retiring at the end of his current term. he is the longest serving member of the house, having served for over 58 years. >>> on this day in 1974 president richard nixon opened an official visit to the soviet union. >> the russians were out in force today atmos cow's airport to meet the nixons, and the welcome was much warmer than the one two years ago. in 1972 party chief wasn't at the airport, but this time the president was there to greet the president acting very much like the top man. >>> i'm dara brown. thanks for watching "early today." thanks for watching "early today." have a great weekend. >>> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >>> well good morning, happy friday to you. it's 4:30 i'm scott mcgrew. >> it's always happy friday, i'm laura garcia-cannon. lots to get to this morning, let's check the forecast with christina loren. >> good morning to you. even though you don't see me on camera, i'm dancing right now. taking a live look at san jose. mike did vouch for that. clouds overhead, gorgeous weekend sha

well, it is not just the business growing out there in michigan. they hope to take the super run now into 30 cities coast to coast, the next one happens to be tomorrow morning in frankenmuth michigan at 8:30. they sent us one, but my business producer said don't wear it. we'll see you monday, i'm tyler mathisen. er >> this is "bbc world news america." >> funding of this presentation is made possible by -- the freeman foundation. newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 years. kovler foundation, union bank and united health care. >> for nearly 10 years, we've believed that commercial bank owes its clients strength, stability, security. so we believe in keeping lending standards high. capital ratios high, credit ratings high. companies expected it then. companies expect it now. doing right. it's just good business. union bank. >> when i was pregnant, i got

the chair: the gentleman from michigan, mr. benishek, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from michigan. mr. benishek: i yield myself as much time as i may consume. mr. chairman, i rise today in support of a very simple amendment, who i'm joined in sponsoring by mr. lowenthal of california. i believe strongly that there is an epidemic commonly referred to as alzheimer's disease that is sweeping our country. my amendment would increase funding for the defense health program by $2 million, with the intent to provide more peer-reviewed research to fight this devastating disease. as a doctor who served as the iron mountain v.a. for 20 years, i know how important the health research programs at the department of defense are. these programs provide ground breaking research into the health challenges that our veterans face. these health research programs help us to better provide quality of care to those who have served our country and frequently lead to advances in treatment tha

the gentleman from michigan -- is considered as read. the gentleman from michigan, mr. camp, and the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin, each will control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan. mr. camp: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.r. 4457. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. camp: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. camp: the tax burden small businesses, farmers, ranchers, and their workers face is too high. every dollar washington takes from small businesses is a dollar that they don't have to invest in equipment, start a new production line, hire a new employee, or provide more in wages and benefits. businesses aren't growing and hardworking americans are seeing stagnant wages and fewer working hours. this is unacceptable. it seems these days that congress can rarely agree on much. so when we can find some common ground to help g

will big brother be watching you and michigan have a? sensors are going up soon to gather information that will be used by the city. that has some privacy advocates word. >> we welcome our viewers watching us around the country. you have that story in just a minute. the mayor has a plan to reduce graffiti in the city. >> the mayor's plan really comes in two parts. one increasing fines. >> >> the city does its best to stay on top of taggers and graffiti. an additional million dollars to the removal will budget. the extra money pays for extra blasting equipment. >> pretty much an everyday thing. >> >> even higher for repeat offenders. there really is a problem for the whole neighborhood. >> nearly as bad for the entire neighborhood. >> if the city does vote to increase those funds it will be the first increase according to this city and about one decade. >> attorneys in the family of 95 year- old man who died after being shot by police with a shotgun loaded with been backgrounds are meeting with reporters to talk about the lawsuit filed. w

. >>> finally a real-life enactment of the saying he ain't heavie heaviest's my brother played in michigan. >> that's where an older brother carried his young ser sibling for 40 miles and did it for a great reason as mike wofolk reports. >> reporter: it's one thing to walk a mile's in someone else's shoes but try walking with 40 with someone else on your back. he's giving his little brother one heck of a piggyback ride walking 40 miles from bedford junior high school in temperance to the university of michigan wrestling center. >> thinking of ways to help raise awareness and we just kind of thought of the idea i carry my brother braden around so much. >> reporter: braden gandee has cerebral palsy not only raises public awareness but also inspires new rooch for cure. >> we hopefully be able to be helped out. >> reporter: he picked up a lot of support along the way including one university of michigan wrestler who joined him for the entire 40 miles. >> both hunter and braden have been struggling with blisters and adjusting here and there left and right and, you know, it's been a real group e

conyers of michigan, mr. poe of texas, ms. gabbert, mr. jordan of ohio, mr. o'rourke, mr. amash, mr. massie, mr. holt, mr. nadler, mr. petri, mr. delbene, mr. farenthold, mr. sanford, mr. butterfield, this is all over this house of representatives, right to left, saying, yes, we need to protect our country but we also need to honor our constitution. and especially the fourth amendment. we started this congress by reading the constitution of the

kate snow, nbc news, michigan. >>> how about that? so we end with some inspiration on this monday night as we start off a new week back home from normandy. thank you for being with us. i'm brian williams. of course, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> right now at 6:00, searching for an arsonist just as our temperatures soar and the fire risk increases. thanks for being with us on this monday. >> the heat is on, and it's not only sweltering, it is down right dangerous. a serial arsonist is on the loose, setting five fires over the weekend in livermore. firefighters are on alert. jeff ranieri is tracking the hottest temperatures, but we begin in livermore which is really facing a double threat, the hottest place in the bay area and the arsonist. >> reporter: that's right. no leads yet on that suspect. and the heat has not let up yet. the temperature gauge is showing it's only 3 degrees higher from today's probable high. an ember flying onto property could be disastrous.

up." [ light laughter ] he said, "come do the polar plunge." [ cheers and applause ] jump into lake michigan in the middle of february -- or the end of february. it was -- yeah. so anyways, i did it. [ cheers and applause ] so, here now to uphold his end of the bargain is the mayor of chicago, rahm emanuel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: please have a seat. mayor, welcome to our show. thank you for coming on after i toughened up. >> yes. you caught the bar. you made the bar.

lake michigan is the only great lake on a north/south axis. a bird flying south on lake michigan literally runs out of water in gary. and i've seen birds flying south, and it's almost like they suddenly realized, oh, no more water -- there's no more water, what do we do? so it's a funnel, and if the weather's right, you can see lots of birds. illinois beach state bark in zion, illinois, south of the wisconsin line is quite lovely as well. >> and you knew about the passenger pigeon pretty young, because you were a birder, right? i mean, isn't this story known among birders? >> well, it is. and beyond that, because, i mean, i actually grew up in scoping key and went to college hill junior high, and there's this wonderful book by t. gilbert pearson called "birds of america," and i took it out three or four times in a row until mrs. kelly, the librarian, said, you know, there are other books out there. so in that there's a story, i mean, there's an account of the pill john. and, you know -- pigeon. and, you know, it's funny, if i had the resources

if you meant a radical pro asal, go -- proposal go uni like michigan did. >> if you want to consolidate power in the hands of the fewer, then let's talk about saving a few pennies or a few dollars in

she had worked for the michigan state police for 17 years analyzing traffic accidents. she had retired just four months earlier and lived alone. her three children were grown and living elsewhere. >> we all felt violated by it just because so many of us were alone. it was very shocking to us. it was numbing. and there was a lot of anger, an awful lot of anger. >> since police arrived within five minutes of the call, the killer wasn't inside the house

on the ground, proposal 2, a ballot initiative and a constitutional amendment like the one in michigan effectively means there's a higher burden placed for those to advocate for having a race-conscious admissions policy so if one in favor of race being one of a number of factors that are considered in admissions policies, one would need to basically overturn a state constitutional amendment to do so. very, very high burden. if, however, you are a major donor to a university and you want to give a thumb on the scale to your kids, an alum, if you're an athletic officer and want to spend time promoting star student athletes to go to public universities in the state of michigan you could continue to do so. other forms of affirmative action still stand. the one removed and singled out is consideration of race. and i think what one can think about with respect to what that means long term, again, it does not touches the merits, the constitutionality of race conscious admissions policies across the country but raised to the national level, a spotlight on this and because those who advocated f

michigan, in michigan four out of five charter schools are run by for-profit entities. so that's a very different environment. in a city like this where there is such mistrust between the mayor and the educators yeah i mean i would he thinking anytime he's trying to close a school and get a new charter he's trying to bring in the chain and this really is the beginning of a different sort of effort to advertise. i don't know if that's true prevention is saying from the outside it doesn't smell right. so much of this issue is so localized but the one thing that does seem to be uniform is the idea that look if we are going to create more space for public charter schools and public charter schools are going to be public schools with autonomy than they should be held to the same transparency standards as regular schools. to the greatest extent possible in a city that is building space for a district to be better and for charter schools to be innovative needs to try to create the most level playing field possible and needs to be as transparent as they possibly can be about ev

on the ground, proposal 2, a ballot initiative and a constitutional amendment like the one in michigan effectively means there's a higher burden placed for those to advocate for having a race-conscious admissions policy so if one in favor of race being one of a number of factors that are considered in admissions policies, one would need to basically overturn a state constitutional amendment to do so. very, very high burden. if, however, you are a major donor to a university and you want to give a thumb on the scale to your kids, an alum, if you're an athletic officer and want to spend time promoting star student athletes to go to public universities in the state of michigan you could continue to do so. other forms of affirmative action still stand. the one removed and singled out is consideration of race. and i think what one can think about with respect to what that means long term, again, it does not touches the merits, the constitutionality of race conscious admissions policies across the country but raised to the national level, a spotlight on this and because those who advocated f

miller of michigan. at the end of the bill, before the short title, insert the following, section 10002, none of the funds made available by this act may be used to divest, retire, transfer or place in storage or prepare to divest, retire, transfer or place in storage any a-10 aircraft or to disestablish any units of the active or reserve component associated with such aircraft. the chair: pursuant who house resolution 628, the gentlewoman from michigan and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from michigan. mrs. miller: mr. chairman, thank you. and i offer this amendment because i stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the troops on the ground. anyone of which will tell you that the -- any one of which will tell you that the workhorse champion in iraq and afghanistan will be the a-10. it has been proven to be ideally suited for its millings, -- its mission, it's legal at, it's incredit blble -- lethal, it's incredibly effective. the air force wants to save money

not only in michigan, but around the country. republicans and democrats to put the political crap to the side and work together and come up with something. if you look at the vote total, 10 of the 12 democrats voted for it. bipartisan work. we left the politics at the door and put something together that we managed. we don't need people from california or florida or seattle or anywhere else coming in to tell us what we should pay our people. i think what we did is responsible and i'm proud of that work. >> i have to squeeze a break and pick this up on the other side. we are always having this debate about is this definitely the definitely where jobs will be? i want to figure out what that level is. i want to bring amanda in. we'll be right back after this. get outta here! i made this belt with traditional, bold, and peanut butter chocolate chex mix. you guys are cute! i've got trail mix, peanut lovers, chipotle cheddar, dark chocolate, hot n' spicy... turtle, cookies 'n cream, italian herb & parmesan, sour cream 'n onion, and bro

for 40 miles across southern michigan a teenager gave his little broth aeer a piggy back ride, not to break a record but raising awareness and trying to make a point. we get the report from kate snow. >> reporter: hunter gandy gave the eighth grade graduation speech friday. >> we have the potential to change the world. >> reporter: he's a straight a student, captain of the wrestling team but the title that matters is the one his seven-year-old brother gave him. >> he's superman. my brother is awesome. he always looks out for me. >> eyes up, look at me. >> reporter: braydon has cerebral palsy, it's hard to control his muscles. >> i'm like any kid but the only difference is walking. >> reporter: the only difference is walking, yeah. you're just the same on the inside, right? >> yeah. >> reporter: braydon is in a regular first grade class but his walker doesn't work well in the mulch. >> when i go through something hard, he has to work hard to get through every day of life. >> reporter: big brother hunter decided if he could tell the world about braydon, maybe some engineer would invent

michigan lopez r.t. . yes. as modern industry has expanded in an exponential rate and the resource extraction has reached never before seen the levels perhaps no group of people has been impacted by land depletion more than those who have lived on the land for thousands of years just take a look at this map that shows the rapid an unbelievable takeover of native american land just in the u.s. and for first nations people across north america having their land recognized by federal governments and protected from this expansion has been a centuries long struggle in which they nearly always end up with the short end of the stick but yesterday and one of the strongest victories for indigenous people in recent memory canada's supreme court issued a ruling that could have a major impact on the country's aboriginal population canada's high court sided with the chilcotin nation a tribe of about three thousand people living in remote areas of british columbia the case involved a contentious battle over an area of l

michigan lopez r.t. . international technology update explores the future of thermo nuclear energy if you're in the u.k. it's boom bust with poster named stay with us. some people say freedom isn't free and they're right in fact freedom a only cost the price of a bottle of water or an old t. shirt fans celebrating the recent victory of the l.a. kings noticed that they were not alone what was believed to be police traumas flying over them filming them either out of moral contempt for drones or just for the hell of it the crowd began to throw random objects at it until it was brought down i think this event makes two very big points firstly a lot of the surveillance state is not that hard to stop i mean there are satellite photos being taken of us all the time and n.s.a. spying on the communications but any camera or other device been throwing distance of a brick is at the mercy of us tonight you know one percent and secondly generally if a crowd of people does something few ever get punished i mean if this