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Collaborative leadership offers greater outcomes
Published on April 3, 2017
Collaborative leadership is practiced in communities and organizations across the state. -
Program boosts amount of local fruits and vegetables in school cafeterias
Published on March 31, 2017
10 Cents a Meal program preliminary report indicates 50,000 kids in west Michigan, dozens of businesses benefiting from program. -
The 2017 Lake St. Clair Fisheries Workshop will emphasize habitat restoration
Published on March 30, 2017
Interested in harmful algal blooms, habitat restoration, or the status of the Lake St. Clair Fishery? Learn more at the Lake St. Clair Fisheries Workshop. -
Alternatives to plurality voting: Approval voting
Published on March 23, 2017
Approval voting is one of many alternatives to our system of plurality voting, but how does it work? -
Local Macomb County resident begins year of service providing environmental education and outreach
Published on February 28, 2017
Huron Pines AmeriCorps member to serve with MSU Extension and Michigan Sea Grant expanding outreach capacity. -
Inside the cooperative board room: Seeking procedural excellence
Published on February 28, 2017
Cooperative boards of directors are ultimately responsible for their own financial health. Success can be achieved by understanding the co-op’s mission and respectful discussion at the board level within an agreed upon framework. -
How a bill becomes law
Published on February 20, 2017
With a new session of the Michigan legislature just underway, may bills will be proposed. Understanding the steps in how a bill becomes law can help citizens participate in the process. -
Ishpeming plans with eyes on a sustainable future for Bancroft Park
Published on February 6, 2017
It’s a vision in which environmental, social and economic dimensions all thrive and work together for the benefit of the whole. -
Plurality voting isn’t the only option for elections
Published on February 2, 2017
There are other ways to select our elected officials. Is it time to consider some of them? -
Alternative to plurality voting: ranked-choice voting
Published on February 2, 2017
Ranked-choice voting is one of the most common alternatives to plurality voting. How does it work?