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The Student Debt Problem is Widely Misunderstood – Here Are Some Solutions

Student loan debt is around $1.5 trillion

… have completed advanced degrees. They will likely be fine. Maybe they won’t land their dream job, but they’re still highly employable and will be able to … today, adjusted for inflation. According to a study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, for every $1 in federal loans and grants, schools have increased …

Marking Environmental Progress — Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary — Part IV

Even more reasons to be optimistic about our future

… Better mapping reduces the costs of wildfires Less land is affected by wildfires Air conditioning costs … has a long shelf life Pesticides reduce amount of land needed for farming Geospatial technology allows … adding to their forested lands. For example, World Bank figures indicate that the United States increased …

March 30, 2012, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Roll Call

… Voted "No" House Bill 4803, Sell state fairgrounds: Passed 34 to 4 in the Senate  To transfer the state fairgrounds in Detroit to a Michigan "Land Bank Fast Track Authority" created by the legislature in 2003, which has extensive powers to assemble and dispose of tax reverted property. Alternatively, …

June 14, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Vote Report

Votes on Medicaid and state budget

… authority, authorize grants to local governments to create “wetland mitigation banks,” slightly reduce wetland regulatory burdens imposed on county drain commission … scope of those required by federal law, and make other changes to these land use restrictions. Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" House Bill 4743, …