Nov. 20, 2015

Capital News Service Budget – Week 11
Nov. 20, 2015
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THANKSGIVING AHEAD: Because of the holiday, we will file next week’s stories on Tuesday, Nov. 24.
Here’s your file:
CYBERSAFETYED: Lawmakers from Levering, Sturgis and Oak Park want all K-12 students to receive annual “age-appropriate” Internet safety lessons. The purpose is to teach them to recognize and report cyber-bullying, sexual predation and copyright infringement. We talk to the Greenville and Three Rivers school superintendents, the Marquette-Alger Regional Educational Service Agency, Attorney General’s office and Crimes against Children Research Center. By Michael Kransz. FOR THREE RIVERS, STURGIS, GREENVILLE, PETOSKEY, MARQUETTE, BAY MILLS, SAULT STE. MARIE, ST. IGNACE & ALL POINTS.
ELECTRICCARS: There’s a shortage of publicly accessible charging stations for electric vehicles in Michigan. Park-and-ride lots in Grand Blanc Township and Ann Arbor have received permits to install charging stations. Some campuses have them including Grand Valley, Western, University of Detroit Mercy, Wayne State, MSU and U-M. We talk to the Michigan Electric Car Association in Saline, MDOT and the Center for Advanced Automotive Technology at Macomb Community College. By Yuehan Liu. FOR GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS, GREENVILLE, & ALL POINTS.
YOUTHINCARCERATION: Unlike most states, Michigan hasn’t loosened its approach to treating 17-year-olds accused of crimes as adults. A Grand Valley criminal justice professor, a Detroit law professor, the Michigan Council on Crime and Delinquency and a Shelby Township legislator explain the need for a more effective approach. By Brooke Kansier. FOR ALL POINTS.
METH: The arrest by Ferris State police of a Big Rapids man who was cooking meth in his car illuminates a growing problem of small-scale, “one-pot” meth labs in the northern and central Lower Peninsula. Other recent cases come from Grand Traverse and Wexford counties. We talk to Ferris State’s top cop and the Traverse Narcotics Team. By Michael Kransz. FOR BIG RAPIDS, TRAVERSE CITY, CHEBOYGAN, PETOSKEY, HARBOR SPRINGS, LUDINGTON, MANISTEE, LAKE COUNTY, LEELANAU, CRAWFORD COUNTY, CADILLAC, ALCONA, MONTMORENCY & ALL POINTS.
BRANDEDCITIESGRANDRAPIDS: Creating a community’s brand is more than a logo and some billboards. The goals include luring tourists and businesses and uniting local residents. We talk to Experience Grand Rapids, a Grand Valley marketing professor and the Michigan Lodging and Tourism Association. By Amelia Havanec. FOR GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS & ALL POINTS.
BRANDEDCITIESMANISTEE: Creating a community’s brand is more than a logo and some billboards. The goals include luring tourists and businesses and uniting local residents. We talk to the executive director of the Manistee County Visitors Bureau, a Grand Valley marketing professor and the Michigan Lodging and Tourism Association. By Amelia Havanec. FOR MANISTEE, LUDINGTON & ALL POINTS.
BRANDEDCITIESSTIGNACE: Creating a community’s brand is more than a logo and some billboards. The goals include luring tourists and businesses and uniting local residents. We talk to the St. Ignace Downtown Development Authority director, a Grand Valley marketing professor and the Michigan Lodging and Tourism Association. By Amelia Havanec. FOR ST. IGNACE, CHEBOYGAN, SAULT STE. MARIE & ALL POINTS.
BRANDEDCITIESTRAVERSECITY: Creating a community’s brand is more than a logo and some billboards. The goals include luring tourists and businesses and uniting local residents. We talk to the city’s new mayor, a Grand Valley marketing professor and the Michigan Lodging and Tourism Association. By Amelia Havanec. FOR TRAVERSE CITY, LEELANAU & ALL POINTS.
BUSLANES: A new bill to allow local transit agencies to build bus lanes on state highways could make mass transit more effective. For example, it would enable the Rapid to add a line from the main Grand Valley campus to downtown Grand Rapids. Sponsors include representatives from East Lansing, Grand Rapids, Lansing and Mason. A Grand Valley professor says more use of buses could reduce air and water pollution. We also hear from the Michigan Environmental Council. By Stephanie Hernandez McGavin. FOR LANSING CITY PULSE, GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS JOURNAL & ALL POINTS.
FRACKREPORT: A new U-M study addresses policy options for high-volume fracking amid environmentalists’ concerns such as risks to water quality. There are active or planned projects around the Lower Peninsula, including Crawford, Newaygo, Kalkaska, Montmorency, Missaukee, Hillsdale, Antrim, Kalkaska, Oceana and Clare counties. We hear from the Michigan Oil and Gas Association, Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council and Michigan Environmental Council. By Courtney Bourgoin. FOR CRAWFORD COUNTY, PETOSKEY, MONTMORENCY, BIG RAPIDS, BLISSFIELD, GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS, LUDINGTON, CADILLAC & ALL POINTS.
w/FRACKREPORTMAP: Locations of high-volume hydraulic fracturing in Michigan. Credit: Department of Environmental Quality.
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