Crain’s Detroit Business: May 29, 2014

MACKINAC ISLAND — The state’s two largest chambers were to announce Thursday that they had joined the coalition working to amend state civil rights law to include sexual orientation and gender identity.

MLive: May 28, 2014

Wednesday Duggan highlighted a series of accomplishments since he took office after being removed from the mayoral ballot and then successfully running as a write-in candidate to be Detroit’s executive, and he announced new initiatives that he said go along with his administration’s singular focus to repopulate a city that has lost more than half its population since the 1950s.

Detroit Free Press: May 28, 2014

MACKINAC ISLAND — Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said Wednesday that the city is making strides in its battle to stabilize neighborhoods and improve basic public services that are critical to attracting and retaining residents in the ever-shrinking city.

Crain’s Detroit Business: May 28, 2014

MACKINAC ISLAND — Removing politics from education, and focusing more on science, technology, engineering and math will help to prepare students for a better future.

That was the message from Joel Klein, the former chancellor of the New York City Department of Education and the CEO of Amplify, an education technology company, who said during his remarks Wednesday at the Mackinac Policy Conference that schools across the country are not preparing students properly.

The Detroit News: May 28, 2014

Dramatic changes in education are needed to prepare students for 21st century jobs, Joel Klein, former chancellor of New York City Department of Education, said Wednesday at the Mackinac Policy Conference.

The Detroit News: May 28, 2014

Mackinac Island in late spring has for years been the incubator for big ideas and creative deals that have knocked down barriers to Michigan’s progress. Big ideas and earnest deal-making are precisely what are needed this year.

Detroit Free Press: May 28, 2014

The Mackinac Policy Conference kicks off today, as lawmakers, business leaders, union leaders, nonprofit leaders converge on Mackinac Island. The speakers, who include Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Gov. Rick Snyder, may make some news, but there will be plenty off news off stage as well.

The Detroit News: May 28, 2014

The Mackinac Policy Conference is the preeminent policy conference in Michigan and a one-of-a-kind asset. Where else do corporate, government and nonprofit leaders come together annually from across the state to discuss challenges, work to find solutions and build relationships?

The Detroit News: May 27, 2014

STEM, its role in education and its link to economic prosperity, will be the focus of a panel discussion today at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s 2014 Mackinac Policy Conference. Sandy Baruah, president and CEO of the chamber, said STEM was selected as a conference pillar due to its importance in creating a globally competitive Michigan.