October, 2007

This week will prove to be decisive in the continuing negotiations between the university administration and the MTU chapter of the American Association of University Professors. Now entering their 13th month of active talks, the two parties are meeting this week to discuss another four articles of the 32-article contract.

The drama in Lansing came to a climax Monday morning as state-funded offices were officially required to close their doors. An emergency budget signed into action by Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) last month officially expired at 12:00 a.m. Oct. 1, as the House of Representatives and Senate were finalizing their new budget. The shut-down lasted until 4:18 a.m., meaning few of the services were realistically affected. The largest impact on the citizenship was the requirement of the State Police to operate at a reduced capacity.

The drama in Lansing came to a climax Monday morning as state-funded offices were officially required to close their doors. An emergency budget signed into action by Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) last month officially expired at midnight. Oct. 1, as the House of Representatives and Senate were finalizing their new budget.