Midwest ELGL presents… the Local Government “Evening Buzz” Hello everyone! After taking a few weeks off to wrap up my final Semester at Oakland University I’m back for my final installment of Pure Midwest. As much as it saddens me to be leaving the place I’ve called home for my entire life I’m so excited … Continued
Tigers’ famous ‘singing hot dog man’ benched for Opening Day Welcome to this week’s Pure Midwest. Spring has sprung, baseball is in full swing and the end of the semester is in sight! This week we take a look at age restrictions on police officers, taxes in Michigan, and super-powered transit agencies. Put on … Continued
Greetings from Michigan; where two days after 6 inches of snow you can wake up to the sound of birds outside your window. This week we’re taking a look at tax breaks and economic development in the Midwest. The Book Review makes its triumphant with a look at Malcom Gladwell’s Outliers. It’s Pi Day, everyone. Even … Continued
A Quickly Expanding Midwest ELGL Apply for Midwest ELGL Advisory Board by Monday After a week off celebrating Spring Break ’14 grad school style (in the library) we’re back with another installment of Pure Midwest. This week we talk zoning violations, City Council rules and get real about what internships mean to young professionals. … Continued
Rob Ford celebrates Canada’s hockey win over USA by trying to jump 1. Carpe Diem Drastic action is being considered to combat the continued migration of the invasive Asian Carp toward the Great Lakes. The carp represents several threats to the Great Lakes. They are capable of eating 20% of their body weight in plankton … Continued
Topics this week the topics run the gamut from manufacturing to Downtown Development to Zamboni pipe dreams. We get in-depth on the Olympics and, of course the best sport at the Winter Games: curling! One topic not covered: snow. Don’t believe me? Read on… 1. It’s as Easy as E-D-C The City of Iowa City is … Continued
Jalen Rose says Michigan has failed at honoring those who helped build program, specifically the Fab Five Greetings from Battle Creek, MI! While my ELGL colleagues have made their way down to the Strategic Government Resources (SGR) conference in Texas, I am in Battle Creek for the Michigan Local Government Manager’s Association (MLGMA) … Continued
SGR Conference 2014 Creating a Learning Organization: Leading-Edge Strategies for Employee Development http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDuWKSvS1a8 This week we will be taking a break from the Midwest to venture south to Texas, where ELGL will be travelling next week to speak the SGR Conference in Grapevine, Texas. I’ll talk about some headlines, music and fun facts about Texas. It’ll … Continued
The Headlines 1. Future of Big Data starts in Chicago The amount of data collected by any City in a given day is overwhelming, to put it lightly. Many government officials have seen promise in aggregating this data for practical but the task has still been out of reach for communities. Bloomberg Philanthropies is … Continued
Git yo grills ready, (John McCarter) is cooking some brats… (or, writing this installment of Pure Midwest) Welcome to the next installment of a brand new column from Midwest ELGL; Pure Midwest. Every week, I’ll take a look at music, sports, literature and culture of the Midwest. Some content may veer away from local government … Continued
