Best, Brightest and Most Beautiful 2008: Robert “Bob”Allen Hoffman
Robert “Bob”Allen Hoffman, Wharton Center for Performing Arts Manager of Public Relations
Best, Brightest and Most Beautiful 2008: Dr. LaKeeya Kilee Dotson Tucker
Dr. LaKeeya Kilee Dotson Tucker, Alliance Obstetrician/ Gynecologist
Best, Brightest and Most Beautiful 2008: Bunmi Akinyemiju
Bunmi Akinyemiju, Vice-President and Director of Artemis Solutions Group
Best, Brightest and Most Beautiful 2008:Nicolas Valadez Sanchez
Nicolas Valadez Sanchez, Fine Artist
Best, Brightest and Most Beautiful 2008: Kenneth A. Cole
Kenneth A. Cole, Senior Vice President of
Governmental Consultant Services Inc.
Best, Brightest and Most Beautiful 2008: Abby Schmid
Abby Schmid, Senior Scientist at Kraft Foods
News Briefs 7-11
LANSING, MI — Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) Director Don Koivisto has announced that Michigan-grown tomatoes are not associated with the current Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak and have been declared safe to eat by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Michigan has been added to the FDA’s “safe to consume” list available online.
$2 Billion Dollars of MI Taxes Spent on Corrections
Today, the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) is the largest program that state government operates directly, accounting for nearly 20 percent ($2 billion) of the current discretionary General Fund budget and employing nearly one-third of the classified workforce. Corrections programs growth is a direct result of the dramatic increase in the number of inmates from 1973 to 2007, during which time the population grew 538 percent, or roughly 42,000 prisoners, to 50,000 inmates. Official MDOC projections reflect a continuation of the historical trends over the next five years as the prison population is estimated to be slightly more than 56,000 by the end of 2012.