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On Wednesday, county project manager Bob Newton told the Building Authority for the first time that he knew the jail construction project was $ 50 million over budget … Full News here – Click On Detroit News

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— Even with its flaws, higher education is good for America and good for the world, according to Allan Gilmour, the former Ford executive turned president of Wayne State University. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Newly-appointed Wayne State University President M. Roy Wilson will earn a base annual salary and other benefits that will exceed $ 500,000 a year, according to his five-year contract, which became available Monday. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Legal paperwork requesting work on the multi-million dollar Wayne County jail project has been finalized, allowing the project to be suspended. Full News here – Detroit | WXYZ

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To call it a boondoggle is being kind. All you see of the new Wayne County Jail is some concrete Full News here – Click On Detroit News

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The Wayne County Building Authority, operating on the request of County Executive Robert Ficano, will order construction halted on a $ 300 million jail project for the next 60 days starting Friday because of spiraling costs and budget overruns. Full News here – Metro/State News RSS from The Detroit News

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Detroit — Wayne State University has a new leader. On Wednesday, school officials introduced M. Roy Wilson, a deputy of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, as its 12th president following approval by the WSU Board of Governors. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Chad Halcom – Collaboration, both within a university and among several educational institutions, may be the key to thriving in a future of diminished federal and state budget funds for higher education, Wayne State University’s next president said Wednesday. Full News here – Crain’s Detroit Business – Latest News

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Officials have introduced M. Roy Wilson as its 12th president following approval by the WSU Board of Governors. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Wayne County officials are outraged and plotting legal options after learning Monday that an ongoing jail construction project could be scrapped, costing the county millions of dollars. Full News here – Metro/State News RSS from The Detroit News

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Wayne County is working on a deal with the state to bail itself out of its wildly over-budget new jail project and instead take over and renovate a state prison in Detroit. Full News here – Detroit News columnists RSS from The Detroit News

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William Wild is planning to do something rarely seen in Wayne County politics: Challenge a Democratic incumbent. Full News here – Detroit News columnists RSS from The Detroit News

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Crain’s Detroit Business – The new president will face many challenges – including declining enrollment and a six-year graduation rate that recently tumbled below 30 percent – as detailed in Crain’s comprehensive package of stories. Full News here – Crain’s Detroit Business – Latest News

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Wayne State University is going to announce next week that Dr. M. Roy Wilson — a deputy director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities — will be the school's next president, according to several high-ranking sources involved in the process. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Get ready, Wayne County, because there's a heaping helping of road construction headed your way this summer season. Full News here – Detroit News columnists RSS from The Detroit News

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