Detroit Evening Report: Teachers’ unions lobby while waiting for state budget

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The American Federation of Teachers-Michigan and Michigan Education Association “lobby day” happens just a week before the state deadline to pass a budget. Public schools, community colleges and public universities have started the academic year without information about their funding. National Public Lands DayEntrance to Michigan’s National Parks is free on Saturday in honor of National Public Lands Day. River Raisin National Battlefield Park in Monroe is the closest national park to Detroit. Rouge has the only mountain bike trail in the city and started the event in 2023 to give youth and inexperienced riders a chance to learn from seasoned mountain bike riders.