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Economic growth revised down but jobless claims hit 44-month low
Money & CompanyThe U.S. economy grew at a sluggish annual rate of 1.8% from July through September, down from earlier estimates, the government said Thursday. The new data threw some cold water on hopes that the economic recovery had picked up significant...... -
BRIEF: Winning art
Grand Haven Tribune, Mich.On Saturday, Congressman Bill Huizenga announced the 2013 Congressional Art Competition Finalists at a gallery in Grand Haven. Kylee Panse, a senior from West Ottawa High School, was the winner of the competition. Kylee's piece "Vanity" will join...Tags: High Schools, Schools
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Coal-burning Badger ferry can pollute Lake Michigan until 2015
After winning exemptions from environmental laws for more than a decade, owners of the last coal-powered steamship on the Great Lakes agreed Friday to a court-enforced deadline to stop dumping toxic pollution into Lake Michigan. But the proposed legal...
Tags: Sailing, Lobbying, Politics, Environmental Pollution, Dan Benishek
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Deal requires ferry to stop ash dumping in two years
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The nation's last operating coal-fired ferryboat would stop dumping waste ash into Lake Michigan within two years under a deal with federal regulators announced Friday. The agreement between Lake Michigan Carferry,...
Tags: Scott Walker, Energy Resources, Politics, Lakes and Ponds, U.S. Congress
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Taxes to rise for most Americans with Fiscal Cliff deal
WASHINGTON — While the tax package that Congress passed New Year's Day will protect 99 percent of Americans from an income tax increase, most of them will still end up paying more federal taxes in 2013. That's because the legislation did nothing to...
Tags: New Year's Day, Politics, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice
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Panel revisits debate: $1 coins vs. $1 bills
Associated PressAmerican consumers have shown about as much appetite for the $1 coin as kids do their spinach. They may not know what’s best for them either. Congressional auditors say doing away with dollar bills entirely and replacing them with dollar coins could...Tags: U.S. Congress, Lacy Clay, Foreign Exchange Market, Crime, Law and Justice, Steve Stivers
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Ash-dumping Lake Michigan ferry may stay afloat
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Lake Michigan ferry that travels between Wisconsin and Michigan would be allowed to stay afloat even though it dumps 500 tons of coal ash into the lake each season, under a special provision added to a bill pending in Congress....
Tags: Coal, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Dick Durbin, Tom Barrett
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Congress looks at doing away with the $1 bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers have shown about as much appetite for the $1 coin as kids do their spinach. They may not know what's best for them either. Congressional auditors say doing away with dollar bills entirely and replacing them...
Tags: Politics, Lacy Clay, Foreign Exchange Market, Crime, Law and Justice, Steve Stivers
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3 races key to Mich. Congress delegation control
DETROIT (AP) — Republicans are heading into Election Day with a two-seat majority in Michigan's congressional delegation and high hopes of maintaining the edge, but three surprisingly close races have Democrats eyeing a previously unexpected...
Tags: Candice Miller, Politics, Fred Upton, Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party
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Pete Hoekstra to Campaign in West Michigan Tuesday
FOX 17 ProducerPete Hoekstra, candidate for the U.S. Senate, will make two campaign stops in Wyoming on Tuesday. The stops are part of his "We Did Build This" tour. Hoekstra is the Republican challenger to Democratic incumbent senator Debbie Stabenow. Hoekstra will...Tags: U.S. Senate
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Lawmakers to Tour West Michigan Farms Tuesday
FOX 17 Associate ProducerMuskegon county farms will welcome elected officials from local, state and federal governments today. Congressman Bill Huizenga and Senator Debbie Stabenow are two of the federal officials who plan to be there. The lawmakers will tour the farms,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Auction Service, Justice System
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Michigan's Reps and Senators React To Supreme Court Ruling On Health Care
FOX 17 Web ProducerThe state's representatives in Washington and Lansing were quick to issue statements on the U.S. Supreme Courtdecision upholding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Rep. Justin Amash, R-Grand Rapids, in a post on his Facebook page, chose to...Tags: Judges, Politics, Justin Amash, Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party
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