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Michgan lawmakers far apart on cutting caseworkers
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican lawmakers on Tuesday approved vastly different plans to fund public assistance for the poor and protect children from abuse and neglect, with a House panel voting to cut more than 1,000 state jobs, or nearly 9...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Pension and Welfare, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace
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GOP chairman's brother wins key court ruling
DETROIT (AP) — A new law prevents a bank from trying to collect more than $2 million from a developer who is the brother of the chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, a state appeals court said in a decision released Wednesday. Wells Fargo had...
Tags: Lawyers, Loans, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Housing Industry
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Even in pro-gun states, bid to arm teachers stalls
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — When a gunman killed 26 children and staff at a Connecticut grade school, Missouri Rep. Mike Kelley quickly proposed legislation that would allow trained teachers to carry hidden guns into the classroom as a "line of...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Parties and Movements, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Wayne LaPierre
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Detroit Free Press Nancy Kaffer column
Detroit Free PressThere's a fight brewing over the heart and soul of public education. In one corner, we have Gov. Rick Snyder, who says he believes that the point of an education is to connect the student with a job. It's not a crazy notion -- it worked for Snyder,...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Detroit Free Press, Students, The Detroit News, Freedom of the Press
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Area family contends with crippling medical bills
The Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Mich.Two years ago, Bruce Gokey went to Munson Medical Center's emergency room for treatment of flesh-eating bacteria and suffered a massive heart attack while hospitalized, his sister Ruth Schaub said. In January, Gokey's health skidded again. He...Tags: Breast Cancer, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Medicaid, Heart Attack
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Driving down costs
Grand Haven Tribune, Mich.NORTHWEST OTTAWA COUNTY -- There's opinions on both sides of the street over a no-fault auto insurance reform bill that rolled into the state Legislature this week. NORTHWEST OTTAWA COUNTY -- For consumers, the bill would likely lower auto insurance...Tags: Insurance, Disasters and Accidents, Prices, Government, Politics
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Bill would end some Michigan alcohol regulations
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Legislation in the Michigan Senate would overhaul regulation of the state's alcohol industry. Sen. Howard Walker said Thursday the bill he introduced this week would eliminate outdated regulations and increase the size of the...
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Detroit's decline
Since the Motown sound went silent -- except on oldies stations -- and General Motors and Chrysler (but not Ford) required life support from Washington, there has been little to recommend Detroit, Mich., to visitors, much less its residents. The...Tags: General Motors Corp., Chicago Tribune, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Bribery
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Two rating agencies upgrade outlook for Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two rating agencies have upgraded their outlook for Michigan. Fitch Ratings on Monday upgraded the state's general obligation credit rating to AA, the first time Fitch has rated Michigan above AA- since 2007. Standard and...
Tags: Moody's Corporation, Financial and Business Services, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Ratings, Minor League Baseball
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Judge refuses to dismiss right-to-work lawsuit
MASON, Mich. (AP) — A judge declined Wednesday to toss a lawsuit that says Michigan's right-to-work law is invalid because the Capitol doors were locked while the measure was debated, but he warned the law's opponents that winning the case could...
Tags: Parties and Movements, American Civil Liberties Union, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Michigan residents urged to call ahead before digging
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican Gov. Rick Snyder is urging Michigan residents to remember to check the location of buried utility lines before starting digging projects. Snyder has declared April "Safe Digging Month" in Michigan. April is...
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Poll: Michigan evenly divided on right-to work law
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan residents are about evenly divided over whether their new right-to-work law will help or hurt the economy, according to a Michigan State University poll. Forty-three percent of those polled said the law will...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Judges
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