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Gov. Jennifer Granholm has asked President Bush to declare a major disaster for parts of Michigan following severe storms in mid-June. Granholm asked Thursday for federal aid to partially cover the costs to the ...
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Hamburg Township man accused of killing his dog
Authorities say a 24-year-old Hamburg Township man killed his dog and told officers he was "feeling crazy" and wanted to go to the insane asylum.
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Michigan set to reform foster care
A settlement reached Thursday with an advocacy group that sued the state is expected to add hundreds of workers and help reform Michigan's child welfare system.
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Nevada trio help kill Michigan casino plan
Wed, Jul 2, 2008 Washington - Rep. Shelley Berkley was poised by a main door to the House chamber last week as representatives began filing in for a vote on a Michigan gaming bill, handing out pink fliers as if ...
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Con-way Freight joins Army Reserve employment program
Ann Arbor-based Con-way Freight on Wednesday became the first company in Michigan and the third in the nation to join a pilot U.S. Army Reserve program meant to steer soldiers toward civilian jobs that match ...
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Push is on to lift stem-cell research ban
An amendment to the Michigan Constitution authorizing the destruction of human embryos in research aimed at curing chronic and debilitating illness appears headed for the November ballot after supporters ...
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Base pay rate rises today to $7.40
Michigan's most struggling workers got two bits of good news Monday: longer unemployment benefits and a bump today in the minimum wage.
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Mich. to begin mailing unemployment applications
About 230,000 unemployed Michigan workers should soon be getting applications for extended unemployment benefits.
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Thieves Steal 5,000 Pounds of Lead Bricks
Talk about a strong-arm robbery. Campus police say thieves swiped 200 lead bricks sometime over the weekend or on Monday from the University of Michigan.
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Michigan AG sues Blue Cross Blue Shield
Attorney General Mike Cox is suing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, the state's largest provider of health insurance.
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Michigan governor outlines ways to save money
Jennifer Granholm is riding her bike to work several times a week, an example of ways she says Michigan consumers can save money.
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Status of key issues in the Michigan Legislature
The Democratic-led state House and Republican-led Senate adjourned early Saturday for summer break after a busy week.
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Rising tuition threatens state education goals
A reduction in state aid going to Michigan's public universities has helped spark skyrocketing tuition and threatens to undermine the state's efforts to dramatically boost its number of college graduates.
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Dumb Laws in Michigan
Via the Club for Growth , it shouldn't be any surprise that Michigan's economy is in trouble.
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Group expects enough signatures for Mich. ballot
Organizers expect to have enough signatures to get a proposal on the Michigan ballot that would reduce the number of state lawmakers and appellate judges.
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Shut the spigots on selling out state water
Do you think Michigan's lakes, streams and connected groundwater are a resource the public owns, or do you think they should be up for sale to the highest bidder? A bidder who could then market the water ...
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Continue reading "Michigan to investigate workers misclassified as independent contractors"
Michigan has a significant number of workers who are being misclassified as independent contractors, hurting tax revenues and breaking state laws, according to a report to be given Tuesday to Gov.
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Michigan's educational motto? Dumb it down
It wouldn't be a campaign stop without the requisite hard-luck story. And Stephanie Baker stepped up to the plate at Barack Obama's town hall meeting in Taylor last week.
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Michigan's minimum wage rises to $7.40 Tuesday
Starting Tuesday, hundreds of thousands of Michigan workers who make at or just above the minimum wage are getting a raise.
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AdWatch: A lone lawmaker doesn't "pass" bills
AIRING: Eighteen states - Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and ...
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