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House panel takes up Michigan road-funding bills
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A key lawmaker working to raise more money for Michigan roads said he hopes to recommend a package of bills for consideration by early May, a sign that legislators may be getting more serious about a boost in taxes and fees...
Tags: Politics, Government, Travel, Transportation, Gasoline Industry
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Researchers: Michigan tourism spending rose in 2012
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Business grew for Michigan's tourism industry for a third consecutive year in 2012, with help from the weather, good publicity and the "Pure Michigan" advertising campaign aimed at luring visitors from other states,...
Tags: ABC (tv network), Politics, Travel, Elections, Good Morning America (tv program)
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Michigan: No layoffs from federal budget cuts
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Automatic federal budget cuts will cost Michigan $150 million in funding for programs such as special education and a clothing allowance for needy kids, but none of state government's 48,000 employees will lose their jobs,...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Government Debt, Education, Budgets and Budgeting, Finance
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Mich. finds 3,500 lottery winners get public aid
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — More than 3,500 lottery winners in Michigan received public assistance last year or lived with people on welfare, food stamps or other aid, a state agency reported Monday. The count stems from a 2012 state law that required...
Tags: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Lawyers, Lifestyle and Leisure, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Judges
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Report: No top-down oversight for state travel
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state of Michigan spends at least $40 million a year for employees' travel, but there are inconsistencies in reporting and no high-level oversight, a newspaper investigation found. The Lansing State Journal reported...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Newspaper and Magazine
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Debate renews over Michigan graduation requirements
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Some Michigan lawmakers are making another attempt to change the state's high school graduation requirements, which they argue do not provide flexibility to allow students to pursue career and technical education programs....
Tags: Politics, Government, Jennifer Granholm, Science and Technology, Crime, Law and Justice
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Debate renews over Michigan graduation requirements
LANSING (AP) — Some Michigan lawmakers are making another attempt to change the state's high school graduation requirements, which they argue do not provide flexibility to allow students to pursue career and technical education programs. Then-Gov....
Tags: Politics, Government, Jennifer Granholm, Science and Technology, Justice System
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U.S. gives Michigan 2nd Detroit-Canada bridge permit
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan won approval Friday to build a second bridge between Detroit and Canada, a key step toward starting construction on the $3.5 billion government project intended to relieve congestion and speed up trade at the busiest...
Tags: Politics, U.S. Department of State, Government, Litigation, Stephen Harper
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Bill increases Michigan minimum wage to $10 an hour
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers have introduced more legislation to raise Michigan's minimum wage to $10 an hour over three years. The current state minimum wage is $7.40 per hour. The main sponsors of the legislation announced...
Tags: Republican Party, Labor Legislation, Politics, Career and Workplace
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Our View: No one needs a cell phone while driving
We know it's wrong. We know it's distracting and can end with devastating, even deadly consequences. Yet we still do it. And we need to stop. In March, Kelsey's Law went into effect. The law bans hand-held cell phone use for young drivers with a level...Tags: Cell Phones, Telecommunication Service, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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Michigan lawmakers split over education spending
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Majority Republicans writing Michigan's education budget not only disagree over whether to punish schools and colleges that signed lengthy labor contracts seen as delaying the effect of the new right-to-work law....
Tags: Politics, Education, Budgets and Budgeting, Government, University of Michigan
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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: Politics, Lawyers, Judges, Housing Industry, Justice System
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