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Census: Whites no longer a majority in US by 2043
WASHINGTON (AP) — White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2043, according to new census projections. That's part of a historic shift that already is reshaping the nation's schools, workforce and electorate, and is redefining...Tags: Demographics, Migration, Politics, Social Issues, Washington, DC
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Lawsuit over birth at county jail settled for $8M
DETROIT (AP) — Wayne County has agreed to an $8 million settlement in a lawsuit involving a 14-year-old girl who lacked critical oxygen when she was born in jail. Chelsie Barker suffered brain damage and is severely impaired. The county is accused...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Justice System, Prisons
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Right-to-work law gives Michigan unions new task
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Now that Michigan has become a right-to-work state, unions in this stronghold of organized labor confront a new and urgent problem: convincing members to continue paying for their services instead of taking them for free....
Tags: General Motors Corp., Laws, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Automotive Equipment
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Indiana changed state under 8 years of Daniels
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Mitch Daniels will leave Indiana a state modeled after the businessman's conservatism he practiced and studied for decades, with all the successes and mistakes that came of his bold vision. He leased the Indiana Toll...
Tags: Politics, National Government, Tony Bennett, Medicaid, Crime, Law and Justice
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Michigan becomes 24th Right-to-Work state despite angry protests
WSBT-TVLANSING, Mich. – It was a bitter fight with about 12,000 activists gathered at the Michigan state capitol on Tuesday. The controversial right-to-work bill will now make its mark in Michigan, which becomes the 24th state to pass such a law. The...Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Rick Snyder, Government, Career and Workplace
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Mich. House approves right-to-work limiting unions
JOHN FLESHER,Associated PressLANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led Michigan House has approved a contentious right-to-work bill limiting unions' strength. By a vote of 58-to-51, the measure approved Tuesday morning deals with public-sector workers. Another bill focusing on...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Rick Snyder, Democratic Party, Employees
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Obama finishes Michigan visit promoting tax plan
ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — President Barack Obama has ended a brief visit to Michigan, where he pushed for Republican congressional approval of his tax plan and repeated his opposition to the state GOP's move to approve right-to-work legislation. Hours...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Rick Snyder, Career and Workplace, Barack Obama
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Unions prepare for protest at Michigan Capitol
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — More than 200 activists attended training Saturday in preparation for a protest at the Michigan Capitol, where lawmakers are putting the final touches on legislation that would allow workers to stop paying union dues....Tags: Michigan Legislature, Executive Branch, Republican Party, Politics, University of Michigan
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Michigan governor making his way through 282 bills
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has been busy working his way through the 282 bills passed by the Legislature during the final weeks of the 2012 session. The governor's office said he signed 53 bills on Friday and vetoed four. He...Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Rick Snyder, Government, Regional Authority
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Michigan legislators defy unions, OK right-to-work
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — In an audacious flex of political muscle, Republicans in a single day reached the brink of a goal that for years has seemed an all-but-impossible dream: making the labor bastion of Michigan a right-to-work state. The GOP...
Tags: Politics, Tea Party Movement, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Voting
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Obama opposes Michigan's right-to-work legislation
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — President Barack Obama has repeated his opposition to right-to-work laws as the Republican-controlled Michigan Legislature moved toward adopting the union-curbing measure. The Michigan House voted Thursday to approve a bill...
Tags: Michigan Legislature, Rick Snyder, Career and Workplace, Barack Obama
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Michigan GOP pushes right to work amid protests
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republicans rushed right-to-work legislation through the Michigan Legislature Thursday, drawing raucous protests from hundreds of union supporters, some of whom were pepper-sprayed by police when they tried to storm the...
Tags: Michigan Legislature, Republican Party, Rick Snyder, Career and Workplace
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