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$370,000 project to spruce up the aging floor of Michigan House, Senate
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state House and Senate are in line for new carpet at the Capitol as part of a $370,000 project to spruce up the aging floor, officials said. The carpeting featuring the state seal last was replaced more than 20 years ago,...
Tags: Detroit Free Press, Politics
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Officials: 150 dogs removed from Mich. facilities
LAKE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Officials say they've removed more than 150 dogs from locations owned by a breeding facility in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula. The Michigan Humane Society says about 20 of the dogs will be cared for at its suburban...Tags: Detroit Free Press, Politics
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No injuries after apparent firebombing attempt
GROSSE POINTE PARK, Mich. (AP) — Officials say no one was injured when someone apparently threw a Molotov cocktail at the home of a prominent businessman in suburban Detroit. WDIV-TV and WWJ-AM report a window was damaged about 3:30 a.m. Friday at...Tags: The Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Politics
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Some students to receive new MEAP math scores
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Some students will get new Michigan Education Assessment Program math scores after a problem with some questions on the exam. Students in grades 4, 7 and 8, as well as special education students in grades 3-8, can expect...Tags: The Detroit News, Education, Detroit Free Press, Politics
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Dems, GOP raise concerns over subpoenas to AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of a House panel told Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday that they had serious concerns about the Justice Department's gathering of phone records at The Associated Press. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., chairman...Tags: The Associated Press, Tea Party Movement, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Department of Justice
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Proposal would restrict use of kids in drug stings
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A lawmaker wants to restrict the use of children in police drug stings after authorities in suburban Detroit used a 14-year-old boy to help bust a suspected drug dealer. Republican state Sen. Mike Kowall of Oakland County's...
Tags: Agriculture, Detroit Free Press, Politics
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Law allows doctors to raise concerns about driving
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan law allows doctors to alert state officials if they believe that a patient's medical condition makes it unsafe for them to drive, and supporters say it will help keep the public safer on the roads. The law was...
Tags: Lobbying, Crime, Law and Justice, Alzheimer's Disease, Detroit Free Press, Politics
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Organizers rethink Mich. event name after bombings
HUNTINGTON WOODS, Mich. (AP) — Organizers of a fundraiser to support a Detroit suburb's fireworks show are rethinking the event's name following the Boston Marathon bombings. The "Run/Walk BOOM!!!" races are June 29. Last year's inaugural...Tags: Sports, Detroit Free Press, Politics, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Ferret-napping? Prosecutors to review Mich. case
MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The owner of a pet ferret wants charges against a 17-year-old girl after the animal went missing following a party at a suburban Detroit home. The Detroit Free Press reports (http://on.freep.com/17RATR2 ) the 35-year-...Tags: Prosecution, Theft, Detroit Free Press, Politics
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Woman uses 2 cans of spaghetti sauce to rob bank
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Police say two cans of spaghetti sauce in a bag were the weapons a woman used to hold up a bank in southeast Michigan. The robbery happened about 11:30 a.m. Saturday at a Fifth Third Bank branch in Macomb County's...Tags: The Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Politics, Spaghetti
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Tips sought after body found at SE Mich. landfill
RIVERVIEW, Mich. (AP) — Tips are being sought for information about the death of a suburban Detroit man whose body was found by an excavator driver at a southeast Michigan landfill. Crime Stoppers of Michigan is offering a reward for information...
Tags: Tribeca, Detroit Free Press, Politics
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Lawsuit: Bank executives violated civil rights
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Two customers of a bank formed in part to serve people in southeastern Michigan with roots in India say executives berated them and exchanged email calling Indians derogatory names. The Detroit Free Press reports (http://on....Tags: Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Detroit Free Press
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