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Mich. Lt. Gov. to spend 2 days on Mexican trade trip
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Lt. Gov. Brian Calley is planning to meet with government officials and business leaders during a two-day visit to Mexico. Calley was expected to leave Sunday on the mission to strengthen trade relations and...
Tags: Mexico, Mexico City, Politics, U.S. Embassy, Government
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Push continues to fix Mich.'s indigent defense
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Almost five years have passed since a study showed poor criminal defendants are routinely processed through Michigan's justice system without ever speaking to an attorney in violation of the Constitution. It has been nearly a...Tags: Rick Snyder, Republican Party, Politics, Lawyers, Prisons
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GOP official likens Mich. House speaker to Hitler
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Oakland County's outspoken Republican executive likened House Speaker Jase Bolger to Adolf Hitler on Friday, saying the "arrogant" Republican embarrassed himself by removing Democrats from committee assignments. L. Brooks...Tags: Public Officials, Rick Snyder, Republican Party, Politics, Government
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FEMA teams in Indiana to assess flood damage
KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) — Federal Emergency Management Agency teams are in Indiana assessing damage caused by recent flooding, which also claimed two lives. Local, state and federal officials moved into Huntington, Grant and Tippecanoe on Friday to take...Tags: Floods, FEMA, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Politics, Government
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UPDATE: Michigan House OKs bill that could allow hunting of recently-endangered wolves
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led state House passed legislation Thursday that could block voters from deciding whether to halt wolf hunting in Michigan. The measure, which passed on a 72-38 vote with bipartisan support, would give the...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Rick Snyder, Wildlife, Politics, Natural Resource Industry
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Pence sets new rules for more 'Sagamore' awards
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Many more residents are set to receive "Sagamore of the Wabash" designations under new Gov. Mike Pence. The Pence administration will allow each of the state's 150 lawmakers to nominate two residents each year for the...Tags: Regional Authority, Politics, Mitch Daniels, Government
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Pence OK after SUV accident on way to Fort Wayne
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A spokeswoman for Indiana Gov. Mike Pence says Pence's state sport-utility vehicle has been involved in an accident but the governor was not injured. Pence spokeswoman Christy Denault says neither the governor and nor any of...
Tags: Regional Authority, Politics, Government
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Medicaid expansion in Pence's hands after session
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The question of whether Indiana will expand Medicaid is now back in Gov. Mike Pence's hands, after lawmakers wrapped up their session without mandating he expand coverage under the federal health care law or suggesting the...
Tags: Regional Authority, Medicaid, Politics, Government, Justice System
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With a population of 658, Snyder clears way for recently-endangered wolves to be hunted
Additional information from WSBT-TVTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill Wednesday that takes the decision to hunt or not hunt wolves out of voters' hands. It clears the way to schedule Michigan's first gray wolf hunting season since the animal was driven to...Tags: Environmental Issues, Wildlife, Rick Snyder, Politics, Natural Resource Industry
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Indiana Legislature passes $30 billion budget
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana General Assembly approved a two-year, $30 billion budget early Saturday that gives Gov. Mike Pence a partial victory in his quest for an income tax reduction and restores some money cut from education and...Tags: Indiana Legislature, Amazon.com Inc., Scott Pelath, Politics, Ball State University
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Wolf hunt opponents: Legislation an attempt to suppress voice of the people
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led state Senate approved legislation Thursday that could block a group's effort to ban wolf hunting in Michigan and make hunting and fishing rights a part of the state constitution. Wolves were taken off the...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Rick Snyder, Wildlife, Politics, Animal Attacks
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Indiana budget deal includes 5 percent income tax cut
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and legislative leaders reached a budget deal Thursday that will cut the state's personal income tax rate by 5 percent over the next four years while giving small increases to school funding. The tax-cut...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Mitch Daniels, Government, Personal Income
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