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Medicaid expansion in trouble in Michigan Legislature
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Rep. Matt Lori found himself in an unusual position when shepherding through a $15.3 billion health budget that pays for Medicaid, the health insurance program for the needy. The Republican chairman of the House health budget...Tags: Medicaid, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Parties and Movements, Health Insurance Cost
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Mich. Gov. Snyder gives State of the State (WSBT.com will air)
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder gives his third annual State of the State address. WSBT.com will air the speech live, and these are five things to know about it: 1. HOW TO TUNE IN: Snyder will deliver the speech Wednesday to a...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Employees, Regional Authority, United Auto Workers, Career and Workplace
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Grieving mom grateful for cell phone legislation
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — On a winter morning in 2010, Kelsey Dawn Raffaele was driving home from a friend's house and chatting on her cell phone when she crashed, ending her life at age 17 — and setting her devastated mother on a mission to...
Tags: Cell Phones, Crime, Law and Justice, Rick Snyder, Motorvehicle Accidents, Justice System
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Bill banning cellphone use by new drivers passed
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers have passed a bill that would ban cellphone use by new drivers. The Michigan Legislature passed the bill dubbed "Kelsey's Law" 74-33 during a final legislative session that spanned two days and ended...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Rick Snyder
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New bill requires voters to affirm US citizenship
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A bill awaiting Gov. Rick Snyder's signature would require voters to declare their citizenship before getting a ballot. The measure was passed by the Republican-controlled Michigan Legislature during its final session that...
Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Rick Snyder, Justice System, Voting
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Michigan Senate OKs new emergency manager proposal
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led Michigan Legislature cleared the way Thursday for GOP Gov. Rick Snyder to sign a replacement for an emergency manager law struck down by voters, delivering another punch to Democrats still reeling from this...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Crime, Law and Justice, Disasters and Accidents, Laws, Voting
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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: Politics, Rick Snyder, Republican Party, Labor Legislation, University of Michigan
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5 issues likely to be hot topics in Mich. capitol
DETROIT (AP) — Here are five of the top issues the Michigan Legislature likely will grapple with during the final dozen or so scheduled meeting days before the end of the year. EMERGENCY MANAGER LAW — Gov. Rick Snyder and fellow Republican...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Health Treatments, Drug Trafficking, Executive Branch
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Michigan senators draft new law if voters say no
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The leader of the Michigan Senate said he and fellow Republican colleagues are armed with a proposal to replace the state law that lets emergency managers take over local governments in the event voters strike it down in...Tags: Parties and Movements, Crime, Law and Justice, Voting, Laws, Justice System
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Niles teachers, board OK contract
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterNILES -- Finally, there's peace on the labor front in the Niles public schools. Shortly after teachers ratified a new contract carrying through the end of the 2014 school year, the Niles Board of Education, following a roughly 30-minute closed session,...Tags: Politics, Teaching and Learning, Elections, Teachers
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Murder conviction gets Dowagiac man, 21, life in prison w/o parole
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterEdwin Johnson III, the attorney for Dowagiac resident Jaren Wade, was upfront with the jury at his client's murder trial in April, stating during opening arguments there was no question Wade shot Darius Nickens to death. There was no question either...Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Punishment, Prisons
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Mich. bills would extend biological dads' rights
HARTLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Legislature has approved bills that would give biological fathers some rights to their children, even if the mothers were married to other men at the time of birth. Michigan law now presumes that a...Tags: Rick Snyder, Hartland
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