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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, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Punishment
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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: Hartland, Rick Snyder
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Mich. House votes to ban domestic partner benefits
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republicans who control the Michigan Legislature have started another attempt to block the offering of taxpayer-paid health insurance to domestic partners living with public employees. The House passed legislation by a 64-44,...Tags: Elections, Republican Party, Career and Workplace, Civil and Public Service, Government
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Michigan lawmakers ready to vote on abortion bill
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led Michigan Legislature is scheduled to take action on bills that would create a state ban on a procedure that opponents call "partial-birth abortion." Proposals that would enact a Michigan-level ban on the...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Justice System, Jennifer Granholm, Abortion, Rick Snyder
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Michigan Senate considers domestic partner benefits
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republicans in the Michigan Legislature are trying to overturn a decision to extend state-paid health insurance coverage to same-sex partners or other adults living with some state employees. The Republican-led Senate...Tags: Elections, Career and Workplace, Government, Civil and Public Service, Employees
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Michigan Senate swiftly sends final budget bills to Gov. Snyder
Associated PressLANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led Michigan Legislature, acting with a swiftness not seen since Ronald Reagan was president, passed a new state budget Thursday that Gov. Rick Snyder says accurately reflects Michigan's fiscal reality even as...Tags: Justice System, Government, Finance, Ronald Reagan, Schools
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Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment
NCAA-MICHIGAN-EXPLOSIVES 2 Mich. men charged with making Molotov cocktails (Information in the following story is from: AnnArbor.com, http://www.annarbor.com) ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say two University of Michigan wrestlers...Tags: College Sports, Career and Workplace, Financial Aid, Debt Market, Government
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Reading, writing and math standards spur growing debate in Michigan Legislature
Associated PressLANSING, Mich. (AP) — A set of educational benchmarks has sparked a contentious debate in Lansing, pitting Republican Gov. Rick Snyder against the Republican-led Legislature. Michigan adopted the Common Core State Standards in 2010. The standards...Tags: Rick Snyder
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Here is the latest Michigan news from The Associated Press
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say two University of Michigan wrestlers possessed Molotov cocktails the night the school's basketball team lost in the NCAA championship game to Louisville. Justin Dozier and Rosario Bruno are charged with two...Tags: Trials, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Wrestling, Wetlands, Court Preliminary
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Environmentalists, business groups disagree over proposed rewrite of Michigan wetland laws
AP Environmental WriterTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — For the second time in recent years, the Michigan Legislature is rewriting environmental laws in ways that critics say would make it easier to develop sensitive wetlands. Business interests say the changes would provide...Tags: Wetlands, Crime, Law and Justice
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Michigan Legislature starts passing budget plans
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Lawmakers began setting the table Wednesday for how to spend $49 billion in the next Michigan budget, with big disputes to be resolved next month over expanding Medicaid, boosting road maintenance, giving tax credits for movie-...Tags: Parties and Movements, Government, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Executive Branch, Budgets and Budgeting
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Michigan Legislature to start passing budget plans
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers are poised to take significant steps forward in passing the next state budget. The Republican-controlled House on Wednesday is planning to approve its entire spending plan for state government along with...
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