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Bills spark debate over paid sick time in Michigan
Bills spark debate over paid sick time in Michigan ALANNA DURKIN,Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Some Michigan Republicans are pushing to ban local governments from requiring employers to provide paid sick leave as cities in other...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, New York City Council, Republican Party, Portland (Middlesex, Connecticut), Politics
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Emergency dredging aid heads to Gov. Snyder's desk
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Legislature has approved $21 million in emergency spending to dredge 49 harbors with low water levels. The bill won final passage Thursday from the Senate on a 30-5 vote after being passed by the House 107-3 a...
Tags: Rick Snyder, Executive Branch, Politics, Government
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Alanson students prove teens can make a difference
ALANSON - With the right cause and motivation for that cause, teenagers can make a difference. Alanson students have proven that. Alanson Public Schools was able to hear Bonnie Raffaele's tragic story through her program, The KDR Challenge, back in...
Tags: Cell Phones, Students, Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch, Judges
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Report: Michigan spent $556K to lobby legislature
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A newspaper's analysis found that $556,000 in taxpayer money was used by state government agencies to lobby the Michigan Legislature in 2012. The Lansing State Journal reports state officials say the money equates to staff...
Tags: Rick Snyder, Lobbying, Executive Branch, Jennifer Granholm, Newspaper and Magazine
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Our View: Roads: Legislature needs to be bold on road funding issue
Having a car is a necessity for just about everyone in Northern Michigan. And with few public transportation options, that's unlikely to change. Commuting in a rural area means more miles, more gas and more vehicle maintenance costs, also a fact unlikely...Tags: Rick Snyder, Road Transportation, Transportation, Executive Branch, Travel
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DEQ to hold public meeting in Emmet County on critical dunes
Staff WriterThe Michigan Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public informational meeting Thursday, Feb. 14, to address the changes in Emmet County, after it repealed its critical dunes ordinance last month. Both the Emmet County Planning Commission...Tags: Lake Michigan
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Our View: Politics has no place in Pure Michigan
Michigan still has an image problem. The Great Lakes State, while showing some fresh green buds on its thawing economy, is still a long way from being out of the dark. The city of Detroit is still flirting with bankruptcy and unemployment is still higher...Tags: Rick Snyder, Executive Branch, Travel, Regional Authority, Labor Legislation
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Snyder's State of the State speech: 5 things to know
LANSING -- Five things to know about Gov. Rick Snyder's third annual State of the State address: 1. HOW TO TUNE IN: Snyder will deliver the speech Wednesday to a joint session of the Michigan Legislature in the House chamber of the state Capitol. He...
Tags: Rick Snyder, United Auto Workers, Republican Party, Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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Paying for overreach
When unions in the state sought to put collective bargaining in the state Constitution voters took exception to that in November -- overwhelmingly as it turned out. And with that trick, state Republicans figured now is the time to make Michigan a right to...Tags: Rick Snyder, Crime, Law and Justice, Religion and Belief, Scott Walker, Health Treatments
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State Legislature ends whirlwind session with flurry
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Michigan Legislature used a marathon session to send dozens of bills to Gov. Rick Snyder's desk, capping a busy week that featured making Michigan the nation's 24th right-to-work state. Lawmakers...
Tags: Rick Snyder, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Politics, Government
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New dunes law forcing Emmet County to repeal its own environmental protections
Staff WriterHARBOR SPRINGS -- Emmet County is expected to repeal more-than-20-year-old protections on its critical sand dune areas next week, after a new Michigan law passed in August easing private construction requirements on the iconic natural formations. The...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Fishing, Crime, Law and Justice, Local Government, Environmental Issues
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Governor signs personal property tax phase out: Area municipalities say they will be hurt
Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation Thursday to phase out several hundred million dollars in taxes businesses annually pay on equipment. The Michigan Legislature voted last week to repeal the industrial personal property tax during a marathon meeting...
Tags: Rick Snyder, Property Tax, Executive Branch, Glenn L Howard, Politics
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