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Work group to review Michigan fireworks law
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A group of lawmakers plans a review following a slew of complaints, safety concerns and confusion about a law that made powerful fireworks legal in Michigan. Bottle rockets, aerial cakes, Roman candles, firecrackers all can be...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Justice System, Labor Legislation
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Michigan lottery winner on welfare gets probation
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit-area woman who collected welfare despite winning a $735,000 lottery prize has been sentenced to probation. Attorney Todd Flood says Amanda Clayton has repaid about $5,500 in food aid and medical benefits. The 24-year-old...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Lotteries
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Mich. panel recommends state park improvements
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A panel appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder is recommending ways to improve Michigan's state park system. The 16-member group sent its findings to the governor Friday. The report calls for finding new funding sources for parks,...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Gardens and Parks, State Parks, Government
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Free hunting licenses planned for disabled vets
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says new, free hunting and fishing licenses will be available for disabled veterans beginning in March. The agency says a law signed by Gov. Rick Snyder earlier this month allows...Tags: Fishing, Crime, Law and Justice, Veterans Affairs, Lifestyle and Leisure, Physical Disabilities
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Police: Fireworks accident burns woman in SW Michigan
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a 38-year-old woman was critically injured with extensive burns after leaning over a firework she lit in southwestern Michigan. Kalamazoo police say the woman was setting off fireworks late Wednesday at her...Tags: Health, Injuries and Wounds
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Senate honors subject of apparent school prank
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Senate has honored a mid-Michigan girl named to her high school homecoming court as part of an apparent prank. The Senate welcomed 16-year-old Whitney Kropp Wednesday and presented her with a tribute signed by...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Politics
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Gov. Snyder order creates Michigan Autism Council
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder has signed an order establishing an Autism Council within the state Department of Community Health. The governor's office said Thursday's order is a step to implement Michigan's Autism Spectrum Disorders State...Tags: Regional Authority, Health, Government, Behavioral Conditions, Insurance
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Weather devastates Michigan apple crop
From the extreme heat to spring freezes - We're learning just how devastating the cold spring weather was to our area's apple crop. Michigan's crop will be about 90% smaller than usual this year. The Michigan Apple Committee on Thursday today growers,...
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Mich. State Police to begin removing synthetic marijuana
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State Police will begin removing so-called synthetic marijuana from store shelves if businesses haven't acted. Laws recently signed by Gov. Rick Snyder target synthetic cannabinoids and products sometimes referred...
Tags: Drug Trafficking, Synthetic Marijuana
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Snyder vetoes portion of new Michigan election laws
Associated Press ReporterLANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican Gov. Rick Snyder has vetoed bills sponsored by his own party that would have required some voters to show a photo ID before they could get an absentee ballot and mandated extra training for groups registering voters....Tags: Elections, Regional Authority, Voting, Government, Executive Branch
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Pledge of Allegiance in school is the law in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder has signed laws that give kids the opportunity to say the Pledge of Allegiance each day in Michigan public schools. The laws kick in during the next school year. All students will have a chance to say the...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party, Voting, Executive Branch, Finance
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