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Michigan to launch anti-obesity campaign
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Department of Community Health plans to lay out a new educational campaign to combat obesity in the nation's fifth heaviest state. Officials including health department Director James Haverman will unveil the...
Tags: Overweight, Weight, Obesity, Politics, Elections
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House panel rejects Michigan-run health exchange
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan House panel on Thursday rejected a proposal to create a state-run online market where people can compare and buy health insurance plans, leaving Michigan to continue down the road of teaming up with the federal...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Waterford, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Social Issues
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Snyder to sign bills aimed at boosting economy
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder plans to sign bills aimed at encouraging economic growth in Michigan. The governor's office says Snyder will be joined by lawmakers and other community and business leaders at a Thursday event in Lansing....Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Politics
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Michigan governor has close call courtside at game
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder nearly took a sneaker to the face while sitting courtside at the North Carolina State-Michigan basketball game. A Detroit Free Press photo shows the Wolverines' Mitch McGary careening out of bounds...
Tags: Government, North Carolina State Wolfpack, Detroit Free Press, Regional Authority, Freedom of the Press
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Snyder, Mich. lawmakers face tough road funding choices
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder was preparing Tuesday to ask legislators for billions of dollars to repair Michigan's pothole-riddled roads and aging bridges, a politically delicate task made even tougher by Republicans' aversion to higher...
Tags: Government, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Labor Legislation, Executive Branch
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New Mich. law makes it easier to erase juvenile crimes
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a bill to make it easier for people to wipe juvenile crimes off their record. The new law will allow people to go to court to erase up to three offenses a year after the case is closed,...
Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Blue Cross overhaul back on legislative burner
JEFF KAROUB,Associated PressLANSING, Mich. (AP) — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan officials hoped to start the new year with an operational overhaul that included ending its tax-exempt status, changing how it's regulated and transforming itself from a charitable trust to...Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Insurance, Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party
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Lt. gov.: Emergency manager issue still in talks
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Lt. Gov. Brian Calley says leaders continue to discuss alternatives to the law rejected by voters that lets emergency managers take over local governments and gives them sweeping powers. Calley tells The Associated...
Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch, Politics
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Benton Harbor gets new Emergency Financial Manager
Joseph Harris is out as Benton Harbor's emergency financial manager. The Local Emergency Financial Assistance Loan Board on Friday voted to appoint Tony Saunders II to replace Harris. Saunders' appointment is effective Feb. 1. Saunders had...Tags: Government, Finance, Jennifer Granholm, Financial Planning, Economy, Business and Finance
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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: Voting, Insurance, Crime, Law and Justice, Tax Credits, Labor Legislation
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Mich.: No public deals with companies tied to Iran
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — People or companies with ties to Iran won't be doing business with any arm of government in Michigan. Gov. Rick Snyder signed a law last week called the Iran Economic Sanctions Act. It requires anyone bidding on a public...Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, Iran, Democratic Party, Politics, Elections
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