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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, Labor Legislation, Elections, Career and Workplace, Republican Party
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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: Parties and Movements, Labor Legislation, Elections, Career and Workplace, Republican Party
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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: Health Treatments, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Health and Safety at Work, General Practitioners
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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: Executive Branch, Rick Snyder, Government, Politics, Regional Authority
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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: Rick Snyder, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Rick Snyder, Voting, Judges, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: State Parks, Services and Shopping, Environmental Issues, Real Estate, Local Government
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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, Democratic Party, Local Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Voting
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Michigan's shameful labor hit
LANSING, Mich. — I'm a 60-year-old lawyer and part-time law professor. Chanting slogans is not my preferred method of discourse. But on Tuesday, I was in the streets of Lansing marching and chanting myself hoarse. I make my living as a labor...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Democratic Party, Labor Legislation, Elections, Clubs and Associations
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Index of California consumer sentiment falls slightly in quarter
Consumer confidence in California weakened slightly in the fourth quarter of this year, according to a Chapman University index released Tuesday. The California Composite Index of Consumer Confidence decreased to 92.7 from a revised third-quarter...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Consumers, Economic Indicator, Consumer Confidence
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Free Press: Gov. Snyder signs Right-To-Work bill
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation to make Michigan the 24th right-to-work state shortly after the bills were approved this afternoon, the Detroit Free Press reports. The Michigan Legislature gave final approval Tuesday to a...
Tags: Freedom of the Press, Democratic Party, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice
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5 things to know about Michigan right-to-work bills
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Here are five things to know about right-to-work legislation moving through the Michigan Legislature: THE NAME IS MISLEADING It isn't about a right to work but rather a right for workers to choose whether they want to...Tags: Parties and Movements, Democratic Party, Labor Legislation, Rick Snyder, Career and Workplace
Jan 16, 2013
|Story| AP Michigan
Jan 16, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Dec 18, 2012
|Column| Petoskey News
Dec 14, 2012
|Story| Petoskey News
Dec 14, 2012
|Story| AP Broadcast
Dec 14, 2012
|Story| WSBT-TV
Dec 27, 2012
|Story| Petoskey News
Dec 13, 2012
|Story| AP Broadcast
Dec 12, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Dec 11, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Dec 11, 2012
|Story| Petoskey News
Dec 11, 2012
|Story| Petoskey News
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