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Snyder outlines goals for 2013
LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder delivered an uncharacteristically forceful third State of the State address Wednesday night calling on Michigan lawmakers to be bold and approve more than $1 billion in new revenue for roads in Michigan. The governor...
Tags: Charter Schools, Frank Foster, National Government, Schools, Tourism and Leisure
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Protestors, Dems warn against Right-To-Work
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A political brawl over right-to-work legislation is looming in Michigan, with Republican leaders in closed-door talks over whether to push for enactment by year's end and Democrats encouraging union members to join a noisy show...
Tags: Amway, Unions, Labor Legislation, Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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Michigan House top Republican ask court not to form grand jury
MASON, Mich. (AP) — State House Speaker Jase Bolger is asking a court to reject a request for a one-person grand jury to decide whether to charge anyone with crimes stemming from a lawmaker's last-minute switch to the Republican Party. The...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party, Politics, Justice System
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Judge Appointed to Investigate Michigan Election Fraud
Anchor/ReporterA Lansing judge has been appointed to conduct a one-person grand jury investigation into the election fraud scandal involving Republicans Rep. Roy Schmidt from Grand Rapids and Speaker of the House Jase Bolger. Ingham County Circuit Judge Rosemarie...Tags: Lawyers, Democratic Party, Justice System, Judges, Parties and Movements
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Grand jury sought in Mich. lawmaker's party switch
MASON, Mich. (AP) — The Democratic leader in the Michigan Senate is asking that a one-person grand jury be appointed to decide whether to charge anyone with crimes stemming from a fellow lawmaker's last-minute switch to the Republican Party. Sen....
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Democrats File Legal Papers Demanding Investigation Into Roy Schmidt Party Switch
FOX 17 Web ProducerLeaders of the Michigan Democratic Party say they have filed legal papers seeking a special one-person grand jury to look further into whether State Rep. Roy Schmidt engaged in criminal activity in his party switch earlier this year. Schmidt, running for...Tags: Parties and Movements, Elections, Primaries, Politics, Democratic Party
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Senate forwards budget to governor with funding boost to colleges, schools
Staff WritersThe Michigan Senate voted to approve the final education funding section of the state 2013-14 budget Tuesday. About 450 schools will receive a $120 per student funding increase from last year, including several schools in Northern Michigan, under the...Tags: Frank Foster, Budgets and Budgeting, Schools, Executive Branch, Government
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Senate approves K-12 budget cuts
The largest obstacle in approving Michigan's budget was cleared Wednesday as the Republican-led Senate advanced the K-12 School Aid Fund budget, with deep cuts to both public schools and community colleges.
Michigan legislators are hoping to rush...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Frank Foster, Health Insurance Cost, Budgets and Budgeting, Regional Authority
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