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Mich. courts weigh suits against right-to-work law
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Several courts are weighing a host of legal questions about Michigan's right-to-work law, including how it was passed and how it will affect tens of thousands of public workers, however, none were expected to issue rulings...Tags: Judges, Labor Legislation, Trials, Rick Snyder, Separation of Church and State
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Michigan crime victims get more notice under new law
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A law signed this week by Lt. Gov. Brian Calley requires that Michigan crime victims be notified of certain situations involving the defendants who perpetrated crimes against them. If a parolee absconds, victims must be...
Tags: Crime Victims, Defendants, Criminals, Justice System, Politics
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Blue Cross overhaul makes headway, raises concerns
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A proposal that would end Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's tax-exempt status and transform the organization from a charitable trust of the state to a customer-owned nonprofit is making headway in Lansing, but not without...Tags: Charity, Rick Snyder, Politics, Insurance, Internal Revenue Service
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WHY IT MATTERS: Michigan's ballot proposals
DETROIT (AP) — Six contentious ballot proposals are before Michigan voters on Nov. 6, including several well-funded measures backed by special interest groups and five that would require amending the Michigan Constitution. Here's a breakdown of...
Tags: Public Officials, Environmental Issues, Judges, Labor Legislation, Referenda
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Michigan Senate OKs bills attacking child pornography
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Senate has unanimously passed three Republican-introduced bills that supporters say would make it easier to prosecute people for child pornography. The bills approved Wednesday go to the state House for...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Senate, Pornography
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Senate leader: Blue Cross vote eyed for next week
DETROIT (AP) — Senate Majority Randy Richardville says the proposed overhaul of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan could be taken up next week during the chamber's last session until after the election. The Monroe Republican said Thursday that...
Tags: Elections, Rick Snyder, Politics, Healthcare Provider, U.S. Senate
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Energy proposal raises debate over costs, jobs
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A proposal to require that Michigan utilities steadily boost their use of renewable energy sources over the next dozen years is stirring a whirlwind of competing claims about costs, jobs and spinoff issues that could...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Consumers, Wind Power, DTE Energy Company, Solar Energy
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Senate passes bill aimed at for habitual offenders
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Senate has passed legislation requiring prison sentences of at least 25 years for people convicted of three or more serious violent crimes who commit one more. The Senate voted 32-6 Wednesday to approve the bill....
Tags: Criminals, Rick Snyder, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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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....
Tags: Judges, Primaries, Politics, Republican Party, Lawyers
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Campaign staff charged in McCotter petitions probe
DETROIT (AP) — Four campaign staffers were charged Thursday in an investigation into fake and duplicate signatures on nominating petitions submitted by former U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, who ultimately resigned after the scandal kept him off this...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, Elections, Chuck Berry, Justice System, Thaddeus McCotter
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Michigan Gov. Snyder urges health care exchange action
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Thursday urged lawmakers to work with him to set up an online site where individuals and small businesses can comparison shop for private health insurance now that the U.S. Supreme Court has largely...
Tags: Judges, Labor Legislation, Politics, Family, Dentistry and Dental Health
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Ex-Rep. William Van Regenmorter dead at 73
GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — William Van Regenmorter, a former West Michigan lawmaker whose noteworthy accomplishments included his authorship of the state’s Crime Victim’s Rights Act of 1985, has died. He was 73. Van Regenmorter,...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Crime Victims, Criminals, Politics, Republican Party
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