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Michigan Committee Plans Redistricting Hearing
LANSING (AP) - A committee in the Michigan House has scheduled the first in a series of public hearings tied to the state’s redistricting process for boundaries of congressional and state legislative...
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School Aid Bill Up Next For Mich. Lawmakers
LANSING (WWJ/AP) – A separate budget bill covering public schools, community colleges or state universities still waits to be passed, now that lawmakers have passed a $33 billion budget bill for state...
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Michigan’s House Votes In Favor Of Settlement To Debt Crisis
LANSING (AP) – Michigan’s U.S. House delegation has voted 11-4 in favor of the proposal to settle the impending debt ceiling crisis. All but one of the state’s nine Republican representatives voted yes...
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State Rep.: Welfare Limiting Bills Are “Common Sense Legislation”
LANSING (WWJ/AP) - A state representative from Macomb County called legislation passed by the Michigan House, which limits the use of welfare assistance, a ”common sense” decision. Under legislation...
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State House Debates Lifting Charter Schools Cap
LANSING (WWJ) – The Michigan House is debating a package of bills that propose drastic changes to the state’s education system, including lifting the cap on charter schools. Cathy Walsh, a teacher and...
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Michigan Bill Would Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks
LANSING (WWJ/AP) - Legislation introduced in the Michigan House would generally prohibit doctors from performing abortions after a woman’s twentieth week of pregnancy. The legislation introduced last...
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Michigan House Begins Medical Marijuana Hearings
LANSING (WWJ/AP) - The Michigan House has started the first in a series of hearings on proposals that supporters say would clarify the state’s voter-approved law allowing the use of marijuana for...
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Michigan House Campaigns Get Early Start In 2012
LANSING (AP) - While voters in most of the state are focused on Michigan’s upcoming presidential primary, pockets of Genesee and Oakland counties are getting state House races off to an early start in...
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GOP, Democrats Each Win 1 In Michigan House Races
DETROIT (AP) - Voters in part of Genesee County picked another Republican to replace a recalled GOP lawmaker in the Michigan House on Tuesday, while a Democrat will take the place of a party colleague...
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Bill May Aid Underage Drinkers Seeking Help
LANSING (AP) - Some underage drinkers who seek medical help would get amnesty from prosecution under a bill approved by the Michigan House. The bill approved by a 105-4 vote Tuesday advances to the...
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Mich. House Approves Bills For Abortion Screening
LANSING (WWJ/AP) - The Republican-led Michigan House has approved bills that would require a doctor or an assistant to do some screening before an abortion to make sure a pregnant woman isn’t being...
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Bills To Legalize Tasers Get One Step Closer To Becoming Law
LANSING (WWJ) - The Michigan House has passed a series of bills allowing people with a concealed pistol license to carry a Taser for personal protection. The legislation would allow licensed citizens...
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Proposed School Funding Plans Differ Greatly
LANSING (AP) - The education budgets proposed by Gov. Rick Snyder as well as those passed this week by the Michigan Senate and House significantly differ, which means lawmakers will have plenty to work...
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Michigan House Passes Education Budget Bills
LANSING (AP) - Republicans in the Michigan House approved a budget deal Thursday for state universities, community colleges and public schools, outvoting Democrats who said it didn’t do enough to make...
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Mich. House Approves Bills To Tighten Voting Laws
LANSING (AP) - The Republican-led Michigan House passed several measures Tuesday aimed at tightening state election laws that backers say would protect against voter fraud and critics counter would...
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House OKs Income Tax Rate To 3.9 Percent By 2018
LANSING (AP) - Legislation that would lower the state’s income tax rate to 3.9 percent by 2018 was approved Thursday by the Michigan House, though the Senate likely won’t take it up until later this...
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House Won’t Take Up Health Exchange
LANSING (AP) - A rift among Michigan’s Republican lawmakers means Gov. Rick Snyder won’t get the House approval he wants Wednesday to start work on a website for purchasing health insurance that’s...
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Senate Delays Vote On Changes For Teachers
LANSING (AP) - Long-sought changes to the state public school employees’ retirement system have been delayed by weeks, as the Michigan Senate on Wednesday evening rejected the House version of a bill...
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Michigan Senate Approves Anti-Concussion Bills
LANSING (AP) - The Michigan Senate has approved legislation designed to protect student athletes from concussions. The Senate on Tuesday passed measures requiring the Michigan Department of Community...
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8-Time Felon From Detroit Seeks Michigan House Seat
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - An eight-time felon convicted of writing bad checks and credit card fraud between 1998 and 2004 is running for a state House seat. Brian Banks, a Detroit Democrat running in...
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