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6:04 pm
Tue April 16, 2013

Animal Rights Groups Urge State Lawmakers To Toughen Cruelty Laws

State lawmakers are taking up several bills that have animal rights groups either cheering or sneering.

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5:41 pm
Tue April 16, 2013

House Panel Puts Road Funding Plan On Fast Track

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A state House committee is going to work on a $1.6 billion plan to pay for road repair and maintenance.

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6:08 pm
Mon April 15, 2013

Michigan Democrats Mark Tax Day With Bills For “Middle Class Tax Relief”

State House Democrats spent “tax day” pushing a plan to repeal several state tax policies.

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6:03 pm
Mon April 15, 2013

State Will Lose $150 Million To Sequester

State officials say they don’t expect they’ll have to lay off employees due to the loss of 150 million dollars in federal funds this year and next.

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5:44 pm
Fri April 12, 2013

Snyder Says New International Bridge Should Open By 2020

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A presidential permit will allow the state of Michigan to wrap up a deal with Canada to build a new international bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor-Ontario.




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6:05 pm
Thu April 11, 2013

Senate Legislation Would Circumvent Wolf Hunt Challenge

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The campaign to block wolf hunting in Michigan was dealt a setback Thursday.

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5:40 pm
Thu April 11, 2013

Michigan Senate Democrats Try To Force Vote On Pension Tax Before April 15th Deadline

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With the tax filing deadline right around the corner, Michigan Democrats are attacking what they call unfair Republican tax policies.

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6:08 pm
Wed April 10, 2013

Lawmakers Consider Changes To Michigan Merit Curriculum

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The state would change its high school graduation requirements under a plan in the state House.

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6:04 pm
Wed April 10, 2013

Bills To Create Public Defender Commission Re-Introduced

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A set of bills was just introduced in the Legislature to begin the process of overhauling Michigan’s public defender system.

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6:08 pm
Tue April 9, 2013

Snyder Hopes For Bipartisan Solution On Road Funding

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Governor Rick Snyder says he hopes to reach a bipartisan deal soon with the Legislature that would generate more than a billion dollars to pay for fixing roads.

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