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As policymakers in Lansing debate lowering property taxes, a campaign to do away with them entirely is checking to see if it might qualify for the November ballot.
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Matthew HadleyA Valentine’s Day fire damaged Mason’s Tipsy Nickel Bar & Grille, prompting a multi-department response and an outpouring of community support online. -
Utah Department of Health/Courtesy photoMichigan’s safe gun storage and red flag laws adopted largely in response to mass shootings at Oxford High School and Michigan State University have been in effect for two years now.
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