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The issue started in December when the Republican-led Michigan House Appropriations Committee, by itself, tried to cancel around $650 million in earmarked funds, claiming it was unspent money from a previous state budget and should be reallocated to the general fund.
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Screenshot/Delta TownshipAs Lansing lawmakers debate competing property tax relief plans, officials in Delta Township say the stakes are real. Eaton County leaders warn that cuts could slowly erode funding for police, roads and other essential services. -
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s annual address to the Michigan legislature with analysis from Tim Skubick.
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Guest: Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Topic: State of the State.
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Steelhead fishing on the Manistee, and two different rabbit hunts.
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From a Paralympic badminton silver medalist pushing boundaries in the world of NASCAR.
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Lansing's Riverwalk Theatre is presenting the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar."
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