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The state Legislature is back in Lansing after a two week break. Before they left for vacation, lawmakers in the House and Senate were at odds over how to…
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A $3 million grant to fix the massive sinkhole in Fraser was at the center of a battle in the state Legislature this week. This Week in Review, Weekend…
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A House committee has approved a package of bills to expand the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to cover the governor and the legislature, with a few…
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There are a lot of things that Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof doesn’t like. They include unions, especially teachers’ unions. The state’s rule…
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State lawmakers are taking a three-week break for deer hunting and Thanksgiving. And they’ll have a lot of work waiting for them when they return to…
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Last week’s defeat of Proposal One means the billion dollar question of how to pay for Michigan’s roads remains unanswered.Lawmakers were quick to say…
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Democrats continue push for gay rights as same-sex couples celebrate one-year marriage anniversariesThis weekend marked the one-year anniversary of the DeBoer decision that briefly legalized same-sex marriage in Michigan in March 2014. To that end, there…
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan lawmakers' first order of business after the election was picking new leaders.Republicans on Thursday chose Arlan Meekhof…
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Sen. Arlan Meekhof, R-West Olive, will be the new state Senate majority leader in 2015.Republican senators chose Meekhof to replace term-limited Sen.…