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Rick Snyder: ‘The Facts About Freedom to Work’

Source: BizzyBlog, Dec 12 2012, 1:19pm CST

Freedom to Work, also known as right to work, is a simple measure that gives every worker the right to choose for themselves whether to join a union. It’s based on the simple truth that Michigan workers should never ...

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5 hours ago

Labor unions break ranks with White House on ObamaCare

Source: The Hill  |   May 21 2013, 4:07am CDT

The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) — a 1.3 million-member labor group that twice endorsed Obama for president — is very worried about how the reform law will affect its members’ healthcare plans. Months ...

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9 hours ago

Minnesota legislature OKs new higher top income tax bracket

Source: Reuters  |   May 21 2013, 12:45am CDT

MINNEAPOLIS May 20 (Reuters) - Minnesota's lawmakers on Monday approved a bill that would raise more than $2 billion for the upcoming two-year budget through income and other tax increases, allowing the state to close a $627 mil ...

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12 hours ago

Mich. Dems lay out auto insurance bills

Source: WOOD-TV  |   May 20 2013, 9:45pm CDT

One West Michigan woman has taken her quest to make sure women … Gov. Rick Snyder has signed legislation to allow Michigan … Michigan could get $382 million more in revenue than projected … Michigan could take in $542 million more in revenue than … DETR ...

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16 hours ago

Take a Stand During 'Michigan Week'

Source: The Huffington Post  |   May 20 2013, 5:32pm CDT

The week of May 18-25 is designated as Michigan Week across the state, and that gives us all a unique excuse to celebrate and brag on Michigan a bit. When I was a kid, Michigan Week was a big deal. We learned fun facts like "you're never more than six ...

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20 hours ago

[News] Rep. Miller: The State of Michigan Continues to be an ATM for the National Flood Insurance Program

Source: RightMichigan.com  |   May 20 2013, 1:23pm CDT

Sometimes you have to give credit where it is due. "The NFIP is a broken and unfair federal program that must be eliminated. This program continues to spiral into billions of dollars in debt - currently reaching $28 b ...

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1 day ago

Michigan's black unemployment rate much higher than white rate, but why?

Source: MLive.com  |   May 20 2013, 9:22am CDT

LANSING, MI -- Nearly one in five black workers in Michigan is unemployed -- more than twice the rate for white workers. The unemployment rate for black workers in Michigan is 18.7 percent, compared to 7.5 percent for white w ...

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1 day ago

Center Expert Cited by State Journal, WZZM

Source: Mackinac Center for Public Policy  |   May 20 2013, 8:15am CDT

James Hohman, assistant director of fiscal policy, is cited in the Lansing State Journal and by WZZM-TV13 in Grand Rapids about data showing state employees in Michigan having higher average compensation than their peers in other states. “I would ...

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1 day ago

Rick Haglund: You thought the past decade was bad? The 1980s was no cakewalk

Source: MLive.com  |   May 19 2013, 6:15pm CDT

It became known as “the lost decade,” that dark period of the 2000s in which Michigan shed a staggering 860,000 jobs. AP File PhotoForeclosure-related filings were down in Michigan during the first quarter, according to RealtyTrac. Mu ...

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2 days ago

State budget deadline nears; has missing pieces, unexpected money

Source: Crain's Detroit Business  |   May 19 2013, 7:09am CDT

State lawmakers have six working days to complete the state budget before their self-imposed June 1 deadline. And it appears that some of the biggest pieces of the puzzle -- namely, Medicaid expansion and i ...

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2 days ago

Earmark money for those in pain

Source: The Port Huron Times Herald  |   May 19 2013, 6:24am CDT

'It's the most enjoyable thing you can do with your clothes on,' said Jim Cottrell.- 8:51 pm By the time you finished your second cup of coffee Saturday morning, 30 volunteers already were out...- 8:52 pm Lottery officials have an ...

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