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7 hrs ago | CareerJournal

Scholarship Funding Divides Michigan

Close NOVEMBER 23, 2009 Michigan's Broken 'Promise' By KATE LINEBAUGH Michigan Gov.

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Related Topix: Michigan, Jennifer Granholm, US Governors, US News, Education Etc.

15 hrs ago | Lansing State Journal

Report: Michigan's housing chief defaults on loans

DETROIT - A homebuilder who chairs the state housing authority has been the target of lawsuits seeking more than $100 million in judgments.

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Thu Nov 26, 2009

Detroit Free Press

Michigan names John Beilein, others to AD search committee

The University of Michigan today announced an advisory committee to assist president Mary Sue Coleman in her search for a new athletic director.

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Detroit Free Press

Should Michigan maintain tax incentives for films? Opposing points of view

There is no yellow brick road for the State of Michigan to follow that will lead its citizens to the land of economic prosperity.

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Related Topix: Michigan, Oakland County, MI

WILX-TV Lansing

Lowered Flags

Wind Chill: 30 F Font Size: Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm has ordered that U.S. flags be flown at half-staff to honor a soldier from St.

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Wed Nov 25, 2009

State of Michigan

Governor Granholm Says Changes in Federal Law will Allow Michigan Youth Challenge Academy to Continue

"For more than a decade, the Michigan Youth Challenge Academy has helped young adults turn their lives around, and today these graduates are working in our communities, attending our universities or serving in our military," Granholm said.

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Related Topix: Michigan, Life, Veteran Affairs, Kids, Family

WZZM

Tough times in Michigan, but Arizona may have it worse

You know Arizona's economy is in bad shape when it ranks worse than Michigan's. Even after years of mind-numbing hits to its construction industry, it's a jolt to realize Arizona has lost a larger percentage of jobs in this recession than Michigan, even as that state's auto-based economy continued to melt down.

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Related Topix: Michigan, Detroit Metro, Ann Arbor, MI, Ann Arbor Metro, Detroit, MI

Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

State Rep. Alma Wheeler Smith calls for restructuring of Michigan taxes, graduated income tax

A veteran state lawmaker and Democratic gubernatorial candidate on Tuesday proposed swapping Michigan's flat income tax rate for a graduated one, eliminating a business tax surcharge and some business tax breaks, and lowering the sales tax rate while extending it to services.

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Related Topix: Michigan, Tax, Washtenaw County, MI, Salem, MI, Jennifer Granholm, US Governors

WTOL-TV Toledo

Granholm signs bill after babysitting flap

Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm has signed legislation that exempts babysitting from day care regulations after the state ordered a Barry County woman to stop watching her friend's children before school.

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Related Topix: Jennifer Granholm, US Governors, Michigan

Tue Nov 24, 2009

Detroit Free Press

Wealthy Michigan alumnus Stephen Ross thinks Rich Rodriguez will succeed

It seems unlikely Michigan will fire Rich Rodriguez after two awful seasons with an NCAA investigation looming, a search for a new athletic director under way and luxury boxes to fill at the Big House.

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KHWB-TV Houston

Specifics of Smith proposal to revamp Mich. taxes includes graduated income tax, services tax

A proposal unveiled today by state Rep. Alma Wheeler Smith to revamp Michigan's tax structure to raise $6.5 billion more would: - Extend the sales tax to services and reduce the overall tax rate from 6 percent to 5.5 percent.

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Related Topix: Tax, Michigan

The Heartland Institute

Michigan's FAIR Auto Insurance Plan Isn't Fair

Over the next few months, Michiganders probably will get pretty sick of hearing about auto insurance.

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Detroit Free Press

Michigan news: Granholm looks to revive Promise Scholarships

Gov. Jennifer Granholm switched her focus from finding new money for K-12 schools to trying to restore the Promise Scholarship for 96,000 Michigan college students.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Fred Upton, US News, Dave Camp, Republican, US House of Representatives, Thaddeus McCotter, Mike Rogers, Michigan

Mon Nov 23, 2009

WWJ-AM Southfield

Flu Has Killed 54 In Mich. Since April

Michigan health officials say influenza has killed 54 people in the state since April 1 and 44 since Sept.

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Ann Arbor.com

Health-care reform bill has a $500 million Medicare price tag for Michigan

The health-care reform bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives includes a provision that Michigan can't afford, an editorial in The Detroit News says.

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Related Topix: Michigan, Opinion

About.com

Movie-Making in Michigan

According to an article posted on ClickonDetroit.com, 83 film projects have come to the state since the tax incentives went into effect in April of 2008, which means Metro Detroiters and Michiganders in general are starting to get used to the idea of running into a celebrity here and there.

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Related Topix: Michigan, David Schwimmer

Detnews.com - Business

Michigan firm grows from car ads to movies

Southfield --This summer, after the streets of Detroit wrapped up moonlighting as New Orleans for the murder mystery flick 'Little Murder,' surreptitious nighttime deliveries were made at a nondescript Southfield office building just off Northwestern Highway.

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Sun Nov 22, 2009

Dallas Morning News

Women's basketball: Kansas 77, Michigan 66

Sade Morris scored a a career-high 26 points and became the 21st player in school history to eclipse 1,000 points, lifting No.

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Related Topix: Michigan, Dallas, TX

KansasCity.com

Iraqi refugees move to Mich. despite poor economy

The U.S. government resettled Mazen Alsaqa in Massachusetts in February. Within a month, the Iraqi refugee moved to Michigan.It wasn't that Alsaqa disliked Worcester, Mass.

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Related Topix: Detroit Metro, Michigan

Examiner.com

You are invited to join the 'Hey, Legislators, keep your Michigan Promise Rally'

Spotlight on an upcoming Rally to support the Michigan Promise Scholarship "Hey, Legislators , keep your Michigan Promise" Rally is scheduled this coming Monday at noon, on November 23.

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Related Topix: Michigan, Wayne State University

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