Michigan voters will have a chance to drive the final nail into the coffin of the state’s old Personal Property tax.
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Snyder hopes to increase the state’s minimum wage
Governor Snyder hopes the state House will turn its attention soon to a proposal to increase the state’s minimum wage.
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Michigan for Marriage campaign aims to educate public
Backers of same-sex marriage are launching what they call ‘an education campaign’.
It may eventually evolve into a ballot effort to reverse Michigan’s constitutional ban on gay marriage.
Emily Dievendorf is part of the “Michigan for Marriage” campaign. She says Michiganders need to understand why gays and lesbians want the same ability to marry as heterosexuals….
“We want marriage and need marriage for all the same reasons that you do. And it certainly is ‘legal rights’, but it’s also we’re falling in love for all the same cheesy, beautiful reasons that you are … and that’s hard to get out of,” said Dievendorf.
A federal judge recently struck down Michigan’s same- sex marriage ban. The case is currently before a federal appeals court.
Dievendorf says … if necessary … the education campaign can morph into a political campaign … to put the issue on the 20-16 ballot.
Isle Royale wolf population decline affecting entire island
Inbreeding is wreaking havoc on the wolf population at Isle Royale National Park. That’s according to John Vucetich, head of a decades-old study of the predator/prey relationship between the island’s wolves and moose.
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State of emergency declared for Marquette County
Governor Rick Snyder has declared a state of emergency for Marquette County due to freezing and broken water and sewer pipes caused by a deep frost line.
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Moose-wolf study honored
A study of the predator-prey relationship between moose and wolves on Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior has been inducted into the Michigan Environmental Hall of Fame. WNMU’s Nicole Walton has more.
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Report: Michigan families lag behind in financial security
If a personal emergency hit tomorrow, nearly 40 percent of Michigan residents would have little or no savings to cover the costs, according to a 2014 Assets and Opportunities Scorecard, which ranks the state 27th in the nation for household financial security.
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Generic drug users may be giving up legal rights
When people take generic drugs, they may be unwittingly surrendering some of their legal rights, according to Allison Zieve, an attorney with the watchdog group Public Citizen, who explained that that’s because of a 2011 Supreme Court ruling.
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Michigan to ‘light it up blue’ for autism
Today is World Autism Awareness Day.
One in 68 U.S. kids now has autism, a 30 percent increase from just two years ago, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading
Pointing out potholes could provide payback
Michigan’s harshest winter in decades has helped create some of the state’s largest potholes in decades.
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