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Snyder stands firm against protests

Governor Rick Snyder says he respects the views of people protesting against his budget proposals. Many people have crowded the Capitol lawn this week to stand against Snyder’s plan to tax pensions....

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Emergency manager law opponents, armed with petitions, head to Lansing

Opponents of Michigan’s emergency manager law will descend on Lansing with petitions Wednesday. The coalition fighting Public Act 4 says they’ve collected more than 218,000 signatures to put the...

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Detroit unions ratify new contracts

A big coalition of about 30 unions representing Detroit city workers has ratified a new contract. The workers gave up a lot, including a 10% pay cut, a major health care reorganization, and switching...

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Contract showdown looms between Bing, unions

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and city union representatives appear to be headed for a showdown over contract negotiations. The heart of this disagreement is Detroit’s consent agreement with the state....

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Happiness, relief for unions as emergency manager law heads to the ballot

Public employee union leaders are ecstatic that a referendum challenging the state’s emergency manager law will be on the November ballot. They’ve fiercely opposed the law in large part because...

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Detroit water system employees strike

DETROIT (AP) - Employees of the Detroit-area water system that serves four in 10 Michigan residents have gone on strike to protest plans to eliminate most of their jobs through privatization or other...

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Defying federal judge's order, Detroit water department workers stay on strike

Defying a federal judge’s order, Detroit water department workers continued to strike Monday night. Many rank-and-file workers at Detroit’s wastewater treatment plant walked off the job after AFSCME...

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Some striking Detroit water department workers to be fired

34 striking Detroit water department workers have been suspended and will be fired, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department confirmed Tuesday. The workers believed to have initiated the strike were...

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Bonus payments stir controversy in nearly-broke Detroit

News of some Detroit city employees receiving raises and bonuses is raising eyebrows, as the city struggles to stave off a possible state-appointed emergency manager.Union officials, Detroit City...

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Jesse Jackson, EM opponents promise "a major mass demonstration" in Detroit

Opponents of Michigan’s emergency manager law are gearing up for a long, hard fight against it.The Reverend Jesse Jackson joined Congressman John Conyers and others in Detroit Friday to outline some of...

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Michigan prisoners may soon be eating ARAMARK meals

About 400 food service state employees may soon be out of work at Michigan’s prisons.That’s after Michigan reversed its previous decision NOT to privatize the contract.The original company bids did not...

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Detroit union leaders: "Bankruptcy was the strategy all along"

Union leaders say Detroit is in bankruptcy court because “that was the strategy all along.”They accuse Governor Snyder and Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr of “sham” negotiations, saying they were...

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Gov. Snyder will answer questions on Detroit bankruptcy

DETROIT (AP) - Gov. Rick Snyder has agreed to answer questions in a deposition about his decision to let Detroit file for bankruptcy protection.Attorneys for Snyder and other state officials had been...

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Lansing school board delays decision on privatizing school bus service

The Lansing school board has put off a decision on whether to privatize the district’s bus service.School officials say the proposal would save the district five million dollars over the next five...

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Lansing school buses won't be privatized

The Lansing school district will continue to operate its own buses next year.The school board decided Thursday not to go with a private bus company.Supporters say privatizing the bus service would save...

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Detroit pensioners, unions can appeal bankruptcy

The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals will allow appeals to Detroit’s bankruptcy eligibility ruling, The Detroit Free Press reported.Detroit’s largest union – AFSCME Council 25 – and the city’s two...

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Kevyn Orr reaches tentative deal with Detroit's largest employee union

Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr is in Lansing today and tomorrow, getting face-time with the lawmakers whose vote is crucial to the so-called grand bargain, the complicated deal to protect city...

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Stateside for Tuesday, April 29, 2014

One of the most important aspects of the Affordable Care Act is consumer choice. More choice means more competition among insurers, and that can lead to lower costs for consumers.But if you live in a...

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Investigations underway into abuse at Kalamazoo Pyschiatric Hospital

Two separate investigations are looking into reports of patient and staff abuse at the Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital.  The state-run hospital has been embroiled in controversy since a patient died...

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