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Bridge card users could soon be unable to get cash out of ATMs inside strip clubs, some liquor stores, and casinos. That's the idea behind a package of…

When it comes to "performance reviews" for politicians, the Big One is the one they face at the ballot box.For Governor Rick Snyder and state lawmakers,…

Billions and billions of federal dollars, hundreds of different policies, all rest in the U.S. Farm Bill. With very little bipartisanship in Washington…

Governor Snyder’s school reform agenda includes rewarding schools for so called best practices.Those include providing physical education, offering online…

One of the criticisms frequently aimed at Congress is that "gridlock" where decisions come slowly, if at all, as both sides draw their respective lines in…

Michigan public schools would get a three-percent overall funding boost under a plan in the state Legislature.It comes up for final votes next week.No…

How transparent should the process of our government be?That’s the question behind the use of “work groups” or “task forces” — unofficial, closed-door…

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A state House committee has approved bills to overhaul Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, leaving out anti-abortion provisions that…

Michigan’s legislature would only serve part-time under a measure in the state Senate.Starting in 2015, lawmakers would only meet in regular session up to…

The new legislative session kicked off yesterday in Lansing.Republican lawmakers were greeted by protesters angry about right to work legislation and…