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Most Road Projects Suspended For Labor Day Weekend Posted September 2, 2010

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(Lansing, MI)  --  If you're traveling by car this Labor Day weekend, you'll see fewer orange barrels in the way.  The Michigan Department of Transportation is lifting traffic restrictions on 122 of its 173 projects around the state.  Roadwork will be suspended where possible starting at 3 p.m ...More

Livonia Named Tops For Speed Traps In Michigan Posted September 2, 2010

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(Livonia, MI)  --  Governor Granholm’s hometown of Livonia has landed on a list of the country's most infamous speed traps.  The National Motorists Association took reports from users on its Web site and identified localities with the most reported speed zones in each state.  Livonia's mentions topped all ...More

Runners Selected For Mackinac Bridge Crossing Posted September 2, 2010

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(St. Ignace, MI)  --  A select number of runners around the state are getting ready to lace up their sneakers for a special run across the Mackinac Bridge.  A group of 400 runners recently received notification that they were chosen in an online lottery to run across the five-mile bridge that ...More

U.S. House Committee Asks For Enbridge Probe From Justice Department Posted September 1, 2010

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(Washington, DC)  --  The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is asking the Justice Department to investigate Enbridge Energy over the Kalamazoo River oil spill.  Specifically, lawmakers want Attorney General Eric Holder to look into if the company had coerced individuals under duress to sign away the right to ...More

Federal Program Helps Early Retirement Posted September 1, 2010

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(Washington, DC)  --  Nearly 100 Michigan employers and unions, including Haworth, Macatawa Bank and the Ottawa County government, made the list of those accepted into the Federal Government's Early Retiree Reinsurance Program. The program was created by the Affordable Care Act to help serve as a bridge to the new ...More

Eastern Michigan And Professors Reach Tentative Contract Terms Posted September 1, 2010

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(Ypsilanti, MI)  --  Eastern Michigan University and the union representing its professors have come to terms on a tentative contract.  The deal was approved by the EMU-American Association of University Professors Executive Committee on Tuesday.  The faculty as a whole still must ratify the agreement.  The professors had threatened to strike ...More

GOP Hopefuls Visit Holland Posted August 31, 2010

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(Holland, MI - WHTC News) - It’s time for fence-mending and unifying for Rick Snyder. After last Saturday’s state Republican convention that showed some fractures in the party, the GOP’s gubernatorial nominee and new standard-bearer in Michigan joined with the rest of the top-of-the-ticket slate in a series of ...More

Poll: Michiganders Want Arizona-Style Immigration Law Posted August 31, 2010

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(Detroit, MI)  --  A new poll shows Michigan residents want a crackdown on immigration similar to what's been passed in Arizona.  The survey by EPIC/MRA for the "Detroit Free Press" and WXYZ-TV shows two-thirds of people in the state want a law requiring police to ask for legal proof ...More

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