Bill Schuette

Hash Bash Gears Up For Largest-Ever Weed Fest

The Huffington Post | David Sands | Posted 04.06.2012

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There will be a political charge amid the haze at the University of Michigan Diag Saturday, as thousands flock to Ann Arbor for the city's 41st annual...

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Should Prisoners Pay Sales Tax?

Posted 03.15.2012

Read More: Video, Peter Martel, Michigan House Bill 4658, Bill Schuette, Anthony Forlini, Inmate Sales Tax, Prison Sales Tax, Detroit News, Prisoner Wages, Detroit News

Inmates in Michigan correctional facilities have been exempt from the state sales tax since 1971, but that may soon change. A piece of legislation ext...

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City Employee Stole Funds To Pay For Furniture, Kid's Summer Camp

The Huffington Post | David Sands | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Detroit Department of Human Services, Detroit Crime, Detroit Corruption, Bill Schuette, Ddhs, Nellie Lavern Jenkins-Kendrick, Maura Corrigan, Detroit News

A former employee of Detroit's Department of Human Services is facing fraud charges from the state attorney general's office for allegedly embezzling ...

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Snyder Set To Debut Public Safety Plan

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 03.07.2012

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A month after he rolled out his proposed budget, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder will make an address on his plans to beef up public safety from Flint, one ...

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Michiganders Demand Repeal Of Hated Law

HuffingtonPost.com | David Sands | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Michigan Forward, Detroit Emergency Manager, Bill Schuette, Michigan Emergency Manager, Brandon Jessup, Public Act 4, Andy Dillon, Emergency Manager Petition Drive, Michigan Public Act 4, Stand Up for Democracy, Emergency Manager Law, Michigan, Rick Snyder, Detroit News

After nearly nine months of gathering signatures, members of the coalition Stand Up for Democracy traveled by bus to Michigan's capitol Wednesday to d...

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Forming A National Alliance To Protect Pot Patients

The Huffington Post | David Sands | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Medical Marijuana, Medical Coalition, Bill Schuette, Detroit News, Npra, Medical Marijuana Alliance, Medical Lobby, Medicinal Marijuana, National Patients Rights Association, Detroit News

A new Michigan-based, national coalition of medical marijuana advocates is coming together to defend the rights of patients and dispensaries. The N...

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Wayne State Symposium Explores Politics Of Pot

The Huffington Post | David Sands | Posted 01.27.2012

Read More: Wayne State University Marijauna Symposium, Wayne State University, Video, Bill Schuette, Marijuana Policy, Michigan Medical Marijuana, Michigan Marijuana Amendment, Marijuana Legalization, Wayne State Law Review, Mike Cox, Detroit News

Wayne State University is holding a symposium on marijuana policy Friday to discuss the drug's social, economic, health and legal implications. Former...

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More Cops Please, Says Attorney General

Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Michigan Attorney General, Michigan Budget Surplus, Attorney General Bill Schuette, Video, Bill Schuette, Detroit Police Department, Governor Rick Snyder, Ralph Godbee, Detroit Police, Detroit News

Michigan can't prosper without more police, claims Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, who is calling on the governor to direct funds from the st...

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Campaign To Legalize Pot Kicks Off In Michigan

The Huffington Post | David Sands | Posted 01.20.2012

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Michigan activists are kicking off a campaign Friday to amend the state constitution to legalize marijuana. If passed, the proposed amendment would...

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Court Strikes Major Blow Against Medical Marijuana

AP | By ED WHITE | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Politics News, Bill Schuette, Marijuana, Michigan Medical Marijuana, Marijuana Dispensaries, Medical Marijuana, Drugs, Marijuana Laws, Pot, Michigan, Weed, Public Safety, Politics News

DETROIT -- Medical marijuana cannot be sold through private shops, the Michigan appeals court said Wednesday in a major decision that strikes at busin...

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Is Mitt Romney in Trouble in Michigan?

Susan J. Demas | Posted 08.27.2011

There are signs of trouble in Romneyland, starting right here in his home state of Michigan -- a state critical to both his primary and general election strategies.

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Christian Exceptionalism

Alex Blaze | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Schuette, Julea Ward, Gay, Christian, Michigan, Politics News

Michigan's attorney general has filed a brief to support a student who's suing her university because they won't graduate her if she's homophobic. She claims her homophobia is Christian -- so it must be good, right?

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