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Republicans Respond To Democrats' Free College Tuition Plan

Posted 05.03.2012

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Michigan Democrats' plan to give students major grants for in-state college tuition at public universities reached the state Senate Finance Committee ...

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Michigan Senate Drops 'License To Bully' Bill, Adopts New Version

Posted 11.29.2011

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Michigan's state Senate dropped a bill Tuesday that critics called "a license to bully," and instead adopted a House version that represents a comprom...

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Michigan's Anti-Bullying Law Exemption Dropped By Senator

Posted 11.17.2011

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Michigan-based lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) advocacy groups say they are relieved after an area senator agreed to drop a controversia...

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WATCH: Michigan Senator Calls New Bill 'A Blueprint For Bullying'

Posted 01.03.2012

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The Republican-led Michigan Senate passed a new bill requiring state school districts to implement anti-bullying policies, but one Democratic senator ...

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Michigan Republicans Move To Privatize Public School Teaching

Mother Jones | By Andy Kroll | Posted 11.01.2011

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In Michigan, a state perennially crippled by budget deficits, public school districts across the state have already outsourced their bus drivers, cafe...

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