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Michigan's Highest Dem Addresses Plans For 2014 Governor's Race

Posted 01.31.2013 | Detroit
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The field of candidates for Michigan's 2014 governor's race is yet be determined, but state Sen. Gretchen Whitmer (D-East Lansing) has already made it...

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Will Financial Review Lead Detroit To Bankruptcy?

AP | COREY WILLIAMS | Posted 01.11.2013 | Detroit
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DETROIT -- Detroit's fiscal future could soon be out of its hands if a team of state officials determines that the nation's former auto and manufactur...

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Lila Shapiro

Campus Gun Control Advocates Heartened By Michigan Governor's Veto Of Guns In Schools

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 12.18.2012 | College
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Citing last Friday's school shooting and the need for more comprehensive review of issues related to gun violence, on Tuesday Michigan Gov. Rick Snyde...

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GOP Governor Vetoes Controversial Law Allowing Guns In Schools

Posted 12.18.2012 | Detroit
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder rejected a bill Tuesday that would have allowed people who receive special training to carry concealed firearms into formerl...

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Another Recall Effort Calls It Quits After Walker's Wisconsin Victory

The Huffington Post | David Sands | Posted 06.07.2012 | Detroit
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UPDATE: Thursday, 7:30 a.m. -- The campaign to recall Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is calling it quits after a similar effort was defeated Tuesday in nea...

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Snyder Recall Effort Moves Into High Gear

Posted 05.30.2012 | Detroit
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The approval ratings for Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder are trending upward, but that positive political sign hasn't stopped the Republican's opponents fro...

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What's Next For State Fairgrounds

Posted 04.09.2012 | Detroit
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Unused since 2009, the Michigan State Fairgrounds could get a new life. On Monday morning, Governor Rick Snyder passed Public Act 74 and 75, allow...

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BREAKING RANK: Snyder Says His Approach Is Less 'Divisive' Than GOP Peers'

AP | By HENRY C. JACKSON | Posted 02.02.2012 | Detroit
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WASHINGTON -- Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday questioned the approach of his fellow GOP governors in the upper Midwest, saying in an interview ...

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Since When Are Persons Supposed to Be Above the Law and Paying Taxes?

Patrick Geans-Ali | Posted 03.13.2012 | Detroit
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Patrick Geans-Ali

If you believe citizens should pay taxes, so should businesses. If citizens should obey the laws, so should corporations. If no person is above the law, then no business should be above the law either.

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Arthur Delaney

Michigan Becomes First State To Curtail Jobless Aid

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.28.2011 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- Gov. Rick Snyder signed controversial legislation on Monday, making Michigan the first state in the country to reduce unemployment insur...

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MI-Gov: 53% Snyder (R), 35% Bernero (D) (Detroit News 10/25-26)

Huffington Post | Emily Swanson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Glengariff Group for the Detroit News / WDIV 10/25-26/10; 600 likely voters, 4% margin of error Mode: Live telephone interviews Glengariff release Mi...

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MI-Gov: 54% Snyder (R), 34% Bernero (D) (Rasmussen 10/17)

Huffington Post | Brad J Shannon | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Rasmussen 10/17/10; 500 likely voters, 4.5% margin of error Mode: Automated phone (Rasmussen release) Michigan 2010 Governor 54% Snyder (R), 34% Ber...

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MI-Gov: 50% Snyder (R), 37% Bernero (D) (Baydoun/Foster McCollum White 10/7/10)

Huffington Post | Emily Swanson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Baydoun Consulting (D) / Foster McCollum White & Associates (D) 10/7/10; 2,282 likely voters, 2.1% margin of error Mode: Automated phone (Baydoun rele...

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MI-Gov: 49% Snyder (R), 29% Bernero (D) (EPIC-MRA 10/3-7)

Huffington Post | Adam Carlson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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EPIC-MRA 10/3-7/10; 600 likely voters, 4% margin of error Mode: Live telephone interviews (EPIC-MRA release) Michigan 2010 Governor 49% Snyder (R), ...

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Michigan Governor 2010: Election BREAKING News

Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Follow the latest news and discussion about the 2010 Michigan Governor's race below. Email TwitterLists2010+MIGov@gmail.com if you know someone who s...

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Yes, Virginia, You Can Be Too Cynical About Politics

Susan J. Demas | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
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Susan J. Demas

I apparently work in the wrong field, because romance and politics rarely go hand in hand (unless you discover your Argentinean soulmate on the Appalachian Trail) and it probably won't end well, anyway.

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