June 19, 2013

Edition: U.S.

Michigan Senate

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Mike Rogers Won't Put His Hat In The Ring

AP | DAVID EGGERT | Posted 06.14.2013 | Politics

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LANSING, Mich. — U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers announced Friday he will not run for the U.S. Senate in Michigan next year, saying the best way for him t...

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GOP Rep. Loses Senate Poll To A Liberal Twitter Account

The Huffington Post | Ashley Woods | Posted 06.11.2013 | Detroit

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Michigan Rep. Justin Amash might want to think twice about campaigning for the state's vacant Senate seat next year -- a new poll shows the Republican...

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GOP Congressman Mulls Higher Office

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 05.22.2013 | Politics

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By DONNA CASSATA, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- Republican Rep. Mike Rogers has pulled off a rare feat in a bitterly divided Congress – a wo...

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'Right to Work' Is an Act of Cowardice, Not Courage

Hoon-Yung Hopgood | Posted 05.28.2013 | Detroit

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Was it courageous for Sen. Meekhof to bring this bill up for a vote without allowing a single moment of public debate on it? Or was it courageous when the doors of the Capitol building were locked while the vote was taking place to keep the public from even seeing what was to transpire?

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Another Romney Weighs Political Future

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 03.13.2013 | Politics

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With former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's older brother, Scott Romney, having declined to run for Michigan Senate, the speculation has quic...

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Romney Brother Considering Run For Senate

The Huffington Post | Chelsea Kiene | Posted 03.08.2013 | Politics

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The Romney name may appear on the ballot once again in 2014. Roll Call reported Friday that former presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s brother Scot...

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Another Romney Considering A Political Run

Roll Call | Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics

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Scott Romney, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's brother, is looking at running for retiring Sen. Carl Levin's seat, according to a Michigan GOP...

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State GOP Gets Rare Shot At Senate

AP | DAVID EGGERT | Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics

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LANSING, Mich. — U.S. Sen. Carl Levin's decision not to seek another term gives Michigan Republicans the chance to prove they can win a Senate e...

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Levin's Decision Complicates Things For Democrats

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Carl Levin's decision to not seek re-election in 2014 has set the stage for a wide-open race to replace the longest...

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Abortion Coverage Ending For State Senators, No Exception For Rape

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 02.15.2013 | Detroit

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After a memo was sent to Michigan Senate members last week alerting them that "voluntary" abortion coverage will be discontinued, Michigan Senate Dem...

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GOP Lawmakers Pass Controversial Anti-Union Bills

Posted 12.07.2012 | Detroit

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Following the Michigan House's lead, the state Senate passed a right-to-work measure on Thursday evening -- just hours after Gov. Rick Snyder and top ...

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Pete Hoekstra Hits Debbie Stabenow For Seeking Same Stimulus Money He Sought

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 10.16.2012 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- You know it's the height of election season when one candidate is criticizing the other for doing the exact same thing that he or she di...

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Is The Plan To Turn On Detroit's Lights Already Dead?

Detroit News | Posted 12.15.2012 | Detroit

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The city's long-term plan for fixing broken streetlights is on hold, but Mayor Dave Bing says he's continuing to press state lawmakers to help find th...

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Racist Super Bowl Ad Reappears

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 07.17.2012 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- An infamous television ad that that was slammed as racist and anti-Asian after it aired in Michigan during the Super Bowl has made a mys...

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Hoekstra Radio Ad: National Security Leaks Are The Work Of 'Traitors'

The Huffington Post | Sabrina Siddiqui | Posted 06.19.2012 | Politics

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Former Rep. Pete Hoekstra, a Republican who is running to unseat Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, on Monday released a radio ad criticizing the Obama...

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Pete Hoekstra Pulls In Nearly $500,000 At Lobbying, Law Firm

HuffingtonPost.com | Erin Mershon | Posted 06.12.2012 | Politics

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Though he is not a registered lobbyist, Michigan GOP Senate candidate and former congressman Pete Hoekstra received nearly half a million dollars duri...

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Republican Senate Passes Slight Education Spending Increases In State Budget

Posted 08.06.2012 | Detroit

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While next year's state budget is headed to the desk of Michigan Governor Rick Snyder months earlier than years prior, the quick pace still hasn't gua...

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GOP Senate Candidate Flirts With Birtherism

HuffingtonPost.com | Luke Johnson | Posted 05.30.2012 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- A prominent Republican running for the U.S. Senate in Michigan has emerged as yet another proponent of the "birther" movement, accordin...

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Bitter Primaries Hurting GOP Chances In Key States

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 07.29.2012 | Politics

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TAMPA, Fla. — Mutual admiration was the rule for Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson's listening session at the University of South Florida. School pro...

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Pete Hoekstra Burns Through Cash In Michigan Senate Race

The Huffington Post | Amanda Terkel | Posted 04.17.2012 | Politics

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Last week, Michigan GOP Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra announced that he had raised nearly $700,000 in the first quarter of 2012. As The Huffington Po...

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GOP Senate Candidate Slams Lilly Ledbetter Act: 'That Thing Is A Nuisance'

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 04.13.2012 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- Former Republican congressman Pete Hoekstra, who is now running to unseat Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), weighed in on the Lilly Ledbet...

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Ladies In The Legislature: Michigan's Women Leaders

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 03.30.2012 | Detroit

As Women's History Month winds to a close, HuffPost Detroit takes a moment to honor the women leaders who are toiling away for the good of Michigan an...

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'Really, Really Dumb' Campaign Ad Draws More Criticism

AP | By KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN | Posted 04.07.2012 | Politics

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LANSING, Mich. -- Criticism of a Senate campaign ad featuring a young Asian woman talking in broken English about China taking away American jobs grew...

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Super Bowl Campaign Ad Offends Many

AP | KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN | Posted 04.07.2012 | Politics

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LANSING, Mich. — The portrayal of a young Asian woman speaking broken English in a Super Bowl ad being run by U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstr...

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

Posted 11.29.2011 | Home

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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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