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33 min ago | Detroit Free Press

Michigan's new learning standards spur debate

Educational goals being implemented in Michigan schools have sparked a contentious debate in Lansing, pitting Republican Gov.

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Related Topix: Michigan Government, US Governors, Rick Snyder, Lansing, MI, Education Etc., Rochester Hills, MI

2 hrs ago | Patch.com

There Are More Starbucks in Birmingham Than Almost Anywhere in Michigan

It turns out that Double Mocha Macchiato in your hand not only says something about you - it also says something about where you live in Michigan.

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Related Topix: Michigan Government, Birmingham, MI, Royal Oak, MI, Bloomfield Hills, MI, Drink, Coffee

4 hrs ago | Patch.com

Southfield Man Arrested on Charges of Embezzlement from Canton Walmart

A 21-year-old Southfield man was arrested May 19 on charges of embezzlement from the Canton Walmart on Michigan Avenue, according to a police report.

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Fri May 24, 2013

Detroit News

Job market improving for Michigan veterans

As the nation pauses this weekend to honor fallen service members, businesses and job organizations are stepping up to help former soldiers and sailors find civilian jobs that will help them merge back into mainstream America.

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Related Topix: Clinton Township, MI, US National Guard, US Military, US Air Force

Detroit News

Tips dwindle in Nevaeh Buchanan's kidnapping, slaying

Investigators say the number of tips is dwindling in the kidnapping and slaying of a 5-year-old Michigan girl who disappeared four years ago and was found buried near a Michigan river.

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Michigan Radio

Are we allowing poor performing charter schools to expand in Michigan?

Education Trust-Midwest , "a statewide nonpartisan policy, research, and advocacy organization," released an analysis on the 32 charter schools set to open in Michigan this fall.

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Related Topix: Detroit, MI

Lansing State Journal

150 dogs removed from northern Michigan breeder

More than 150 dogs have been removed from locations owned by a breeding facility in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula, where officials said the animals were living in outdoor enclosures with little protection.

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Related Topix: Missaukee County, MI, Lake City, MI, Roscommon County, MI

CBS Local

Bill Would Let Michigan Install Red-Light Cameras

Michigan's local governments would have the option to put cameras at intersections to spot drivers running red lights under proposed legislation in the state House.

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WNWN-FM Battle Creek

Aide files suit against Michigan lawmaker

Twenty-nine-year-old Tramaine Cotton claims Banks forced him to have sex and gave him a raise in an attempt to create a romantic relationship.

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Thu May 23, 2013

Examiner.com

Michigan bass opener coincides with Lake St Clair top spot in Bassmaster 100

Michigan 's catch and keep bass season for inland waters opens Saturday, May 25 .

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Related Topix: St. Clair, MI, Detroit, MI, Charlevoix, MI, Burt Lake, MI

WLNS-TV Lansing

Michigan Community Colleges, Universities To See 2% Increase

Police believe two sisters are the brains behind a home invasion in Holt earlier this month.

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Related Topix: Michigan Government, Lansing, MI, Holt, MI

WNEM-TV Saginaw

Michigan Senate honors 9 fallen service members

The state Senate is honoring nine Michigan residents who died while serving in the armed forces over the last year.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

5 free things to do in Traverse City, Michigan

This July 27, 2005 file photo shows the inaugural Traverse City Film Festival in the renovated State Theatre in downtown Traverse City, Mich.

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Related Topix: Traverse City, MI, Interlochen, MI, Lake, MI, Life, Food, Food Festival

WZZM-TV Grand Rapids

Michigan population grows...slightly

Detroit's population hovered just above 700,000 last year as the city lost more residents between 2011 and 2012 - but the decline wasn't as steep as seen in previous years, according to new data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Related Topix: Detroit, MI, Highland Park, MI, Canton, MI

Detroit Free Press

AAA: About 1.1M in Michigan plan holiday travel

AAA Michigan says about 1.1 million residents of the state will travel 50 miles or more on vacation during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Home Listing, Home

WSJV-TV South Bend

Michiganians share $4.3M in e-book price-fix deal

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette says state residents will receive about $4.3 million as part of a nationwide settlement in an e-book price-fixing case.

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Related Topix: Michigan Government

Wed May 22, 2013

Fox Sports

Michigan Still on Nicholson's Mind

Michigan made it by Monroeville Gateway high school earlier this week to check in on one of its longest standing targets in the 2014 class, safety, Montae Nicholson.

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Related Topix: Michigan Government, Sports, NCAA Sports, Stanford Cardinal NCAA Football

CBS Local

62 Pickle Makers Pay $960K For Jobless Aid Fraud

The state says 62 former workers at a Vlasic pickle factory have pleaded guilty and will make $960,000 in restitution for fraudulently collecting unemployment benefits while continuing to work.

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WILX-TV Lansing

New Abortion Fight in Michigan

Michigan's election board has approved a petition form for a proposal to ban Michigan health insurance plans from covering elective abortions unless individuals or businesses buy a supplemental policy.

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Related Topix: Michigan Government, Abortion

MLive.com

Pure Michigan film crew in Grand Rapids shooting city's national TV spot

A Royal Oak-based film crew is visiting West Michigan this week to get footage for a Grand Rapids-specific Pure Michigan travel marketing commercial that airs June 3. "It's a very fast turnaround," said Michelle Begnoche, spokesperson for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the state's marketing arm.

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Related Topix: Grand Rapids, MI, Marketing, Detroit, MI

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