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Last week, on June 10th, the Senate passed its version of the Farm Bill in a bipartisan vote of 66 to 27. The Senate's farm bill would cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program , known more commonly as food stamps, by $4.1 billion over the next ten years.

It passed a similar bill last year, only to watch it die in the House after that body refused to bring the package to a vote.

Starboard Value LP revealed a major stake in Smithfield Foods Inc on Monday and urged the world's largest pork producer to explore a breakup rather than go ahead with a planned $4.7 billion takeover by Chinese meat company Shuanghui International.

We find remarkable that the Senate approved Monday a so-called "farm bill" that calls for nearly $1 trillion in questionable spending and hardly a discouraging word has been heard on Capitol Hill.

Revelations the government has amassed Americans' phone, email and Internet records has split Michigan lawmakers on whether the surveillance programs are violating civil liberties or necessary tools in fighting terrorism.

The number of Americans relying on food stamps has soared to historic levels, and Michigan has seen a bigger increase than most states.

Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Michigan, talked Sunday about his decision not to run for the U.S. Senate in 2014, saying he wanted to focus on his role as chairman of the House intelligence committee.

While several rules around the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act are not yet effective, faces at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and perhaps the collective face of the agency, are set to change in the coming months.

But already political trade wars are forming, and they're with fellow Democrats rather than with Republicans, his usual antagonists.

The U.S. Senate passed the farm bill with overwhelming bipartisan support, 66-27.

Sen. William "Mo" Cowan talks with April Ryan of American Urban Radio as The Post's Nia-Malika Henderson looks on.

Both farm bills will see a reduction in cost to the federal budget over a 10-year period.

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers said Friday he will not run for the U.S. Senate in Michigan next year.

Michigan's Debbie Stabenow crisscrossed the state recently talking up the farm bill she is shepherding through the Senate.

Adding a few Detroit grocers to the dozens of farmers markets that double the amount food stamp recipients can spend on Michigan-grown fruits and vegetables may seem like small potatoes, but some local advocates believe it could be the leading edge of a new effort in the fresh food movement.

Female senators have been forced to share a two-stall facility for 20 years, causing lines and headaches.

More than $4.1 million is coming to 29 Michigan counties as part of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program.

The Lansing Fire Department is getting a big boost in funding thanks to a grant from U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.

The top U.S. derivatives regulatory agency is facing a leadership shake-up just as it deals with some of the thorniest issues in its overhaul of rules for Wall Street, lobbyists and people inside the agency say.

In a news release, the Flint Democrat says he wants to raise awareness about proposed cuts in nutrition programs for low-income families and children.