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            <title><![CDATA[Snyder signs $49B budget with few line-item vetoes]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:49:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a nearly $49 billion state budget that sets aside more money to fix deteriorating roads and provides preschool to low-income children.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Coalition continues to fight wolf hunting plans]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Jun 2013 06:15:32 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A coalition that opposes hunting wolves in Michigan is still making its case even though officials have scheduled a hunt for later this year.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lawmakers discuss tax credit for student loans]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:56:49 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[New legislation would give college graduates an income tax credit for their student loans if they stay in Michigan after graduation.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lawmakers discuss adoption bill]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 05 Jun 2013 05:10:34 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Michigan House has voted to give biological parents a deadline to change their mind after putting up a child for adoption.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Homeowners may soon face new deadlines during foreclosure]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 03 Jun 2013 06:07:57 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Michigan lawmakers are considering changes to Michigan's foreclosure law, including a measure that would significantly shorten the period homeowners have to sell or save their foreclosed property.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Money to back new education standards left out in budget proposal]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 29 May 2013 06:25:06 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Michigan would be barred from spending money to implement new education standards in public schools unless the Legislature approves it, under a budget proposal the state House has passed.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Veterans' homes could get funding boost]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 28 May 2013 09:27:23 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Michigan's two veterans' homes could receive a funding boost under a budget approved by a legislative panel.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Veteran dedicates documentary to Marines killed in Afghanistan]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 28 May 2013 04:47:14 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[An ex-Marine sniper now studying at Michigan State University has produced a video documentary dedicated to 25 members of a unit who were killed in fighting in Afghanistan.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[FBI report: State has nearly 4,000 missing people]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 14:18:34 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[John Broad, president of Crime Stoppers of Michigan, tells The Detroit News that the cases often leave relatives frantic and they don't know what to do to help find their loved ones. His organization offers rewards for information on missing person cases.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Injured soldier to be keynote speaker at Memorial Service in Lansing]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 04:50:45 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the Senate's 19th annual Memorial Service in Lansing.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[CMU moves forward with medical school project]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 05:17:15 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Central Michigan University trustees have approved an additional $350,000 for planning and design for the Saginaw campus of its new medical school.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cancer patients rally for Medicaid expansion]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 05:09:46 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[About 75 people who have experienced cancer and their family members are planning to visit Michigan's Capitol on Tuesday to meet with lawmakers. The effort is part of the American Cancer Action Network's annual Lobby Day.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Flood damage in Kent County increases to $10.6 million]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 07:10:38 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Officials are boosting the estimate for spring flooding property damage in Kent County.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Concerns about MEAP questions will change some scores]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 06:16:17 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Some students will get new Michigan Education Assessment Program math scores after a problem with some questions on the exam.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Michigan gets $2.3 million in drug fraud settlement]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 05:47:25 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Michigan is expected to receive a $2.3 million share of a $500 million settlement of claims that an India-based pharmaceutical manufacturer distributed adulterated drugs.]]></description>
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