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Michigan officials report 6 more swine flu deaths

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LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan officials say they've received reports this week of six more deaths from the swine flu, including a 6-month-old child.   The deaths announced Thursday are in addition to 16 since Sept. 1 that state health... Full story

MI House taps 2010 stimulus funding for schools

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LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The Michigan House has voted to tap federal stimulus money set aside for next year to soften a cut in school funding now.   By a vote of 74-29, a majority of House members said Thursday the $184 million needs to be used... Full story

2 Republicans join race for Mich. US House seat

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LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg has picked up two GOP primary challengers in his bid to regain the 7th District congressional seat.   Brian Rooney of Dexter, an attorney at the Thomas More Law Center in Ann Arbor,... Full story

$10M gift will aid UM's $102M law school expansion

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - The University of Michigan has received a $10 million gift from a suburban Detroit developer and his wife toward the $102 million expansion of its law school.   The money comes from Robert and Ann Aikens of Bloomfield... Full story

Michigan holding off on recalling state troopers

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LANSING, Mich. (AP) - About 55 laid-off state troopers who expected to be recalled now that the state budget is in place will stay off the job a little longer.   Gov. Jennifer Granholm's spokeswoman said Wednesday that the budget office needs... Full story

Mich. caseworkers afraid for lives due to delays

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LANSING, Mich. (AP) - State social workers struggling with mounting welfare, food stamp and Medicaid caseloads are afraid for their lives after being assaulted by recipients frustrated with long lines and delays in aid.   Employees of the... Full story

VP in Mich. Monday for Dem fundraising events

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LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Vice President Joseph Biden is heading to Michigan to help raise money for two Democratic congressmen.   U.S. Reps. Gary Peters of Oakland County's Bloomfield Township and Mark Schauer of Battle Creek are co-hosting the... Full story

Mich. agriculture commissioner Byrum steps down

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LANSING, Mich. (AP) - James Byrum has resigned from the Michigan Commission of Agriculture.   The Onondaga resident said in a release Wednesday that he disagrees with "some of the recent decisions made" affecting the agriculture industry and... Full story

Michigan honors soldier killed in Afghanistan

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SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) - Family and friends in Sault Ste. Marie are paying tribute to Army Specialist Brandon K. Steffey, who was killed in Afghanistan last month.   A funeral is Wednesday for Steffey, who died in a roadside bombing... Full story

US health science grant officials visit Michigan

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Officials from the National Institutes of Health and Defense Department are coming to Michigan for a briefing on research and business opportunities in the life sciences.   The meetings start at 10 a.m. Nov. 11 in Ann... Full story

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