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With STOPPED Program Michigan Sheriffs Inform Parents When Teen Drivers are Pulled Over

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 25, 2015 0

by Brooke Kansier PARENTS WHO HAVE qualms about their teen getting behind the wheel can rest a bit easier through a Michigan Sheriffs’ Association-backed program. The program, “Sheriffs Telling Our Parents and Promoting Educated…

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Michigan LCV 2013-2014 Report Card On the Environment Awards Governor Snyder a “C”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 18, 2015 0

ON MAR. 5, the Michigan League of Conservation Voters (Michigan LCV) released its 2013 - 2014 “How Green is Your Governor? Report Card,” assigning Governor Snyder an overall letter grade of “C” for the second half of his first term in…

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Michigan DNR Appeals Federal Court’s Decision to Return Wolves to the Endangered Species List

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 7, 2015 0

by Debbie Munson Badini ON FEB. 27, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources filed an appeal of a December 2014 federal district court ruling that returned wolves in Michigan and Wisconsin to the federal endangered species list and…

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Experts Join Call For State Supreme Court to Hear “Right-to-Read” Appeal

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Feb 26, 2015 0

by Darrell Dawsey AS PART OF an ongoing push to guarantee a quality education for all Michigan schoolchildren, 35 respected education experts today joined with the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan to urge the state Supreme…

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Advice on What to Do After a Data Breach Compromises Your Identity

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Feb 11, 2015 0

by Lisa Dilg Anthem Insurance is latest corporation to be hacked Tens of millions of Americans could be victims of the latest corporate data breach, this one at Anthem Insurance. Unknown hackers apparently stole personal identifying…

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Rep. Dingell to Host Tele-townhall to Help Constituents “Get Covered” Before Upcoming Health Insurance Deadline

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Feb 11, 2015 0

With the end of open enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace quickly approaching, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) wants to ensure that those who remain uninsured or wish to re-enroll and have not yet done so have the…

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Michigan Consumer Confidence at Highest Level Since 2005

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Feb 9, 2015 0

by Diane Swinbrow CONSUMER OPTIMISM rose in the January 2015 survey to its highest level in the past decade, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. Conducted by the U-M Institute for Social Research since 1946,…

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State of Michigan Launches Program to Replace Some Driver Responsibility Fees With Community Service

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 28, 2015 0

No Proof of Insurance No Insurance Drove without Proper License/Endorsement/Vehicle Group Designator Drove While License Expired Drove While Unlicensed or License Not Valid About 168,000 people could perform community service…

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Michigan to Require Amazon, Other Stores to Collect Sales Taxes for Online Purchases

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 21, 2015 0

MICHIGAN RESIDENTS who buy from Amazon, Overstock and some other online retailers will be forced to pay the state’s 6 percent sales tax starting in October, a move to close what backers say is a loophole that has left traditional businesses…

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On Average, College Grads in Mich. Saddled With $29,583 in Debt

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 21, 2014 0

by Gretchen Wright STUDENT DEBT LEVELS for newly minted bachelor’s degrees continue to rise, but how high varies greatly by state and by college, according to a new report from the Project on Student Debt at The Institute for College…

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