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Top Mich. Senator: No Medicaid expansion in budget
Ct Post
"Increasing money to the School Aid Fund to the tune of $140 million is a long way away from remedying the $2 billion in education cuts over the past two years," he said. Snyder said they also agreed to leave $75 million in the state's savings rainy ...

Louis Brewster: Reign's Kyle Kraemer does his part
San Bernardino Sun
Random thoughts for a Tuesday morning, wondering whatever happened to Alfred Perkins, 2004 CIF-SS Division 2 triple jump champion out of Arroyo Valley High School. Not only did the Reign ... According to Snyder, there was no previous record in the age ...

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Editorial: Restoring K-12 funds should be a priority
Battle Creek Enquirer
Of more than $1 billion in cuts to school budgets last year, Gov. Rick Snyder is restoring less than half, most of that in the form of incentives to schools faring well under performance accountability standards. The kids in Albion, meanwhile, stand to ...

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West Ottawa school board talks budget
HollandSentinel.com
School board vice president Randy Schipper said the board went into this year projecting a $2 million deficit and managed to cut it by more than half, but expect the district to again be $2 million in the red going into next year. “(The) legislators ...

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The Third Most 'Gamous' Person: A Chat With Tim Schafer
Motherboard (blog)
He's the man behind your favorite old school LucasArts adventure games like The Secret of Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, and Grim Fandango. In 2003, Tim founded Double .... but really you just cut seventeen jokes. Did I get the math right? Luckily ...

Loss of funding not to blame for MI school district failures
Watchdog.org
Rick Snyder's “budget cuts.” But even after factoring in inflation, Albion received more money per pupil in 2011 than it did in 2007, according to the Michigan Department of Education. Including local, state and federal funding, Albion received $9,345 ...

Veterans face war once back home for benefits and aid
Shelby Township Source Newspapers
The special court represents just one example of the constant struggle by counselors and service officers associated with the county and veterans groups to educate veterans about the many programs available to them, even if they were not wounded on the ...

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Casino fight not over yet, group says - The Buffalo Law Journal
Buffalo Law Journal
"The rulings in the prior cases indeed were generally in the plaintiffs' favor, but they were all overlaid with various legal statements by Judge Skretny that sometimes cut both ways," she said. "So all along, although the plaintiffs were winning ...

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Welfare aid limits
The Detroit News
Lawmakers want to field-test a drug screening program next year for welfare recipients, cut off cash aid to families whose children miss too much school and require recipients who won more than $600 in the Michigan Lottery during the past decade to ...

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Loss of Funding Not To Blame For School District Failures
Michigan Capitol Confidential
Rick Snyder's "budget cuts." But even after factoring in inflation, Albion received more money per pupil in 2011 than it did in 2007, according to the Michigan Department of Education. Including local, state and federal funding, Albion received $9,345 ...

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Michigan veterans face frustrating challenge on the homefront: red tape
American Homecomings
The special court represents just one example of the constant struggle by counselors and service officers associated with the county and veterans groups to educate veterans about the many programs available to them, even if they were not wounded on the ...

More Michigan schools on the brink of insolvency
World Socialist Web Site
The administration of Governor Rick Snyder has been holding secret meetings with business leaders to find a way to funnel public education funding to private schools, cutting state outlays by thousands of dollars and padding the bank accounts of the rich.

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Workers must reject emergency manager's plan for Detroit
World Socialist Web Site
Today, every big business politician—from President Obama, to Governor Snyder, to Bing and the City Council—rejects spending a penny unless it guarantees a huge return for the corporate and financial lords. Far from providing relief to those who have ...

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Michigan Republicans seek new limits on welfare aid
The Detroit News
Lawmakers want to field-test a drug screening program next year for welfare recipients, cut off cash aid to families whose children miss too much school and require recipients who won more than $600 in the Michigan Lottery during the past decade to ...

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Certain foods can exacerbate risk for PMS
In-Forum
Women should especially cut back on caffeine, salt, sugar, and alcohol, he said. “It's kind of a paradox,” Linn ... Linda Bartholomay, manager of diabetes education and nutrition for Sanford Health, said omega 3 can also be beneficial. “When you think ...

More students eligible for YSU College in High School
Youngstown Vindicator
Schroeder said the program is appealing to parents and students because it cuts down on tuition costs. Students are able to take the general-education requirements in high school rather than ... Bill Snyder, a YSU chemistry professor and retired ...

Ann Arbor schools employees to lose domestic partner benefits June 30
AnnArbor.com
By Danielle Arndt K-12 education reporter ... Teachers in the Ann Arbor Public Schools are set to lose insurance benefits for their same-sex and domestic partners starting June 30, as a result of the union opening its contract to take a 3 percent pay ...

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Veterans face war once back home for benefits and ...
Royal Oak Daily Tribune
The special court represents just one example of the constant struggle by counselors and service officers associated with the county and veterans groups to educate veterans about the many programs available to them, even if they were not wounded on the ...

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Veterans face war once back home for benefits and aid
The Macomb Daily
The special court represents just one example of the constant struggle by counselors and service officers associated with the county and veterans groups to educate veterans about the many programs available to them, even if they were not wounded on the ...

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Fight continues for veterans seeking to secure benefits, aid
Oakland Press
The special court represents just one example of the constant struggle by counselors and service officers associated with the county and veterans groups to educate veterans about the many programs available to them, even if they were not wounded on the ...