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Monday, October 17, 2011  The 21st annual Michigan Harvest Gathering Campaign started on Monday, and Michigan State Police in the Gladstone Post are encouraging residents to help

Monday, April 04, 2011  The Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act out of Lansing has raised a lot of questions for local unions and caused a lot of controversy across the state

Friday, April 01, 2011  The money is going into an escrow account pending the case's outcome

Monday, March 14, 2011  Governor Snyder's recently released budget proposal includes big cuts to education funding, and administrators are already planning ahead

Thursday, February 17, 2011  The newly-elected Republican governor is calling for a reduction of $300 per pupil in kindergarten through high school in addition to $170 in cuts already budgeted

Wednesday, January 26, 2011  Michigan Civil Service Commission approves the proposal for some state employees

Wednesday, November 10, 2010  More state workers than expected have chosen to retire by year-end, so the state will be saving more than the expected $60 million