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Tuesday, January 08, 2013  After a long and bitter work stoppage, the NHL has finally come to terms with a tentative agreement

Thursday, December 27, 2012  Governor Rick Snyder reported a gross incoming of about $1.9 million in 2011

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  The Marquette County Board held a special work session to compare employee salaries

Monday, March 12, 2012  Last week in Lansing, a union coalition launched their campaign to prevent Michigan from becoming a Right to Work state

Thursday, June 02, 2011  Governor Snyder recently introduced a plan to revamp Michigan's education system including toughening the standards for teachers and instituting performance-based pay

Monday, January 03, 2011  The independently wealthy Republican said it will be less than the official rate of $159,300 set in 2009 after the State Officers Compensation Committee cut the salary of top elected officials and legislators by 10 percent

Tuesday, May 25, 2010  $500,000 already eliminated from the school's budget