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Governor Rick Snyder has signed a bill extending a tax on businesses who offer healthcare to their employees until through 2020. The money collected from the Health Insurance Claims Assessment helps pay for Medicaid. Opponents of the extension call it a tax increase on both businesses and individuals. But backers …

Michigan law enforcement are stepping up efforts to catch drunk drivers. Police departments, sheriff’s offices and Michigan State Police have extra patrols on the state’s roadways until April 4. Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning spokesman Kendall Wingrove says the period covers the NCAA basketball tournaments, spring break and St. …

As promised, a Michigan Senate committee Thursday approved a supplemental spending bill to add $1 million to a fund to cover the cost of cancer treatments for first responders in the state. State Senator Dave Hildenbrand, R-Lowell, last week pledged to move the bill out of committee after firefighters converged …