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No Long-Term Road Solution Coming At This Time

It appears that once again Congress will not be approving a long term plan for highway funding, instead opting for a short-term highway bill. Some sort of funding bill is needed by the end of May. Reports say talks are ongoing regarding a long term solution, five years or longer. …

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Michigan Leading Great Lakes States In Job Growth

A new report shows, since the end of the Great Recession, Michigan has seen job growth of nearly 11 percent, better than the job growth of the other Great Lakes states. The study from the Pew Charitable Trust’s Stateline publication said Michigan also showed the 10th largest overall growth in …

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Lack Of Fertility Contributing To Lower Population

Michigan’s struggle to maintain its population is not just about finding ways for people to move here or stay here. It’s also about fertility. State Demographer Eric Guthrie told a gathering of lawmakers and economists on Friday in Lansing, that Michigan’s fertility rate has not been high enough to keep …

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