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Bill Would Protect Police Body Video From FOIA Requests

Testimony opened Tuesday in Lansing on a proposal to put restrictions on the public release of police body camera video. The measure ensures that audio and video recordings that are made inside homes and other private places are exempt from release under the Freedom of Information Act. The bill is …

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Group Seeks To Put Fracking Ban On 2016 Ballot

A state board has given an anti-fracking group the green light to move forward with gathering signatures to place a question on the November, 2016 ballot that would outlaw fracking in Michigan. It’s the third time the Committee to Ban Fracking in Michigan has tried to get the question on …

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New State Health And Human Services Department Launched

Governor Rick Snyder on Tuesday formally recognized the launch of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, representing a merger of two former departments and creation of the largest department in Michigan government. The governor says the goal is to better serve people, and bring more efficiency to that …

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