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Federal Judge Says Michigan Must Recognize Same-Sex Marriages

A federal judge in Detroit is ordering the state to recognize hundreds of same-sex marriages. U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith called marriage a “fundamental right” Thursday in his opinion on the ruling. The 300 couples married last March after another judge struck down the Michigan ban on same-sex marriage, but …

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Prevailing Wage Law Repeal Proposed

A trio of Michigan House Republicans has wasted no time in pushing for a complete repeal of Michigan’s prevailing wage law. The law, which has been criticized by conservatives for decades, requires hourly pay on government construction projects to be based on the prevailing wage in a given area. The …

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Pension Tax Repeal Proposed

A freshmen state representative from Eaton County introduced a bill on the first day of the legislative term Thursday to repeal Michigan’s pension tax. House Republican Tom Barrett of Potterville says it is fundamentally unfair to tax our retirees in a way that they could not anticipate throughout their working …

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