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Cheeks Kilpatrick gives more testimony in City Hall corruption case
Detroit — The mother of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick testified for the second time Wednesday before a federal grand jury in Detroit investigating City Hall corruption.
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Politics is long gone in honor for George Kell
They may be on separate sides of the political spectrum, but Michigan’s congressional delegation has agreed on one thing of late: a love of the Detroit Tigers.
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Tax the brewskis!
Everyone who knows anything about economics knows that Michigan’s only hope for the future is a better-educated workforce. Our old-fashioned muscle-based, assembly-line economy is gone.
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Reports show debts, assets of Michigan’s U.S. Congress members
Washington — Rep. Sander Levin, D-Royal Oak, earned $26,100 last year renting out his $1.2 million house on Martha’s Vineyard, while Rep. Mark Schauer, D-Battle Creek, refinanced up to $50,000 in start-up costs connected to a women’s boutique he and his wife opened.
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Mobile office to serve Secretary of State customers
A mobile office will be set up at the Mt. Pleasant branch of the Michigan Secretary of State office at 1245 N. Mission St. beginning Friday.
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Michigan lawmakers’ revenue sources include book deal, rental house, stocks
The financial disclosure statements, somewhat vague since lawmakers report broad ranges for the value of their assets, offer a peek into the private lives and investment decisions of elected officials.
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Wayne County news: Exam delayed in shooting case
Edward Bell, accused of killing a grandmother with an errant bullet when he shot at a carjacking suspect, will have to wait until at least Monday to learn if he will stand trial. His preliminary exam was adjourned Wednesday because the Wayne County assistant prosecutor handling the case had a scheduling conflict.
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A look into what judge’s ruling means
QUESTION: Does Judge David Groner’s ruling mean he’s going to incarcerate Kwame Kilpatrick?
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Democrats would choose Geoffrey Fieger as candidate for governor
If Democratic voters had the chance, they would make Oakland County trial attorney Geoffrey Fieger their candidate for governor in November, according to a poll released Friday to the Free Press and WXYZ-TV (Channel 7).
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Ex-Detroit mayor’s mother testifies at grand jury
U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick said in a statement she appeared Wednesday in Detroit and answered “all questions honestly” and to the best of her ability.
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