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George Pataki, Jim Gilmore, Miss State Primary Ballot Deadlines

GOP presidential candidates former New York Gov. George Pataki and former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore have missed more state primary ballot deadlines, which means their names won’t be on the ballot when people go to cast their vote for the Republican Party nominee in those states.

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Michael Moore Offers His Michigan Home to Syrian Refugees

Michael Moore is no fan of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s recent ban on allowing Syrian refugees into his state. In a show of defiance, the Oscar-winning filmmaker has offered up his own Traverse City residence to Syrians looking for shelter in the United States.

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Jeb Beats Hillary In Michigan; Trump Down Only -2

The bad news for Hillary Clinton just keeps getting worse. In the last presidential election, Michigan was safely in Democrat hands — bluer than blue. A poll released Tuesday, however, shows a sea change. Jeb Bush currently leads Hillary by

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1 Dead, 9 Wounded in Detroit Block Party Shooting

In only a few hours time on Saturday evening, eleven people were shot in Detroit, one fatally. Ten of those were hit as they attended a block party in the Motor City. An eleventh person was shot in a separate incident only a short time later.

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Oppressive Taxes and Regulations Killing Upstate New York Economy

Oppressive government regulations and taxes beating down Upstate New Yorkers have assaulted the region for years, leaving cities like Binghamton on the path to Detroit-level devastation. However, all is not lost. The hope of prosperity is evidenced in the success of less regulated and prosperous Native American tribe businesses in the state.

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Christians Get Day in Court for First Amendment Case in Michigan

In 2012, authorities prevented Christians from protesting at a Muslim festival in Dearborn, Michigan, threatening them with arrest. The Christians charged that the police violated their First Amendment rights to free speech, and next month, they will have their day in court in an important en banc hearing before the entire 6th District Circuit Court.

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Squatters Disrupt Detroit’s Plans to Bulldoze Its Way to Prosperity

At a cost of hundreds of millions of tax dollars, Detroit has launched its plan to contract the size of its city by demolishing thousands of abandoned buildings in areas blighted by decay. But the city is repeatedly running into squatters living in the abandoned buildings, slowing the city’s effort to bulldoze its way to prosperity.