Gov. Rick Snyder's plan to fill the gaps of Michigan's mental health care system might lie in his ability to convince lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to expand Medicaid to provide 500,000 Michigan residents with coverage under the federal Affordable Health Care Act.
The seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate rose 1 percent statewide in December, and is up in all 17 major job markets, mainly because of the usual winter downturn.
Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday proposed raising billions of dollars to patch up Michigan's ailing roads and bridges by shifting motor fuel taxation from the retail to the wholesale level and boosting vehicle registration fees.
As Republican Gov. Rick Snyder prepares for his third State of the State address tonight, union members still upset over Michigan's contentious right-to-work law signed last month are planning to protest outside the Capitol.
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