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QUOTE OF THE DAY

"By the Senator's reasoning, people who register their cars in Macomb County should only drive in Macomb County."

- Jeff CRANSON, MDOT spokesperson, in reaction to Sen. Peter LUCIDO’s (R-Shelby Twp.) proposal in SB 0027 to keep state vehicle registration fees in the same county in which they were collected.

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Bloomberg Spend In Michigan At $6.6M And Growing
"Former New York City Mayor Michael BLOOMBERG spent $6.6 million in the last eight weeks running cable and broadcast TV ads in Michigan, more than any other political entity to this point in the 2019-20 political cycle, according to the Michigan Campaign Finance Network (MCFN)."
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Judge Isn’t Dismissing Suit Against Nessel’s Hate Group Policy
"A federal judge denied the state's request to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a policy that targets Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)-designated "hate" groups."
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Gov. Posts On Zuckerberg's Wall, Tells Him To Unlike FB Attacks
"Gov. Gretchen WHITMER asked Facebook founder Mark ZUCKERBERG for "better enforcement" of the site's standards in response to a now-shuttered Facebook group that reportedly had people posting "violent rhetoric" toward Michigan officials."
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Lucido Road Plan Cuts MDOT's State Road Budget In Half
"A plan to keep state vehicle registration money within the same county it was collected will mean a 50% cut in what the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), city road departments and public transit authorities could spend on their respective obligations, according to MDOT numbers extracted by Rep. Julie BRIXIE (D-Meridian Twp.)."
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Progressive Group Targets 7 Michigan House Seats
"Seven House seats are on the list of a national progressive group hoping to flip control from the Republicans to the Democrats next November."
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QUOTE OF THE DAY

"By the Senator's reasoning, people who register their cars in Macomb County should only drive in Macomb County."

- Jeff CRANSON, MDOT spokesperson, in reaction to Sen. Peter LUCIDO’s (R-Shelby Twp.) proposal in SB 0027 to keep state vehicle registration fees in the same county in which they were collected.



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