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QUOTE OF THE DAY

"That is right, they actually polled 'political insiders' in Lansing. What a joke. Political insiders don't matter."

- U.S. Senate candidate Lena EPSTEIN in an email to supporters, ripping MIRS for its insiders' poll with Denno Research on likely winners in the 2018 primary and general elections. The email linked to a new website, bobyoung.com, in which Young's preferred status with "insiders" is parodied.

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TIA Asks To Cancel Warrants Against Those Accused Of Unemployment Fraud
"The Talent Investment Agency (TIA) has decided to cancel 186 bench warrants issued to residents for cases connected to alleged unemployment insurance fraud, TIA Director Wanda STOKES announced in a release."
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Durand's Mysterious 'Project Tim' To Be High-Tech Steel Plant
""Project Tim," the secret $4.5 to $5 billion, 24-million-square-foot project expected to produce 800 jobs in the Durand area of Shiawassee County is, MIRS has learned, a steel mill -- supposedly to be the cleanest steel plant in the world -- that will also generate electricity."
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Epstein Pilfers bobyoung.com, Runs Parody Video
"Fresh off Friday's MIRS' survey of political insiders on Michigan's U.S. Senate race, Lena EPSTEIN has produced a video trumpeting the fact she wasn't viewed as the likely Republican nominee."
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Regulate DTE, Consumers By Performance? MPSC Is Taking A Look
"A state-convened group next week will begin looking at the prospects of tying an electric utility's rate of return -- how they make their money -- to its performance on certain metrics, like reliability and emissions."
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DeVos Won't Mandate Nationwide Vouchers, Student Choice
"U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVOS told state legislators today she will not be pushing nationwide school choice or voucher mandates during her time as the head of the country's education system."
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QUOTE OF THE DAY

"That is right, they actually polled 'political insiders' in Lansing. What a joke. Political insiders don't matter."

- U.S. Senate candidate Lena EPSTEIN in an email to supporters, ripping MIRS for its insiders' poll with Denno Research on likely winners in the 2018 primary and general elections. The email linked to a new website, bobyoung.com, in which Young's preferred status with "insiders" is parodied.



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