One of the nation’s most economically battered states remained without a budget and stumbled into a partial government shutdown Thursday as Michigan lawmakers failed to agree on a spending plan.
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Michigan stumbles into partial government shutdown (USA Today)
One of the nation’s most economically battered states remained without a budget and stumbled into a partial government shutdown today as Michigan lawmakers failed to agree on a spending plan.
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Partial government shutdown, no budget in Michigan (The Daily Telegram)
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One of the nation’s most economically battered states remained without a budget and stumbled into a partial government shutdown Thursday as Michigan lawmakers failed to agree on a spending plan.
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Partial government shutdown, no budget in Michigan (AP via Yahoo! News)
Economically battered Mich. avoids long gov’t shutdown, begins fiscal year with interim budget
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Brief Mich. Shutdown Ends, Interim Budget OK’d (ABC News)
Michigan’s brief partial government shutdown is over after lawmakers voted to adopt a temporary 30-day budget. The move early Thursday morning avoids temporary state worker layoffs and state office closures. It also delays tough decisions on more permanent spending cuts in one of the nation’s most economically battered states.
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Mich. shutdown ends, lawmakers OK interim budget (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
One of the nation’s most economically battered states is heading into more fiscal fights after surviving a short-lived government shutdown that ended with an interim budget and lingering uncertainty about more permanent…
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Brief Michigan shutdown ends, interim budget OK’d (KION 46 Salinas)
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Chicago waits on 2016 Olympics (Belfast Telegraph)
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2016 Olympics: Windy city holds its breath (Independent)
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Harry Reid: ‘I make no apologies’ on Medicaid deal (Las Vegas Sun)