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		<title>Snyder Signs Bill to Aid Low-Income Homeowners w/Poverty Exemptions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Governor Snyder recently signed legislation to simplify the process for low-income residents seeking a property tax exemption on their home. House Bill 5178 makes it easier to apply for a poverty exemption on a principal residence, ensuring Michigan&#8217;s neediest residents get the help they need. The bill allows residents to file an affidavit to claim the exemption, rather than requiring federal and state income tax returns. Snyder said &#8220;this exemption [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flint&#039;s Shields Still Has Chance for Olympic Spot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Olympic hopeful Claressa Shields is still in the hunt for a spot on the 2012 Olympic Team according to the Detroit News. The Flint boxer lost a preliminary bout on Sunday at the women&#8217;s world championships in China. The good news is the other four entrants from the America&#8217;s &#8211; North, Central and South &#8211; also lost their preliminary bouts. The 17-year-old Shields is now one of three boxers vying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Committee Takes Action on Work Sharing Legislation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Representative Jim Ananich (D-Flint) and Senator Vincent Gregory (D-Southfield) praised the Senate Reforms, Restructuring and Reinventing Committee&#8217;s passage yesterday of Senate Bill 1094, legislation sponsored by Senator Bruce Caswell (R-Hillsdale) to implement a work-sharing program in Michigan to help part-time workers. The bills closely mirror legislation introduced by Senator Gregory and Representative Ananich in 2011. Gregory said &#8220;it doesn&#8217;t matter whose name is on the bill, what matters is the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wfnt.com/senate-committee-takes-action-on-work-sharing-legislation/</link>
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		<title>Prosecution Rests in Serial Stabber Trial</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Prosecutors have rested their case against alleged serial stabber Elias Abuelazam who is charged with going on a murder spree in the summer of 2010. Fourteen people were stabbed in and around Flint and five of the victims died. According to WNEM, one of the survivors, Bill Fisher, testified on Tuesday. He was the fourth victim to do so, testifying that a motorist had asked for his help before stabbing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wfnt.com/prosecution-rests-in-serial-stabber-trial/</link>
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		<title>Forgery Charges Brought Against Ex- Department of State Employee</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson and Attorney General Bill Schuette have announced criminal charges against a former Michigan Department of State employee after an investigation revealed fraudulent titles being issued from a Dearborn branch office. The charges result from an investigation by the Department of Attorney General following a Secretary of State&#8217;s Internal Security Division referral and were brought by the Attorney General&#8217;s Public Integrity Unit. Johnson said &#8220;our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snyder Signs Bill Expanding Educational Opportunities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation yesterday expanding educational opportunities and choices for students and families by increasing the number of cyber charter schools and broadening eligibility for dual enrollment programs. The reforms help students to best meet their needs while contemplating Michigan&#8217;s already outstanding traditional public schools. Snyder said &#8220;Michigan students can now achieve a quality education without boundaries. Empowering more parents and students with the option to enroll in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wfnt.com/snyder-signs-bill-expanding-educational-opportunities/</link>
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		<title>Detroit Tigers are 24th in SI Power Rankings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Detroit Tigers are currently ranked 24th in SI.com&#8217;s latest power rankings for Major League Baseball. SI states the Tigers need their hitting to come together to get back to the top of the Central Division and that the offense has so far under-performed. SI points to the &#8220;sub-par&#8221; on-base percentages for Ryan Rayburn, Brennan Boesch and Delmon Young. Elsewhere in the Power Rankings, former Tiger outfielder Curtis Granderson is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wfnt.com/detroit-tigers-are-24th-in-si-power-rankings/</link>
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		<title>Genesys Seeks Volunteers to Work with Hospice Patients</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Training for new Genesys Hospice volunteers begins Tuesday, June 5 and continues every Tuesday and Thursday evening from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. through June 28. Volunteers who visit hospice patients in their home will provide companionship, respite and transportation. They also will help deliver and pick up medical equipment, write letters for patients, read to patients, perform light housework duties, and offer bereavement and spiritual care support. Volunteers are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wfnt.com/genesys-seeks-volunteers-to-work-with-hospice-patients/</link>
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		<title>Free Mammograms to be Offered Through GCHD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Genesee County Health Department&#8217;s Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (BCCCP) has received funding from the State to provide free mammograms and pap smears for women ages 40-49 who qualify through September 30, 2012. In the past, BCCCP has been able to provide free mammograms and pap smears to women ages 40-64 who qualify. Due to state budget cuts, the funding for screening services for women aged 40-49 was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wfnt.com/free-mammograms-to-be-offered-through-gchd/</link>
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		<title>Sec. of State Offices to Close for Memorial Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Secretary of State Ruth Johnson reminds residents that all offices and the Office f the Great seal will be closed Monday, May 28 in observance of Memorial Day. Secretary of State SUPER!Centers normally offer Saturday hours but will be closed on Saturday, May 26. The Department of State mails notices to motorists 45 days before their driver&#8217;s license pr license plates expire to give them ample time to renew. License [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wfnt.com/sec-of-state-offices-to-close-for-memorial-day/</link>
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		<title>State Gas Prices Down for Third Week in a Row</title>
		<description><![CDATA[State motorists are paying an average of just over $3.69 per gallon for gas this week, down 13.8 cents from last week and down 20 cents from a month ago, reports AAA Michigan. The current statewide average is 44.7 cents than last year. Gas prices in and around Flint are averaging just over $3.66 per gallon, down almost 20 cents from last week. Last year at this time, gas prices [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wfnt.com/state-gas-prices-down-for-third-week-in-a-row/</link>
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		<title>Final Round of MI2020 Scholarship Competition Underway</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Senate Democratic Leader Gretchen Whitmer announced that the final round of the MI2020 Scholarship Competition has begun as the ten finalists compete to win the $10,000 grand prize. The ten students qualified for the finals by receiving the highest number of votes during the semi-final round of the competition during which more than 40,000 votes were cast all across Michigan. Whitmer said &#8220;the public&#8217;s interest in this competition has been [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wfnt.com/final-round-of-mi2020-scholarship-competition-underway/</link>
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		<title>MDOT Invites Public Comment on 2035 MI Transportation Plan Reports</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is asking for public comments on a series of 21 technical report white papers related to the revision of the state&#8217;s long-range transportation plan. The first technical report is titled Goals, Objectives and Performance Measures and is available online at www.michigan.gov/slrp or in printed form by request. MDOT staff produced the eight-page report to analyze public attitudes and perceptions, continued support by Michigan residents [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wfnt.com/mdot-invites-public-comment-on-2035-mi-transportation-plan-reports/</link>
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		<title>Summer Youth Initiative Job Fair Draws Hundreds of Teens</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Summer jobs are not always easy to find. On Saturday, hundreds of TeenQuest graduates had an opportunity to gain summer employment at the Genesee Regional Chamber of Commerce Summer Youth Initiative (SYI) Job Fair. The event took place at Baker College of Flint in the Student Center. Graduates of TeenQuest, a free after school pre-employment and leadership program of the Regional Chamber were eligible to participate in the SYI Job [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wfnt.com/summer-youth-initiative-job-fair-draws-hundreds-of-teens/</link>
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		<title>Local Schools Designated as Green Schools</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Michigan Green Schools is a non-profit agency dedicated to assisting all Michigan schools &#8211; public and private &#8211; achieve environmental goals of protecting the land, air, water and animals of our state along with outreach through good ecological practices and stewardship. The program, developed in partnership with local school districts, encourages and recognizes the environmental education, and energy conservation efforts within the school buildings of local districts, in conjunction with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wfnt.com/local-schools-designated-as-green-schools/</link>
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		<title>AG Schuette Outlines Plan to Make Michigan Safer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Attorney General Bill Schuette addressed the Michigan Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday regarding his proposal to take repeat violent offenders off the streets with the VO-4 plan to create a minimum 25-year sentence for violent criminals who have committed four felonies. Schuette was joined at the committee hearing by Detroit Police Officer Arthur Matthews, former Livonia Chief of Police Robert Stevenson, Barry County Prosecutor Tom Evans, Saginaw County Prosecutor Mike [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wfnt.com/ag-schuette-outlines-plan-to-make-michigan-safer/</link>
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		<title>Detroit Tigers Lose After Another Quality Start</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Detroit Tigers lost to the Seattle Mariners last night 2-1 after another quality start by their starting pitcher. Rookie left-hander Drew Smyly allowed only two hits and made his fifth straight, quality start according to the Detroit Free Press. The Tigers lost the series with the Mariners and have alternated wins and losses for the month. Manager Jim Leyland said &#8220;it&#8217;s simple. We&#8217;re not scoring. We&#8217;re supposed to score. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wfnt.com/detroit-tigers-lose-after-another-quality-start/</link>
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		<title>Local Business Partners with Special Ed. Students to Create Mural</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Genesee Intermediate School District (GISD) students will complete the first phase in the process of creating a tile mural that will be placed in a prominent location at the new Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy headquarters. Today students with special needs, working in partnership with local artists from Very Special Arts Michigan-Genesee County, finished the glazing step on the ceramic tiles. The mural, expected to be completed by June, will feature recognizable [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wfnt.com/local-business-partners-with-special-ed-students-to-create-mural/</link>
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		<title>Live Updates &#8211; Second Day of Elias Abuelazam Trial Underway in Flint, Mich</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Update 8:56 AM- Testimony gets under way. Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton starts out by calling Alf S. Cronwell to the witness stand. Cronwell works for DHS and is currently on the joint terrorism task force.  Cronwell is testifying about Abuelazam&#8217;s travels. Update 9:07 AM &#8211; Leyton finished with his questions for Cronwell. Abuelazam defense attorney questioning Cronwell now about having to travel with passport, Abuelazam&#8217;s trips to Israel, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wfnt.com/live-blog-second-day-of-abuelazam-trial-underway/</link>
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		<title>Bill Providing Medical Amnesty to Minors Seeking Alcohol Treatment Signed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation today providing medical amnesty for minors who seek treatment for alcohol poisoning either for themselves or another individual. Currently individuals under the age of 21 can receive a misdemeanor offense for the purchase, possession or consumption of alcohol, which sometimes deters minors from seeking proper medical attention. Although already an informal practice among law enforcement in many areas of the state, including medical amnesty in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wfnt.com/bill-providing-medical-amnesty-to-minors-seeking-alcohol-treatment-signed/</link>
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