SENATE LAWMAKERS APPROVE CASUAL BABY-SITTING BILL
Legislation that would allow neighbors and friends to occasionally baby-sit children at their homes without facing state consequences was overwhelmingly approved Thursday by the Michigan Senate, said Sen. Mark C. Jansen and Sen. Bill Hardiman. [more]
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SENATE FINALIZES K-12 BUDGET; ENACTS MBT SURCHARGE RELIEF
Senate Republicans have balanced the state budget, returned $100 million to our schools and provided desperately needed tax relief to Michigans job providers impacted by the MBT surcharge." [more]
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JANSEN COMMENTS ON BUDGETS APPROVED BY SENATE WITHOUT INCREASING TAXES ON FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES
The budgets approved this week show the Legislatures awareness that times are tough. Just as people across Michigan are managing on less, so must the state. Approving a fiscally responsible budget without increasing taxes on Michigan businesses and our hard working residents was the right thing to do. [more]
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SEN. JANSEN COMMENTS ON CONTINUATION BUDGET
I wont risk another state government shutdown. Senate Republicans have approved four individual state department budgets agreed upon with the House. Some budget negotiations are at an impasse on a few items and letting the entire government shut down should not be an option. We need to operate with a plan." [more]
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LAWMAKERS REACH BUDGET TARGET AGREEMENT
The agreement reached today will allow the Legislature to make the necessary spending cuts and deliver a balanced budget to the governor, said Jansen, R-Gaines Township. [more]
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JANSEN: HAL PROGRAMS WOULD BE RETURNED TO MI DEPARTMENT OF STATE
To help streamline state government, the Senate voted Thursday to eliminate the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries and keep its programs together by returning them to the Michigan Department of State, said Sen. Mark C. Jansen, sponsor of three of the measures. [more]
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SENATORS, COMCAST, VOLUNTEERS BUILD RAMP IN MONROE
Third MMAP project completed, providing greater independence for local man [more]
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LAWMAKERS WORK TO STRENGTHEN DAY CARE PROVIDER GUIDELINES
The bipartisan bills will create reporting guidelines for day care providers so that parents and guardians would have more information when selecting day care for their children. [more]
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SEN. JANSEN, COMCAST, VOLUNTEERS BUILD RAMP IN ROCKFORD
First MMAP project completed, providing greater independence for local woman [more]
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SENATE APPROVES MEASURES TO STRENGTHEN UNEMPLOYMENT
Measures to give Michigan job providers relief from the looming federal unemployment tax increase and to require collection of unemployment benefit overpayments was approved Thursday by the state Senate, said Sen. Mark C. Jansen. [more]
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