Medicaid expansion would save over 1.2 billion annually says Rep Haveman
The plan promises major benefits for small-business communities hospitals taxpayers and state programs with yearly savings exceeding 1.2 billion. Rep Haveman asserts the changes will streamline funding and support across the state.
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Area Deaths Set Markers for Local Obituaries
Local obituaries list Harriet Dear 91 Carol Lent 80 Joe Michner 71 Bemis Poll 88 Charles Ramsey 65 Lindsey Rutledge 31 Mannally Walvola Funeral-Bouck notices appear in this column Weather forecast notes morning showers with a high around 82 and low near 60 Western Michigan region Holland Sentinel promotes subscription via phone and website
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Canadian train derailment sparks criminal probe in Lac-Megantic
Canadian authorities opened a criminal investigation into the runaway oil train wreck in Lac-Mégantic Quebec as the death toll rose to 15 with about three dozen still missing. Police said investigators found elements suggesting a criminal probe but ruled out terrorism while rescuers faced gas leaks and scorching debris three days after the disaster.
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Cycling safety message from Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition
Tom Tilma, executive director of the Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition, notes that while cycling is statistically safe, the rise in cyclists requires heightened alertness from both drivers and riders and an expectation that cyclists may be on every road.
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Boy Hit By Car Highlights Ottawa County Cycling Crashes
A 12 year old on a bicycle was struck by a car on Monday afternoon in Ottawa County amid a surge of serious cycling crashes. Tom Tilma of the Greater Grand Bike Coalition urges heightened vigilance from both drivers and cyclists as cycling increases on roads. The boy sustained injuries to his leg.
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Ottawa County bicycle crash report overview
Ottawa County Sheriff's Office data summarize bike crashes between January and July in 2012 and 2013. The 2012 entries show 3 total incidents with varying injury severities including critical, serious, minor and no injuries. The 2013 figures list 33 total crashes with multiple injury levels and one fatal.
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Michigan seeks changes to sentencing guidelines reform
Michigan lawmakers and Gov. Snyder consider revisions to sentencing guidelines last updated about 15 years ago. A $250,000 study by the Michigan Law Review Commission is under way to assess costs and effectiveness, with a workgroup weighing reforms to juvenile life without parole sentences and options for judges and parole boards to revisit cases.
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