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The Michigan Democrat Party is exploring a series of initiatives that party officials claim will help the average citizen. Proposed initiatives include hiking the minimum wage to $10, forcing employers to offer health benefits to their workers, and placing a one-year moratorium on home foreclosures. Critics of the plan say the initiatives are “anti-jobs” and “anti-growth” and that they would put the state at a disadvantage when competing with nearby states for business.
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A candidate for mayor of Urbana came out on top when he forced a lottery for the top position on the upcoming ballot. The Republican candidate learned that a lottery was required by state law but had not been held. Joined by the Green party candidate, he filed suit to force clerks to hold the lottery.