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Tuesday, May 21, 2013  High crop prices entice farmers to expand planting into old golf courses, wildlife preserves

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Pentagon poised to trim number of civilian furlough days, expand pool of exempt workers

Monday, April 01, 2013  AP IMPACT: Mexican cartels dispatch trusted agents to live and work deep inside United States

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  USDA Secretary Vilsack to announce expansion of program aimed at reducing rural poverty

Thursday, February 07, 2013  Gov. Rick Snyder is asking Michigan lawmakers to raise the gas tax, expand Medicaid to more uninsured and put more money into early childhood education.

Friday, July 13, 2012  A Grand Blanc Township woman says it's taken months to get the Genesee County Drain Commission to take notice of a growing sinkhole in her yard.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012  The expansion would be done in phases, and cost $25 million.

Thursday, November 03, 2011  Anthelio Healthcare Solutions plans to bring thousands of bring thousands of IT-related jobs to Detroit and Flint.

Friday, May 13, 2011  General Motors will invest in the Bay City Powertrain and Flint Engine Operations plants, adding about 100 jobs to the area.

Tuesday, May 03, 2011  Honda Motor Co. is expanding a recall so it can check the driver's air bags on another 833,000 vehicles for a possible defect.

Monday, June 07, 2010  The government took the first step Monday in expanding the AmeriCorps program, awarding grants to nonprofits and other organizations to put 57,000 AmeriCorps members to work in communities around the country.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010  A recall of romaine lettuce that has sickened students with E. coli poisoning is expanding as the government tries to find out where the contamination occurred.

Friday, May 07, 2010  Updated with statements by President Barack Obama and by Christina Romer, chairwoman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009  Michigan's Secretary of State offices will stay open two extra hours on Aug. 24 and Sept. 8 to deal with increased customer demand following state furlough days.