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Thursday, January 31, 2013  After the fiscal cliff uncertainty earlier this year, tax season officially began this week, and people can now file their income tax returns.

Friday, May 11, 2012  Federal officials sue Arizona sheriff Arpaio over allegations of racial profiling of Latinos

Friday, April 06, 2012  US hiring slows in March as employers add just 120,000 jobs, unemployment rate dips to 8.2 percent

Tuesday, January 31, 2012  'Super' PACs, campaigns set to disclose big donors Tuesday

Tuesday, September 06, 2011  Poll: Americans open to trading off some liberties - within limits - to fight terrorism

Friday, September 02, 2011  Leon Burns, a former Saginaw Police Officer has filed a $75,000 lawsuit against the City of Saginaw, claiming racial discrimination.

Monday, August 15, 2011  Over 10% of Michigan residents are currently counted as “unemployed.” So, once you’ve been laid off, where do you begin? We have some tips.

Saturday, July 23, 2011  “Through this lawsuit we hope to get records that will tell us exactly what federal law enforcement officials are doing and whether Americans are protected,” said Mark P. Fancher, ACLU of Michigan Racial Justice Project staff attorney.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011  A family claims their middle school son was strip searched by the school's principal. The school says the allegations aren't true.

Sunday, May 29, 2011  The ACLU claims two U.S citizens were illegally arrested and beaten, even though they provided their driver’s licenses.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011  The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) claims that Michigan State Police are secretly extracting personal information from cell phones during routing traffic stops. The Michigan State Police is fighting the accusations.

Wednesday, January 05, 2011  Deadline extended, some can't file until mid to late February

Thursday, May 20, 2010  First lady Michelle Obama faced a tough, personal immigration question from a Maryland second-grader Wednesday when she visited an elementary school with her Mexican counterpart, Margarita Zavala.

Thursday, May 20, 2010  An Associated Press-Univision Poll found that 61 percent of people overall said Hispanics face significant discrimination, compared with 52 percent who said blacks do and 50 percent who said women.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010  UPDATED 5:05 p.m. CDT. Confronting soaring frustration over illegal immigration, President Barack Obama on Wednesday condemned Arizona's crackdown and pushed instead for a federal fix the nation could embrace.