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Thursday, February 21, 2013  The Michigan Senate has passed legislation aimed at expanding prohibitions against sex between school employees and students.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011  Michigan lawmakers are trying to make it a crime for teacher and school employees to have sex with 18-year-old students, even if it is "consensual."

Wednesday, August 24, 2011  Both the Michigan Senate and House have approved a plan that requires many government and school employees to pay more for their health care.

Friday, July 01, 2011  The budget cuts more than 460 people from the 2012 payroll. School leaders are hoping some of them will be called back to work.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010  Michigan has nearly $700 million on the line during an upcoming vote expected in the U.S. House.

Friday, May 14, 2010  The Republican-led Michigan Senate has approved a plan designed to save schools money by coaxing thousands of public school employees into retirement this summer.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010  The Democrat-led Michigan House has approved its own version of a plan designed to coax thousands of school employees into retirement.

Tuesday, December 02, 2008  A theft charge has been dropped against a former Detroit Public Schools employee who was accused of stealing $70,000 worth of computers from a district warehouse in 2005.