Group Admits to Posting Fake Eviction Notices

(DETROIT) -- The group Americans for Prosperity admitted to posting fake eviction notices on several Detroit homes on Monday.

The conservative group, backed by the billionaire Koch brothers, said they were trying to make people take notice since their homes could be affected by a proposed bridge between Detroit and Canada. Governor Rick Snyder approved the construction of the New International Trade Crossing Bridge last week.

"Both economies are deeply connected and heavily reliant on the on the free flow of trade through the Detroit-Windsor corridor," Snyder said. "Forty-nine percent of all Michigan exports are sold right across the border in Canada. In addition, building the bridge will generate an immediate demand for 10,000 Michigan construction jobs. Let's get this done now."

According to the Detroit Free Press, the notices had the words "Eviction Notice" in bold type and in smaller type stated that the home-owners' properties could be taken by the Michigan Department of Transportation to make way for the new bridge project.

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Residents Urged to Get Involved During Water Week

(LANSING, Mich.) -- Michigan residents are being urged to get involved in educational activities involving the state's water resources.

The effort get residents involved comes as part of Water Week in Michigan, which runs from June 4 through June 12. Water Week has been designated with the aim of raising awareness about the state's water resources and about how water can be conserved.

Numerous educational and recreational activities are being held across the state in recognition of Water Week.

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Michigan Experiences 2.9% Economic Growth

(LANSING, Mich.) -- The economy is getting stronger in Michigan, with a study showing the state experienced a 2.9 percent growth in 2010.

The economic growth in 2010 was the best since an expansion in 2002.

According to analysts, the numbers should be looked at with perspective of the economic climate of the state both before and after the recession. Michigan exited the recession a much poorer, less populated state compared to 2000.

Michigan showed the 15th-largest gain in the U.S.

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Lansing Officials Want $1 Million in Federal Brownfield Money

(LANSING, Mich.) -- Authorities in the state capital are hoping to put $1 million in federal funds to rejuvinate various properties in south Lansing.

Federal brownfield money is intended to go towards the most economically needy areas, where stimulus could invigorate the local economy. The state has a total of $2.9 million in such grant funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the city of Lansing has already used roughly $2 million from the EPA.

Gov. Snyder is currently considering a budget proposal that sets aside over $20 million for brownfield intiatives.

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State Suing Companies for Artificial Inflation of Drug Prices

(LANSING, Mich.) -- Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has announced that his office has filed a lawsuit against a pharmaceutical wholesaler and a drug publisher with the aim of recovering taxpayer dollars spent in an alleged scheme that saw the artificial inflation of prices for some brand-name and generic drugs.

According to a release from the attorney general’s office, the suit is against McKesson Corporation and Hearst Corporation and its subsidiaries. The companies are accused of raising the prices of certain drugs by five percent, leading to the state’s Medicaid program overpaying millions of dollars for the affected drugs between 2001 and 2009.

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