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May 15, 2013

West Michigan hospital CEOs: Medicaid expansion would help people, the ...
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
Business leaders across Michigan -- including the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Association of Michigan and the Detroit Regional Chamber – are quick to point out that Medicaid reform can help slow increasing health insurance premiums ...

May 15, 2013

Plans would penalize Michigan unions for illegal picketing
Livingston Daily
That analysis also said the original bill had support from the Michigan Chamber of Commerce and three other trade associations and pro-business groups. Nearly two dozen union groups were opposed to it. Senate Majority Floor Leader Arlan Meekhof, ...

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May 13, 2013

Benefits of changes in malpractice law still being disputed
Crain's Detroit Business
Over the past several years, the state medical society and Michigan Chamber of Commerce have advocated for greater protections from lawsuits and additional clarification of existing tort laws. In last year's state legislative session, the medical society won ...

May 13, 2013

Michigan bill would impose fines on unions for illegal picketing
Lansing State Journal
That analysis also said the original bill had support from the Michigan Chamber of Commerce and three other trade associations and pro-business groups. Nearly two dozen union groups were opposed to it. Senate Majority Floor Leader Arlan Meekhof, ...

May 12, 2013

Push for auto insurance reform linked to hospitals' 'price gouging'
MiBiz
Wendy Block, director of health policy and human resources for the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, called Michigan's no-fault system “too expensive to sustain.” Block cited data from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners that show auto ...

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May 12, 2013

Reforms need reforming?: Benefits of changes in malpractice law still being ...
Crain's Detroit Business
Over the past several years, the state medical society and Michigan Chamber of Commerce have advocated for greater protections from lawsuits and additional clarification of existing tort laws. In last year's state legislative session, the medical society won ...

May 9, 2013

Michigan Chamber of Commerce Supports Responsible Energy Exploration ...
Sacramento Bee
LANSING, Mich., May 8, 2013 -- /PRNewswire/ -- The Michigan Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has voted unanimously to support responsible oil and gas exploration in Michigan and to oppose any attempt to ban the use of hydraulic fracturing, ...

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May 8, 2013

Michigan Chamber supports fracking; environmental activists plan anti-fracking ...
MLive.com
LANSING, MI — The Michigan Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday came out in support of fracking, a day before a mineral rights auction and a planned protest on the controversial method of accessing natural gas. The business group said in a release that ...

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May 8, 2013

Michigan Chamber of Commerce Supports Responsible Energy Exploration ...
SYS-CON Media (press release)
LANSING, Mich., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Michigan Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has voted unanimously to support responsible oil and gas exploration in Michigan and to oppose any attempt to ban the use of hydraulic fracturing, ...

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May 8, 2013

Michigan Chamber of Commerce Supports Responsible Energy Exploration ...
Wall Street Journal (press release)
LANSING, Mich., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Michigan Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has voted unanimously to support responsible oil and gas exploration in Michigan and to oppose any attempt to ban the use of hydraulic fracturing, ...

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