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12:35 pm
Tue April 30, 2013

State prison food may go private

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Maximum security prison in Jackson

State corrections officials have reversed course and decided to privatize food services in Michigan’s prisons. The Gongwer News Service says the decision was announced today. The Corrections Department had earlier rejected all bids by private companies saying they wouldn't save enough money. That led to criticism by majority Republicans in the legislature.

Officials say the winning bid by Aramark will save the state $16 million a year but could eliminate nearly 400 jobs.

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7:23 am
Tue April 30, 2013

Three finalists selected for Saint Joseph City Manager

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Plainwell City Manager Erik Wilson among three finalists
ST. JOSEPH - City commissioners took just five minutes Monday to settle on three finalists to interview for the city manager's position and appoint an interim manager.
6:41 am
Tue April 30, 2013

Lower water levels prompts call for re-evaluation of Lake Michigan water diversion

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Rep. Candice Miller has asked Governor Snyder to reconsider agreement that diverts water from Lake Michigan to Mississippi River
Washington D.C. - Even flood-causing April rains in west Michigan and heavy snow in the Upper Peninsula won't be enough to overcome record-low water levels in lakes Michigan and Huron that have led to emergency dredging and plenty of worry.
6:34 am
Tue April 30, 2013

New casino opens Tuesday in Dowagiac

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Pokagon Band of Potawatomi opening third Four Winds Casino. Others are in New Buffalo and Hartford
DOWAGIAC - Matt Wesaw, tribal chairman of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi, has a simple answer when people ask him why the tribe decided to open a casino in Dowagiac.

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