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May 24, 2012
By: Maureen Groppe
Congress is rejecting the Pentagon's plans to cut planes and personnel from the Air National Guard and to review all military bases for potential closure next year.
That should block for now changes that could have cost hundreds of jobs from the Michigan Air National Guard, including about 70 in Battle Creek.
June 20, 2012
By: John Jessup
Fifty years after the U.S. Supreme Court banned school-sponsored prayer, the subject still stirs strong emotions on both sides.
The ban, however, fits into a larger debate about prayer in the public square.
Two-term Michigan Rep. Tim Walberg believes prayer is a part of America's DNA, pointing to the founding fathers who sought divine guidance as he himself does.
By: Bob Wheaton
JACKSON, MI -- U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg has introduced legislation to lower taxes that he says would bring more certainty for individuals and small business owners.
The legislation, House Resolution 6225, would make tax cuts permanent, eliminate the estate tax that's better known as the "death tax," index the capital gains tax for inflation and include an alternative minimum tax patch for 2012, according to a news release from Walberg.
By: Bob Wheaton
JACKSON, MI - Rep. Tim Walberg voted for a House Republican measure that would extend for one year tax cuts approved under the administration of President George W. Bush.
The legislation is opposed by most Democrats in the House and Senate, who are proposing to extend the cuts for most taxpayers, but not the wealthiest Americans.
The tax cut extension passed the House Wednesday by a vote of 256 to 171, largely along party lines.