Michigan faces another shutdown
Published: September 28, 2009
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Kathy Barks Hoffman AP Writer Laingsburg, MI — Economically beleaguered Michigan faces a possible government shutdown — shuttering highway rest areas, state parks, construction projects and the state lottery — if lawmakers fail to reach a budget deal soon. The state with the nation’s highest unemployment rate has a nearly $3 billion shortfall. Federal recovery [...]