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Michigan's next abortion battle could be over health insurance coverage

mlive.com — LANSING, MI - The next political fight over abortion in Michigan could be about how health insurance covers the procedure. Right to Life of Michigan is backing a petition drive aimed at prohibiting insurance policies from covering elective abortion unless additional coverage is bought through an optional rider.

Live Michigan severe thunderstorm coverage

mlive.com — Some severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued for central and northern Michigan. Conditions are right for more severe storms to develop this afternoon. The main threat will be isolated high wind gusts, and large hail. An isolated tornado can't be ruled out however. As the afternoon progresses, the storms should expand in coverage southward.

Flint Bishop, other small Michigan airports have suffered big losses in flights, available seats

mlive.com — And Bishop is hardly alone. Its loss of passenger capacity is part of a national trend that's left small- and medium-sized airports with fewer domestic flights, thanks to airline mergers and high fuel prices that encourage the use of larger aircraft and fewer flights.

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Eric Baerren: Schools as labs, kids as rats

mlive.com — What the heck is skills camp? Good question. The need for a practical answer was this week averted in the Buena Vista School District, where 400 kids would have been used as living lab rats to test it out. It's been 20 years since a Michigan school district shut down early over funding.

Tim Skubick: Re-do of fireworks law should solve those 3 a.m. explosions

mlive.com — Lawmakers are re-doing the Boom-Boom bill other wise known as the Michigan Fireworks Safety Act, which caused it's own explosion last 4th of July. Some local officials were inundated with citizen complaints because revelers had the audacity to set off legal fireworks at all hours of the day and night.

Petition drive backed by Right to Life could affect abortion insurance coverage in Michigan

mlive.com — LANSING, MI - Right to Life of Michigan is backing a new effort aimed at prohibiting health insurance policies from covering elective abortion unless additional coverage is bought through an optional rider. It's an issue related to the upcoming federal health insurance exchange and a veto late last year from Gov.