Michigan's Partial Shutdown Ends As Lawmakers Ok Budget

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LANSING, Mich. -- The state Legislature agreed early Monday to raise the income tax and expand the sales tax to services in a deal with the governor that quickly ended a partial state government shutdown.

For a little more than four hours, fewer state police patrolled Michigan highways, campgrounds were closed and road construction projects and lottery sales were stopped.

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Michigan's Partial Shutdown Ends As Lawmakers Ok Budget

Applause broke out in Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm's office when the final vote was announced at 4:18 a.m.

"This budget agreement is t...

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