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      <title>Why It's Illegal to Take Uber to Vote During a Michigan Election</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2023 14:09:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[You can't pay for someone to take you to vote, and could be thrown in jail. But a new law will change that. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/its-illegal-to-take-uber-or-lyft-to-vote-during-an-election-in-michigan-for-now/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[You can&apos;t pay for someone to take you to vote, and could be thrown in jail. But a new law will change that. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/its-illegal-to-take-uber-or-lyft-to-vote-during-an-election-in-michigan-for-now/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Funds Approved for the Zoo to Replace the Stingray Exhibit and Some Other Stuff – FBHW Segment 16</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2016 21:21:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Today on Segment 16, the guys talk about some of the additional things people voted for on Tuesday, aside from the Presidential election. Including the funding that was approved for the Zoo and the Museum! <a href="https://wgrd.com/funds-approved-for-the-zoo-to-replace-the-murdered-stingrays-fbhw-segment-16/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Today on Segment 16, the guys talk about some of the additional things people voted for on Tuesday, aside from the Presidential election. Including the funding that was approved for the Zoo and the Museum! <a href="https://wgrd.com/funds-approved-for-the-zoo-to-replace-the-murdered-stingrays-fbhw-segment-16/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnnie Walker]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Election Fatigue Has Set In and Great Bumper Sticker Slogans – FBHW Segment 16</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2016 20:14:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The guys are totally burned out on election stuff, as are we all, so Segment 16 is short today. They did manage to update us on the hotly contested Drain Commissioner position that was up for voting. Who won? Who cares? <a href="https://wgrd.com/election-fatigue-has-set-in-and-great-bumper-sticker-slogans-fbhw-segment-16/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The guys are totally burned out on election stuff, as are we all, so Segment 16 is short today. They did manage to update us on the hotly contested Drain Commissioner position that was up for voting. Who won? Who cares? <a href="https://wgrd.com/election-fatigue-has-set-in-and-great-bumper-sticker-slogans-fbhw-segment-16/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>All 110 Seats in the Michigan House of Representives Are Up For Grabs</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2016 19:44:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We all know who's running for President, but we may not know who's running for public office closer to home. These people affect our lives more directly and more often than the President usually does, so let's learn a little more about these races.
Next up is a big list, since every single seat in the Michigan House of Representatives is up for grabs. And there are 110 of them! <a href="https://wgrd.com/all-110-seats-in-the-michigan-house-of-representives-are-up-for-grabs/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We all know who&apos;s running for President, but we may not know who&apos;s running for public office closer to home. These people affect our lives more directly and more often than the President usually does, so let&apos;s learn a little more about these races.
Next up is a big list, since every single seat in the Michigan House of Representatives is up for grabs. And there are 110 of them! <a href="https://wgrd.com/all-110-seats-in-the-michigan-house-of-representives-are-up-for-grabs/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Vote...or something...(hermosawave/Thinkstock)</media:description>
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      <title>3rd Congressional District – 2016 Election Choices Aside from President</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2016 22:41:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Everyone knows about the Presidential election, but remember, there are a LOT more offices up for grabs this election season. Lots of seats at the local and state level will be on your ballot, and most of these people will directly affect your life a little more than the President might.
Let's go through some of these offices. I'm not going to suggest who you should vote for. Look at their platfor <a href="https://wgrd.com/3rd-congressional-district-2016-election-choices-aside-from-president/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Everyone knows about the Presidential election, but remember, there are a LOT more offices up for grabs this election season. Lots of seats at the local and state level will be on your ballot, and most of these people will directly affect your life a little more than the President might.
Let's go through some of these offices. I'm not going to suggest who you should vote for. Look at their platfor <a href="https://wgrd.com/3rd-congressional-district-2016-election-choices-aside-from-president/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Michigan Voting Tuesday Surprised a Lot of People – Free Beer and Hot Wings Segment 16 [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2016 18:47:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Today on Segment 16, the guys talk about the surprising turn the voting took yesterday in Michigan. No one expected Bernie to beat Hillary in what seemed like a Clinton stronghold of Michigan, but he pulled it out and won! <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-voting-tuesday-surprised-a-lot-of-people-free-beer-and-hot-wings-segment-16-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Today on Segment 16, the guys talk about the surprising turn the voting took yesterday in Michigan. No one expected Bernie to beat Hillary in what seemed like a Clinton stronghold of Michigan, but he pulled it out and won! <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-voting-tuesday-surprised-a-lot-of-people-free-beer-and-hot-wings-segment-16-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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