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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow was back in mid-Michigan this week to promoting efforts to reduce gas emissions and energy costs. During a visit to an East Lansing home, Stabenow met with a homeowner who has utilized tax incentives to install solar panels on her roof. The Siegler family installed solar panels on their home and qualified for a federal credit of $8500 dollars. Michelle Jokisch Polo / WKAR-MSU The Siegler family installed solar panels on their home and qualified for a federal credit of $8500 dollars. “These new panels are allowing her to save money on their monthly utility bills...

Democrats have many more seats to defend (23-10), but several GOP moderates may be exposed to primary challenges. The 2010 election campaign is over, but 2012 is nearly upon us. Within weeks, we will know the candidates for president, and within months, preparations will begin for the 2012 Senate races. Which Senate seats are likely to be in play? Some of this will depend on how the next Congress shakes out, as well as what retirements occur, but several senators are already in danger.Republican in danger of general election loss: Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) shocked the political world by winning...

Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) said on Fox News Sunday that the U.S. House bill containing the pro-life Stupak Amendment changes long-established law. Sen. Stabenow is referring to the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits Medicaid from funding abortions, and is a provision that Americans United for Life successfully defended before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1980. The “settled policy” is that the American public does not want federal funds paying for abortions or for insurance plans that cover abortions; however, in the current U.S. Senate health bill, the abortion lobby has snuck in abortion funding and coverage through accounting schemes and deceptive...