Michigan lawmakers voted Thursday to extend $48.7 million in emergency aid to keep Detroit's ailing school district open for the rest of the academic year and avoid the prospect of payless paydays for staff. The Republican-led Legislature approved the spending on votes of 104-4 in the House and...

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