From Hell to Paradise, Michigan Rules, Seal's Fate Sealed, 'Dead' Man Votes: Michigan News Digest

Whooping cough, an all but forgotten illness, is making a comeback in Michigan and across the country. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention photo)

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Following is a collection of stories posted recently on Michigan Patch. For more local news, be sure to click on the “Bulletin Board” icon.

• Critics: Bill to Split Electoral Votes Would Rig Presidential Election
• From Hell to Paradise, BuzzFeed Says Michigan is Best U.S. State
• Free-Spirited Seal’s Fate Sealed: She’s Headed to Detroit Zoo
• ‘You’re Dead to Us’: Federal Government to Michigan Man
• Oakland County Teens Charged in Foiled Murder-for-Hire Plot Face Life in Prison
• Couples Appeal 6th Circuit Ruling Upholding Gay Marriage Ban to Supreme Court
• Teacher’s Blog About ‘That Kid’ is a Tear-Jerker
• On Veterans Day, Some Vets Argue They’re Getting a Cold Shoulder
• Attorney: Petite Female Tutor Couldn’t Have Coerced Athlete to Have Sex
• Diver Finds Previously Undiscovered Shipwrecks on Lake Michigan Floor: Watch
• Rampant Spread of Whooping Cough Prompts School Closure

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