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2008
July


23	Michigan Heart Gallery 2008 Exhibit in Lansing Exhibit helps find adoptive families for foster children The 2008 Michigan Heart Gallery, a touring photographic exhibit featuring stirring portraits of 60 Michigan foster children who are waiting to be adopted, is on display in the Steve and Barry's wing of the Lansing Mall in Lansing from July 22-August 15.
17	$25 fee levied against child support payments Fee mandated by federal legislation Beginning in September 2008, some child support recipients will be required to pay an annual fee of $25 to comply with a new federal law.
03	DHS and Children's Rights reach out-of-court agreement Agreement improves services for vulnerable children Ismael Ahmed, director of the Michigan Department of Human Services, today reached an out-of-court agreement with Children's Rights Inc., resolving a federal lawsuit over Michigan's child welfare system.
02	July 7 is deadline to register to vote in primary election