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Governor Granholm Signs Ariana's Law to Protect Children in Michigan

January 3, 2005
Children’s Ombudsman Given Expanded Power

Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today signed a new law that will improve the state’s ability to investigate and prevent future deaths of children under the supervision of Michigan’s child protection system.

The law, sponsored by State Representative Lauren Hager, is named for two-year-old Ariana Swinson who was beaten and drowned by her parents in 2000.

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January 3, 2005
Lansing, MI

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