- Posted April 17, 2012
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Michigan welfare case stays with appeals court
LANSING (AP) -- The Michigan Supreme Court won't immediately take up a case involving when welfare benefits can be ended.
The court's majority decided last Friday that the Court of Appeals should hear the case first, but do so quickly.
The Michigan Department of Human Services is appealing a ruling that the state can't take away welfare benefits under a five-year federal limit if recipients still qualify for cash assistance under state law.
Genesee County Circuit Court Judge Geoffrey Neithercut ruled last month that state DHS Director Maura Corrigan "exceeded her authority" by ending benefits for more than 11,000 families last October because they'd reached the federal limit even though they remained eligible under state limits.
Michigan lawmakers in 2007 adopted a four-year limit with several exceptions, then approved stricter enforcement last year.
Published: Tue, Apr 17, 2012
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