http://www.gophouse.com News and information from the Michigan House Republicans en-us Copyright 2007-2010 Michigan House Republican Caucus. All Rights Reserved. 9/9/2010 10:53:36 AM 20 http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=6529&District=85State Rep. Dick Ball has been honored by several statewide advocacy groups for his personal sacrifice and commitment to improve the quality of life for Michigan senior citizens. 6/11/2010 11:14:28 AM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=6395&District=85M-21 in Shiawassee County is now designated the "PFC. Harold R. Cooley-WWII Marine Corps League Memorial Highway" under legislation signed into law, state Rep. Dick Ball announced today. 4/1/2010 10:28:43 AM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=5929&District=85Mid-Michigan House Republican lawmakers today voted against allocating millions of taxpayer dollars to fund a controversial new Michigan State Police headquarters in downtown Lansing. 9/17/2009 5:03:29 PM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=5913&District=85State Rep. Dick Ball attended a special check presentation ceremony in Lennon today to announce a $66,680 grant to the village of Lennon to make sewer system upgrades needed to expand Alderman's Inc. 9/11/2009 2:12:57 PM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=5804&District=85Certified public accountants can now legally conduct annual county government audits after the governor signed legislation introduced by Rep. Dick Ball that improves state government efficiency and saves costs. 7/16/2009 1:32:23 PM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=5797&District=85State Rep. Dick Ball will donate six days of his legislative salary to Shiawassee County nonprofits in unity with the thousands of state employees who are being forced to take unpaid furlough days to help balance the state budget. 7/14/2009 12:18:11 PM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=5768&District=85Michigan families affected by autism will have much greater access to needed health care under legislation approved Wednesday by the Michigan House that requires health care companies to cover treatment for autism spectrum disorders, state Rep. Dick Ball announced. 6/25/2009 10:26:20 AM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=5752&District=85State Rep. Dick Ball has been selected to receive the Education Fellows Award from the Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators for his work to improve the state's public school system. 6/17/2009 4:44:04 PM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=5696&District=85State Rep. Dick Ball has introduced legislation to reduce retirement health care benefits for state lawmakers, including himself. 6/1/2009 12:30:51 PM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=5594&District=85The Michigan House today unanimously approved legislation by Rep. Dick Ball that improves state government efficiency and saves costs by allowing certified public accountants to conduct annual county government audits. 5/5/2009 3:26:45 PM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=5517&District=85Michigan taxpayers can conveniently donate money to help fund autism research under legislation unanimously approved today by the House Health Policy Committee that creates a voluntary check-off on state income tax returns. 3/31/2009 1:05:56 PM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=5437&District=85State Rep. Dick Ball has been named Legislator of the Year by the Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA) for his leadership, dedication and commitment to local residents and the state as a whole. 3/3/2009 4:27:48 PM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=5402&District=85Area residents who need help preparing their 2008 tax returns or appealing their property tax assessment can receive free guides offered by state Rep. Dick Ball. 2/17/2009 5:14:27 PM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=5399&District=85State Rep. Dick Ball will serve as co-chair of the bipartisan Rural Caucus, a group of state lawmakers who will identify and promote issues specific to the nearly 2 million residents who live in rural Michigan. 2/17/2009 10:51:05 AM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=5304&District=85State Rep. Dick Ball will once again help shape public education policy in Michigan as a member of the House Education Committee during the 2009-10 legislative session, it was announced today. 1/27/2009 11:21:15 AM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=5240&District=85Michigan farmers who purchase machinery that can harvest biomass material will receive a key sales tax exemption under a new law authored by Rep. Dick Ball. 1/8/2009 1:26:39 PM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=5239&District=85With just over a week to spare, the governor signed into law a measure introduced by Rep. Dick Ball that gives the Shiawassee County health board the authority to waive fees for nonprofit food licenses. 1/5/2009 2:54:55 PM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=5224&District=85The Shiawassee County health board will have the authority to waive fees for nonprofit food licenses under legislation now headed to the governor for her consideration, state Rep. Dick Ball announced. 12/11/2008 8:38:24 PM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=5209&District=85New Lothrop High School science students will conduct an extensive forest inventory of the school's wood lot under a state grant announced today by state Rep. Dick Ball. 12/4/2008 3:17:25 PM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=4663&District=85State Rep. Dick Ball has been cited by a respected statewide publication as a lawmaker who consistently reflects the views of his constituents. 11/17/2008 1:16:51 PM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=5163&District=85The Michigan House today approved legislation authored by state Rep. Dick Ball that will help protect working families from losing their homes by expanding the notification requirements for foreclosure hearings. 9/25/2008 10:23:16 AM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=5119&District=85Michigan homeowners who are paying higher property taxes even though their home's value is decreasing would see much-needed relief under legislation that Rep. Dick Ball wants the state House to consider as soon as possible. 9/9/2008 4:35:40 PM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=5063&District=85State Rep. Richard Ball will meet with local residents at the Owosso Senior Center on Monday, July 14, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 7/8/2008 12:53:56 PM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=5050&District=85The Shiawassee County health board will have the authority to waive fees for nonprofit food licenses under legislation overwhelmingly approved today by the Michigan House, state Rep. Dick Ball announced. 6/26/2008 11:10:23 AM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=4940&District=85State Rep. Dick Ball will host a benefits fair for area veterans on Monday, June 9 at the Owosso VFW Post #9455 from noon to 3 p.m. 5/22/2008 1:13:52 PM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=4925&District=85All Michigan infants under the age of 1 can receive a free comprehensive eye examination from optometrists throughout the state under a unique public health program touted by Rep. Dick Ball. 5/19/2008 9:34:22 AM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=4911&District=85The Michigan House today approved legislation to restrict the use of a powerful pesticide in certain shampoos that can be used by children, state Rep. Dick Ball announced. 5/15/2008 4:24:32 PM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=4804&District=85Michigan taxpayers can easily donate money to help fund autism research under legislation overwhelmingly approved today by the Michigan House creating a voluntary check-off on state income tax returns. 3/18/2008 9:12:18 AM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=4754&District=85Shiawassee County families needing immunizations for their children and other health care services can now visit a unique mobile medical unit in its permanent location in the parking lot of Memorial Healthcare, 1490 North M-52, in Owosso. 2/27/2008 2:25:44 PM http://www.gophouse.com/readarticle.asp?ID=4671&District=85State Rep. Dick Ball has been cited by a respected statewide publication as a lawmaker who consistently reflects the views of his constituents. 2/5/2008 2:14:18 PM