House Democrats have cleared an impasse over abortion that has been holding up a vote on sweeping health care legislation. A vote is ...
Ind., Mich. gambling revenues, taxes expected to take hit due to 4 new Ohio casinos Ohio voters have approved the opening of casinos ...
Already squeezed Michigan agencies may end up cutting nearly 30 percent over 2 years Michigan's governor warned Tuesday of a possible 20 percent cut in state spending next year, a draconian step after billions in cuts since 2003 have already dented police ...
Children direct certified for school lunches The following is the percent of school-aged children from households receiving food stamps who were directly certified for free or reduced priced lunches by schools in 2008-2009. Percentages above 100 percent are possible because some school ...
Consumers Energy ordered to refund Mich. customers money 6 months after raising electric bills Consumers Energy has been ordered to give electric customers a partial refund six months after Michigan's second-biggest utility was allowed to increase power bills. The Michigan Public Service ...
A timely sneeze made Americans more likely to back substantial government spending on health care than on job creation, a study concluded Monday. A group of people interviewed at a Michigan shopping mall at the end of May -- around one month ...
Police say Mich. man stranded at hospital without his vehicle steals ambulance, arrested Authorities said a 31-year-old Detroit man who was stranded at a southeast Michigan hospital face charges after he stole an ambulance. Police said the man stole the ambulance from ...
Tank bursts at Marysville, Mich. welding plant causing massive fire; 1 person hospitalized Multiple explosions rocked a Michigan welding supply plant after a settling tank burst into flames on Monday, sending at least one person to the hospital and prompting several nearby ...
In an age of sports scandals and performance-enhancing drugs, you'll be hard-pressed to find a baseball player who does justice to the spirit of the game. Fortunately, modern baseball's greatest ambassador just so happens to be an incredible player and a nice ...
AP Economic Stress Index shows 20 most stressed counties in September A list of the 20 most economically stressed counties with populations over 25,000 and their September 2009 Stress scores, according to The Associated Press Economic Stress Index: 1. Imperial County, Calif, ...
Wal-Mart, others suspend business with Mich. fruit grower fined for child-labor law violations Wal-Mart and two other top retailers said Friday they are suspending business with a large southwestern Michigan blueberry grower after investigators found children as young as 6 working in ...
Obama administration report says federal Recovery Act saves or creates 22,500 Michigan jobs The federal government said Friday that recipients of federal stimulus money in Michigan so far have reported saving or creating about 22,500 jobs — the ninth most among the ...
