By Matt Vande Bunte, mlive.com
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Confronted with an onslaught of criticism tonight from city residents, Mayor George Heartwell publicly apologized for labeling “ultraconservative” political and religious people as “forces of darkness” during a speech last week at a …
(CBS/WWJ) ALLEN PARK, Mich. – A road work sign that normally carries messages about construction projects or lane closures was plastered early Monday with a hateful message about Trayvon Martin, the teen killed by a neighborhood watchman in Florida, and …
Ben Klayman, Reuters
DETROIT (Reuters) – Michigan’s Court of Appeals has cleared the way for a team appointed by the governor to come up with a consent deal to keep afloat Detroit, America’s historic “Motor City,” which could run out of …
By Mike Tobin, Fox News
No one, not even the candidates, anticipated the slugfest that is shaping up in Michigan as Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney head toward the final hours before Tuesday’s Republican presidential primary vote.
But anyone watching the ad campaigns …
By Andrea Billups-The Washington Times
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Michigan native sonMitt Romney is mounting a giant effort here to win back some love in the state of his birth, amid fresh signs he will have trouble winning the Feb. 28 …
(Reuters) – Michigan Governor Rick Snyder used his state of the state address on Wednesday to defend a controversial law that makes it easier for the state to intervene in financially troubled local governments and school districts.
“Think about a situation …
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DETROIT — Heading down a path that could lead to the state of Michigan taking over the running of Detroit, Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday appointed a team to review the city’s finances.
The team was named after a preliminary review …
By Andrea Billups-The Washington Times
LANSING, Mich. — The American Civil Liberties Union says it will mount a legal challenge against the state of Michigan after Republican Gov. Rick Snyder signed into law Thursday a bill banning domestic-partner benefits for unmarried …
DETROIT (WWJ) - Would a city-run lottery in Detroit solve the city’s financial problems? One state lawmaker thinks so.
WWJ’s Vickie Thomas reports that state Rep. Dr. Jimmy Womack, D-Detroit, is drafting legislation to start a “Detroit only” lottery. He plans to meet …
By Andrea Billups-The Washington Times
In Detroit, battle lines are being drawn between the mayor and the city council over ways to keep the Motor City out of bankruptcy and what some fear will be a state financial takeover under a …
