Michigan Government News

Sen. Barack Obama is on offense, and Sen. John McCain on defense, and the next 19 days offer little chance of a change in that dynamic.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 6:34 p.m. Times are tough across the country and in Michigan more than a million residents are living on food stamps.A In an effort to spread awareness for those in need, Governor ...

A sheriff's spokesman says a man missing from his Michigan home since Oct. 1 has been found hanged from a tree in a remote area of south Alabama in a suspected suicide.

Michigan's jobless rate fell 0.2 percentage points to 8.7 percent in September, but remained well above the national rate.

Former Gov. John Engler says Republican presidential candidate John McCain made a mistake by pulling his campaign from Michigan.

Federal health officials said Tuesday they will look into a possible conflict of interest involving a prominent toxicologist who is heading up a review of a sensitive safety issue.

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A major manufacturing plant is headed to Battle Creek, bringing hundreds of new jobs to the area.

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Brandon senior standout wrestler Eric Grajales has verbally committed to Michigan.

A judge has ordered Michigan election officials to stop automatically canceling a voter's registration if the card is returned as undeliverable.

A second teenager from outside Nebraska has been left at an Omaha hospital under the state's unique safe-haven law, apparently after his parent flew to the city specifically to abandon him, state officials said ...

Michigan voters will be thrust into the crossroads of science, ethics and religion next month when they decide whether to loosen the state's restrictions on embryonic stem cell research.

Supporters of the ballot measure say it could put Michigan researchers at the forefront of an emerging science that might help discover cures for spinal cord injuries, diabetes, Alzheimer's and a host of other illnesses.

Opponents say the research is unethical because it involves the use and destruction of human embryos. The groups Michigan Catholic Conference and Right to Life of Michigan are among the proposal's opponents.

With his decision to withdraw staffers and ads from Michigan, and recent polls favoring Obama, McCain needs a lot of things to go just right come Election Day.

An Michigan native lost an appeal today of her conviction in a Hong Kong court for the beating death of her husband in a sensational case widely known as the "milkshake murder" trial.

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Despite John McCain's campaign pullout, Michigan Republicans say they plan to boost efforts in state.

The winner of the Oct. 3 jackpot indicated a preference for taking the annuity. State lottery spokeswoman Andi Brancato says she can't remember a Mega Millions winner in Michigan ever doing that since the game ...

CLAY TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Authorities say a jet boat that was spotted zipping across a Michigan river smashed into a dock, killing three people and seriously injuring a fourth.

By Christine Vestal - While the ongoing Wall Street rescue has riveted much of the country's attention, voters in three states - Michigan, North Carolina and Washington state - are being asked to consider a ...