1 hr ago | Booker Rising
Farrakhan To Detroit Residents: "Black Folks Must Step Up To The Plate & Invest In The City"
While I concur with Min. Farrakhan, shouldn't he be more worried about Chicago ? From the Associated Press : "Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan urged Detroit's pastors and majority black population Friday to join him in an effort to buy neglected properties and take other steps to help revitalize the struggling city where the movement started ... (more)
5 hrs ago | WTAQ-AM Green Bay
For Detroit in crisis, next six weeks determine ba...
Bond restructurings, negotiated settlements with bondholders and bond insurers, and tough talk with unionized workers are on the agenda as Detroit's emergency financial manager tries to meet a self-imposed, six-week deadline to decide whether the city can get through its financial crisis without a bankruptcy filing.
9 hrs ago | Detroit Free Press
A Republican inability to learn, or adapt: Stephen Henderson
A draft copy of the 21 page Department of Health and Human Services form proposed for use to apply for low-cost insurance from Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program.
12 hrs ago | Detroit News
Nolan Finley: Bad news: We have a surplus
Prosperity is the greatest enemy of fiscal discipline. When fortunes begin to reverse, the urgency to cut spending, find savings and use resources more efficiently wanes.
16 hrs ago | MLive.com
Tim Skubick: Woman lieutenant governor candidate might make a difference in a tight race
It was considered a brilliant choice when gubernatorial candidate James Blanchard chose former Congresswoman Martha Griffiths, in this August 1982 photo, as his running mate.
20 hrs ago | CBS Local
Mich. Senate Votes To Extend Health Claims Tax
A continuation of a 1 percent tax on health insurance claims passed the state Senate Thursday, but yet to be resolved is how to ensure the levy brings in enough revenue for Medicaid, which serves 1.9 million low-income Michigan residents.
Yesterday | CBS Local
Michigan's $483M Surplus May Go To Road Repairs
There was no dearth of ideas about what to do with the state's newfound $483 million surplus this week after Michigan budget experts made the dollar figure official.
Dearborn Schools Change Employee Lay-off Policy
The Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education approved a state-mandated policy governing how the district handles layoffs, recalls and job placements for teachers and administrators at its meeting on Monday.
Editorial Quick Hits: Bail out of booze business
Hopefully, Michigan has taken a small step toward getting out of the booze business with the Senate's passing of three bills that expand the list of places where residents can buy bottles of wine or jugs of beer.
Farrakhan To Detroit: Investment Needed In City
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan urged Detroit's pastors and majority black population Friday to join him in an effort to buy neglected properties and take other steps to help revitalize the struggling city where the movement started more than 80 years ago.
Emails show Snyder aides aware of 'skunk works' group
Gov. Rick Snyder's administration has claimed the once-secret "skunk works" education reform project was not a government-sanctioned work group, but newly obtained administration correspondence suggests otherwise.
Source: Former Michigan Congressman Mark Schauer Will Run For Governor
Former U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer of Michigan will seek the Democratic nomination for governor, a source close to him confirmed Tuesday.
Video: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder talks state, federal infrastructure spending on Fox News
Michigan Republican Gov. Rick Snyder, appearing Friday on Fox News, said he is wary of increased infrastructure spending by the federal government even as he seeks to increase infrastructure spending at the state level.
Proposed bill would allow for some to expunge criminal records
A bill passed Thursday by the Michigan House Criminal Justice committee would allow for the erasure of certain criminal convictions.
Price of Catastrophic Claims Insurance on the rise
You've probably noticed it on your car insurance bill - a $175 fee for every vehicle you insure in Michigan.
Letters: Could Bing run Wayne County?
Mayor Dave Bing has failed miserably in Detroit. Now he thinks he is qualified to be the Wayne County executive? What planet does he live on? Under his alleged leadership, the city's deficit and problems have not only not been solved, they have actually grown far worse, forcing Gov.
Credit rating agency didn't like what it saw in Detroit emergency manager's report
Investors have have been scrambling to figure out what the efforts of Detroit's emergency manager will mean for municipal bonds, and at least one credit rating agency did not like what it saw in Kevyn Orr's first report.
Michigan rep proposes ban on late-night fireworks
Michigan's year-old law allowing the sale and use of airborne fireworks could be changed after it enflamed public complaints last summer because of late-night backyard blasting.
Snyder calls special election for state House seat
'I'm one of those guys that believes we have an obligation or a responsibility when we can to have... LANSING - Flint-area voters will decide in August and November who should be their next representative in the Michigan House.