Michigan

Business Leaders: Greater Preschool Access Crucial To State Future

AP | Posted 05.30.2012

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MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. -- Inadequate preschooling is causing Michigan students to fall behind early, making it harder to develop the talented workforc...

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Problems Plague Former GOP Rep's Re-Election Chances

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Rep. Thad McCotter, Thad McCotter, Video, Michigan's 11th Congressional District, 2012 Election, Thad McCotter Ballot, Elections 2012, Thad McCotter Ballot Issue, Michigan, Politics News

Thad McCotter, a former GOP presidential hopeful and the U.S. Representative to Michigan's 11th congressional district, may not have turned in enough ...

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Woman Shot Grandson Eight Times

AP | COREY WILLIAMS | Posted 05.23.2012

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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Jonathan Hoffman frantically told a 911 dispatcher he had been shot in the chest by his grandmother and was going to die...

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Feds Release MI Oil Spill Investigation Documents

AP | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Energy, Kalamazoo Oil Spill, Oil Spills, Mi Pipeline Spill, Enbridge, Kalamazoo River, Pipeline Spills, Enbridge Michigan Spill, Mi Oil Spill, Michigan, Michigan Oil Spill, Kalamazoo River Oil Spill, Enbridge Spill, Video, Green News

MARSHALL, Mich. (AP) — Federal officials have released photographs and 5,000 pages of documents related to the pipeline rupture in southwestern Mich...

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ALEC anti-union push includes key players from Michigan, Arizona think tanks

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: And Economic Development Task Force, Goldwater Institute, Heritage Foundation, Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Koch Brothers, ALEC?S Commerce, American Legislative Exchange Council, Insurance, Michigan, Charles Koch Charitable Foundation, Labor, Common Cause, Arizona, Republican Party, Lobbyist, Politics News
The Center for Public Integrity

By Paul AbowdiWatch NewsThe American Legislative Exchange Council, which backs free-market legislation in the states, has been controversial in part...

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Dear Mitt: You Did Nothing to Save Detroit

Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Auto Bailout, Jennifer Granholm, Barack Obama, Michigan, Let Detroit Go Bankrupt, Romney Auto Bailout, Mitt Romney Auto Bailout, Mitt Romney Detroit, Politics News
Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm

As you know, Mitt, I was governor of Michigan during that horrible time, when the financial industry was melting down and the auto industry was in free fall. So Mitt, here's my request: Just stop it.

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Dave Jamieson

Romney Says Obama 'Takes Marching Orders From Union Bosses'

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Labor, Video, Romney Campaign, Obama Reelection, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney, Afl-Cio, Obama, Teamsters, Labor Unions, Unions, Michigan, Obama Campaign, Obama 2012, Politics News

Speaking to a crowd at a campaign stop in Lansing, Mich., on Tuesday, presumptive GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney took a swipe at both Presiden...

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Environmental Club Files Lawsuit Against Michigan Mine

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Huron Mountain Club Michigan, Video, Kennecott Eagle Minerals, Michigan Copper Mine, Huron Mountain Club Lawsuit, Environment, Michigan Nickel Mine, Kennecott Eagle Mineral Mines, Kennecott Eagle Mine Permits, Michigan Environment Lawsuit, Mineral Mining Permits, Huron Mountain Club, Michigan, Upper Peninsula, Green News

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A private club in Michigan's Upper Peninsula has filed a federal lawsuit to halt construction of a nickel and copper min...

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Are Michigan Republicans Scared of Democracy?

Paul Ruth | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Direct Democracy, Democracy, Emergency Financial Managers, Michigan, Detroit News
Paul Ruth

It might seem like an odd idea, but recent proposals, changes, and questionable intentions make this question worth answering.

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The Significance of "1"

Sen. Bert Johnson | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Detroit, Bert Johnson, Congressional Black Caucus, 13th Congressional District, U.S. Congress, Michigan, Politics News
Sen. Bert Johnson

Today I submitted the necessary petition signatures to qualify for the ballot for U.S. Congress in Michigan's new 13th Congressional District. I am th...

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Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities For Women

The Huffington Post | Hilary Tuttle | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Sexual Violence, Rape, California, Crime, Most Dangerous Cities for Women, Sexual Assault, Flint MIchigan, Sex Crimes, Tennessee, Illinois, Oklahoma, Alaska, Michigan, Springfield-Illinois, Crime News

In only the first four months of 2012, almost 300 rapes and four serial rapists have been reported in Detroit, and a 2011 survey found 37 percent of w...

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Wildfire Burns At Least 1,500 Acres In Michigan

AP | Posted 04.26.2012

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MENTOR TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a wildfire in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula has burned at least 1,500 acres and forced the evacu...

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New Study Shows Violence Costing America Over $460 Billion

Michael Shank | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Violence, Institute for Economics and Peace, Cambridge, Louisiana, Prison, Congress, US Peace Index, Arizona, Taxpayers, Michael Shank, Incarceration, Peace, Michigan, Maine, Wyoming, Policing, Homicides, Massachusetts, Detroit, Economy, Jail, Crime, Politics News
Michael Shank

The U.S. Peace Index is based on analysis of homicide, violent crime, policing, incarceration rates and availability of small arms data. With improvements in all five of these indicators from the 2011 to the 2012 USPI, the U.S. was found to be more peaceful than at any time since 1991.

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911 Dispatcher Convinces Man To End High-Speed Police Chase

AP | MIKE HOUSEHOLDER | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Car Chase, High Speed Chase, High Speed Police Chase, Michigan, Luis Bonilla-Machado, Tammy Gane, Crime News

DETROIT -- A western Michigan emergency dispatcher was able to calmly persuade an agitated man to pull over and end a lengthy high-speed police pursui...

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Obama Escalates Campaign With Midwest Swing

AP | NANCY BENAC | Posted 04.18.2012

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ELYRIA, Ohio — President Barack Obama said Wednesday that his Republican rivals are sincere, patriotic and absolutely wrong about how to reinvig...

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Gerald Ford Graffiti Pops Up In Michigan Hometown

AP | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Grand Rapids, Gerald Ford, Video, Former Presidents, West Michigan City, Street Art, Graffiti, Michigan, I-196, Arts News

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Former President Gerald Ford is remembered in his hometown of Grand Rapids by a museum and a stretch of interstate. Now, a graf...

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Dem Candidate Profits From Negative GOP Ad

The Huffington Post | Leigh Owens | Posted 04.05.2012

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Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D) enjoyed her most successful fundraising quarter ever in the wake of the controversy surrounding a negative campaign ...

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Leadership and Implementation Will Repair Detroit Finances

Gary A. Brown | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Government, Michigan, Gary Brown, City Council, Financial Crisis, Mayor Dave Bing, Detroit City Council, Detroit Consent Agreement, Detroit, Detroit Politics, Detroit News
Gary A. Brown

Now that City Council approved the consent agreement, the real work begins. We must put meat on the bones to create a restructuring plan.

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Michigan Police Investigate Killing Of Transgender Woman

Huffington Post | David Lohr | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Murder, Video, Transgender, Coko Williams, Crime News, Crime, Detroit, Qasim Raqib, Michigan, Shelley Hilliard, Crime News

The brutal murder of a transgender woman has left Detroit police with plenty of questions but no answers. The victim, 35-year-old Coko Williams, w...

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New Republican-Sponsored Voter Suppression Bills

John Blumenthal | Posted 04.03.2012

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John Blumenthal

In their eternal crusade to ensure that all Americans have a fair and equal right to vote, Republican legislators throughout the nation have recently proposed the following new bills.

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Teacher's Aide Booted For Refusing District Access To Personal Facebook

Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Kimberly Hester, Video, Facebook Passwords Employers, Cassopolis Michigan, Employers on Facebook, Facebook Passwords Employees, Michigan Schools, Facebook Passwords, Teachers, Lewis Cass Intermediate School District, Facebook, Michigan, Teachers Aide, Frank Squires Elementary School, Education News

A Michigan teacher's aide is fighting a legal battle with the Lewis Cass Intermediate School District for removing her from her position after refusin...

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Republican Presidential Win Would Give Free Rein To Neocon Ambitions of Empire

Olga Bonfiglio | Posted 05.26.2012

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Olga Bonfiglio

Dorrien supports the re-election of Obama because he doesn't want the neoconservatives to return to power as indeed they will under Romney or Santorum.

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Announcing The Corps Network 2012 Projects of the Year

Levi Novey | Posted 05.23.2012

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Levi Novey

Each year The Corps Network honors Service and Conservation Corps whose accomplishments and projects exemplify the positive role that Corps serve for individuals and communities nationwide.

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March Madness

Cheryl Carlesimo | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: George Duran, Meatballs, Brackets, Food Network, Chicago, Cinderella Stories, Seton Hall, College Basketball, Ncaa Basketball, March Madness, P.J. Carlesimo, Buzzer Beaters, Bracketology, Michigan, Tavern, Wisconsin Cheese Curds, Food News
Cheryl Carlesimo

Is there anything better than meatballs? But how can you eat them while watching basketball games on TV? Our good friend George Duran, who you may know as host of Ham on the Street on the Food Network, has a great solution for this March Madness problem.

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Best States to Make a Living 2012

Richard Barrington | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Personal Finance, Economy, Virginia, Washington, Texas, Illinois, Colorado, Michigan, Wyoming, Utah, Delaware, Massachusetts, Average Income, Cost of Living, State Income Tax Rate, Unemployment Rate, Business News
Richard Barrington

Where is the best place to make a living? In today's tough economy, it's an especially relevant question. A recent CareerBuilder survey found that 44 percent of workers said they'd be willing to relocate for a job opportunity.

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