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LANSING, Mich. — One of the nation's most economically battered states is heading into more fiscal fights after surviving a short-lived governme...
Susan J. Demas | Posted 09.23.2009 | Politics
In New York, Paterson is down 17 points in general election polling and a whopping 46 percent in a primary. Could it really be that bad for John Cherry in Michigan? Actually, yes.
Susan J. Demas | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics
Thanks to the town hall turmoil from bigots, birthers and assorted miscreants, Republicans can savor a sugar-high on health care -- a decadent and ultimately short-lived victory.
Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm | Posted 09.17.2009 | Green
A car that gets 230 miles to the gallon? It's coming soon to a dealer near you. And jobs in America making it all possible.
AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 08.26.2009 | Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) -- Midwest governors met in Chicago on Monday in a show of unity as they push for an eight-state, high-speed rail network - agreeing to s...
Susan J. Demas | Posted 08.09.2009 | Comedy
Sarah Palin is wading back into the warm bowels of victimhood, whining that everyone's pilin' on about her steppin' down.
Susan J. Demas | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics
If the Republicans win the governorship here, the national media will trumpet that as an Important Trend. And a sign of the president's impending doom in 2012.
Mike Smith | Posted 07.07.2009 | Business
Our clan was a GM Family. That is, until I bought an Acura and I have never looked back.
Susan J. Demas | Posted 07.06.2009 | Business
Linking up with rail makes perfect sense for a contracting industry, at a time when environmental and economic factors make expanding public transit a necessity.
washingtonpost.com | Dana Hedgpeth | Posted 07.05.2009 | Business
Jack Fitzgerald, owner of nine Washington area dealerships -- seven of which are on the chopping block by General Motors and Chrysler -- left his head...
Susan J. Demas | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics
The former actress is auditioning for a role in Washington but when you don't get asked to dance at Prom enough times, the invitations tend to dry up.
AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, one of President Barack Obama's candidates for the Supreme Court, will be at the White House on Tu...
Shahid Buttar | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics
Pamela Karlan and, to a lesser extent, Gov. Granholm would be bold nominees, worthy of the first Supreme Court nomination by a President who himself has broken so much new ground already.
Susan J. Demas | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics
What happens when a Republican strategist tries to figure out why the party keeps hemorrhaging votes? Well, in Michigan, he loses his job.
Susan J. Demas | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics
Unless Obama proves to Michiganders that he is committed to the state as it bleeds jobs due to government-mandated auto restructuring, 2010 could be a very good Republican year here.
AP | Posted 05.15.2009 | Business
DETROIT — Michigan's governor says talk about General Motors Corp. declaring bankruptcy "is unhealthy" but says such a filing is something the s...
Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 04.30.2009 | Politics
Fear and anger are rising in Michigan. New York gets what it wants, when it wants it, from Washington; Michigan gets slapped in the face.
Gov. Jim Doyle | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics
While many states are cutting back on health care programs, here in Wisconsin we are moving forward, expanding access to health care at an unprecedented rate.
Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 04.04.2009 | Green
Under President Bush, the EPA denied California's request to let the state require cleaner cars for its residents. Upon taking office, President Obama...
Sierra Club | Posted 03.14.2009 | Green
South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford today became the third governor in a matter of days to renounce coal when he announced his opposition to a coal p...
Steve Clemons | Posted 12.09.2008 | Politics
I'm not satisfied with the roster of economic personalities and thinkers we see Barack Obama mixing with.
Newsweek | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics
Tina Fey may be the most popular woman playing Sarah Palin these days. But she's not the most influential. That honor goes to Michigan Governor Jennif...
Diane Tucker | Posted 10.20.2008 | Home
"Michigan has suffered this economy in its worst form. Voters blame the Democratic governor and the Democratic Party, and the Republican president and the Republican Party."
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics
Planning is underway for Joe Biden to gear up for his vice-presidential debate with Sarah Palin, according to reports. I'm not at all sure how one "p...
Laura Liswood | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics
McCain or Obama will be only the third president in history to go directly from the Senate to the White House. To me, women governors are more likely to possess the skills senators have to acquire.
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AP | KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics