Michigan

Small Town To Liz Cheney: We Want Gitmo Detainees, Not Your Fearmongering

The Plum Line | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics


Officials in a small Michigan town featured in a new video about Guantanamo by Liz Cheney's national security group want her to know that they're not ...

Good News or Bad Ideas? States Re-examine Marriage Amendments

Bil Browning | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics


Bil Browning

The equality drumbeat has rumbled on with news that Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Texas will be attempting to re-examine their amendments banning same-sex marriage and civil unions.

The Confidence Gap Between Democrats And Republicans

Susan J. Demas | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics


Susan J. Demas

Republicans have a well-oiled propaganda machine to facilitate the fantasy of strength and popularity. The message is always the same -- whether the GOP wins or loses, it always wins.

Rep. Schauer Challenged from Left and Right at Town Hall

Chris Savage | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics


Chris Savage

Schauer, who narrowly defeated the very conservative Tim Walberg in 2008, represents a swing district.

Rural Unemployment Soars During The Recession

Reuters | Nick Carey | Posted 11.12.2009 | Business


What's going on in Baraga [Michigan] and the rest of the Upper Peninsula [Michigan], or UP, mirrors the slow burn that the recession has made through ...

10 States Face Looming Budget Disasters: Pew Report

AP | JUDY LIN | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In Arizona, the budget has grown so gloomy that lawmakers are considering mortgaging Capitol buildings. In Michigan, state ...

Scott Zielinski Can Sue: Judge Allows Convicted Robber To Sue Michigan Store That He Robbed

AP | Posted 11.04.2009 | Home


MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. — A Michigan judge says a man who claims he was chased, shot and beaten by workers at a store he'd just robbed can sue the ...

Luqman Ameen Abdullah, Leader Of Radical Islam Group, Killed In Raid

AP | ED WHITE | Posted 10.29.2009 | Home


DETROIT — Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested several members of a radical Sunni Islam group in the U.S., killing one of its leaders at a ...

Costco: Food Stamps Will Be Accepted

Seattle Times | Melissa Allison | Posted 10.28.2009 | Business


Costco Wholesale plans to accept food stamps at its warehouse stores nationwide, a major shift for a company that earlier this year said it doubted th...

America's Midwest: Cashless Chasm or the Valley of Opportunity?

Jeff Bocan | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business


Jeff Bocan

I want to offer a macro-level view of the larger opportunity I see in both Michigan and the Midwest, as a venture capitalist looking for small businesses that have a chance to become much, much bigger businesses.

Michigan Versus Care Co-ops

Sheila Lirio Marcelo | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living


Sheila Lirio Marcelo

Lisa Snyder thought she was just doing a good deed. Every weekday morning, Lisa has helped three nearby families by watching their children before the bus arrives to whisk the kids off to school...

Why States Like Michigan Are Failing

Susan J. Demas | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


Susan J. Demas

How does our state rebuild when a quarter or a third of our citizens don't receive the help they need from the state so they can get a job, see a doctor, stay in school, keep their homes or eat dinner tonight?

Readers' Photos of Fall Leaves

Huffington Post | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green


Following our slide show of the best places to go for autumn leaves, readers sent in their favorite photos of fall foliage. From Michigan to New Hamp...

New Medical Marijuana Policy: Obama Administration Will Not Seek Arrests For People Following State Laws

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under...

HoneyLine: My HoneyLine TV Interview With Kid Rock

Gabrielle Reece | Posted 10.13.2009 | Living


Gabrielle Reece

You don't have to agree with Kid Rock's politics, but it's good to learn how this single father of a sixteen year old boy juggles everything.

Limbaugh Calls Detroit's Poor "Obama's America"

Chris Savage | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics


Chris Savage

Detroiters converged on Cobo Hall last Wednesday to claim federal aid, giving Rush Limbaugh a chance to mock "Obama's America."

Patricia Keezer: 'Robin Hood' Banker Sentenced To 1 Year In Prison For Embezzling

AP | ED WHITE | Posted 10.06.2009 | Home


DETROIT — A Michigan bank manager who insists she gave the $340,000 she stole over eight years to needy customers was sentenced Tuesday to a yea...

3 U.S Congressmen, 1 Voice: Health Care is a Civil Right

Chris Savage | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics


Chris Savage

Health care is a right, not a privilege. A struggle as important and epic as the fight for civil rights in this country.

Clean Energy Bill Key to Jobs Growth, Manufacturing Says Michigan Gov.

Josh Dorner | Posted 10.06.2009 | Green


Josh Dorner

Granholm understands that comprehensive energy reform is essential in order to build the clean energy industries that will put America back in control of our economy, our security, and the future of our planet.

Michigan Heads Toward Partial Government Shutdown

AP | KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics


LANSING, Mich. — One of the nation's most economically battered states is heading into more fiscal fights after surviving a short-lived governme...

General Motors Pickup Truck Closes: Is this The End Of The Pickup?

nytimes.com | BILL VLASIC and NICK BUNKLEY | Posted 09.30.2009 | Business


PONTIAC, Mich. -- The closing of a big General Motors truck plant this week is another sign that America's love affair with pickup trucks is fading fa...

Could Barack Obama Make a David Paterson Move in Michigan?

Susan J. Demas | Posted 09.23.2009 | Politics


Susan J. Demas

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.

Five One-Way Tickets to Michigan, Please

Jeff Bocan | Posted 09.29.2009 | Business


Jeff Bocan

This summer, I decided to move my wife and three little kids away from the sunny beaches and new media millionaires of Southern California to -- you guessed it -- Michigan.

Detroiters React To Special Screening Of 'Capitalism: A Love Story'

MLive.com | Jessica Nunez | Posted 09.21.2009 | Entertainment


After Michael Moore debuted his new film "Capitalism: A Love Story' near his Michigan home in the northwestern village of Bellaire, he opened the film...

Anti-Abortion Group Politicizes Memorial of Slain Pro-Life Activist

Chris Savage | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics


Chris Savage

Although anti-abortion groups decried the "politicization" of the killing of Dr. George Tiller, it appears that they are perfectly happy to use this tragedy to their own political advantage.