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State lawmakers are waiting for Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm to put her stamp of approval on legislation inspired by a 2008 election controversy over a a Circuit Court race.

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A statewide smoking ban that has stalled for years in the Legislature could be in place by Christmas.

The state's insurance commissioner on Monday rejected a request by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to raise its rates for Medigap coverage by 31 percent.

After the Billings Series regular season and the regional finales were completed, 28 of the top harness racing amateurs convened at The Meadows on December 7th for the Delvin Miller Memorial Driving Championships Gold, Silver and Bronze Cup Finals and when they were finalized Tony 'the Capo' Verruso won the $25,000 Billings Gold Cup Final while ...

Six Harrisville residents arrested after a three-month undercover operation on the part of the Department of Natural Services are facing new court dates in Alcona County District Court.

To help build the foundation of a biomass industry in the United States, the U.S. Departments of Energy and Agriculture have selected 19 biorefinery projects in 15 states to receive up to $564 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

The National Weather Service is predicting a "big winter storm" for the middle part of the week in the Great Lakes Bay Region.

In a victory for President Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry.

President Obama's nominee for a top weapons-buying job at the Pentagon recently served as a paid adviser for a big defense contractor and is declining to disclose whom else he has worked for on a government ethics form designed to help the public guard against potential conflicts of interest.

Mandatory flu vaccines may be coming to a health care facility near you - and that's a good thing.

Job seekers crowd in front of an employer at a job fair Nov. 4 in Livonia. Earlier : Unemployment agency: Most jobless Michigan residents whose benefits have expired will only qualify for 13 weeks of additional payment A reader in Grand Rapids e-mailed me today asking whether I could look into a question she had on new unemployment extension ...

Gov. Jennifer Granholm visited A 123 System's new lithium-ion battery plant in Livonia in August.

A major new study shows that the states roads are rapidly falling apart. Michigan Radios political analyst Jack Lessenberry takes a look at whats going on. Hear Audio Story. Heres something that shouldn't surprise you.

It may come as a surprise to many patients, but a new study shows that primary care visits have actually gotten a little longer since the late 1990s.

Nidal Hasan allegedly went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, terrorism investigators conducted an "assessment" of him before deciding he did not pose a threat.

The last of six Fowlerville-area friends charged with copying $20 and $100 bills - which some of the defendants then tried to use at area businesses, police say - have entered plea deals.

H1N1 has a new foe: schools. The environment where last year it might have waited for unsuspecting hosts -- from crowded buses to computer labs to college lecture halls -- is now the enemy's camp, and it's stocked with an arsenal of hand sanitizers, disinfecting wipes and relentless flyers about hand-washing and safer sneezing.

Monday, October 12, 2009 at 3:44 p.m. A 16-year-old,A who allegedly slashed another teen's face with a machete, waived his arraignment today in Iosco County Circuit Court.

As archery deer season progresses, the Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters of some important regulation information for the 2009 season.