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Are Michigan's standards for high school graduates too tough?
I remember when the Michigan Legislature toughened the requirements for high school graduation.
15 hrs ago | Detroit Free Press
Michigan Senate fails on energy efficiency
At a time when the prices of all types of energy are soaring, and Michigan citizens are desperate for solutions to help them reduce their energy costs, the Michigan Senate astonishingly voted, on a virtual ...
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Three Californians dead in Alaska crash, 2 Michiganians hurt
Three California men are dead and two Michigan men are critically hurt in a vehicle rollover on Alaska's Parks Highway.
Rally links state to foreign sweatshops
When Miranda Alger imagines her future, the recent college graduate pictures having a good job and earning enough money to allow her to live comfortably.
Alabama voters could have final say on VW deal
If Volkswagen AG picks Alabama for an assembly plant, voters statewide will likely get to decide if they want to seal the deal, possibly by tapping into a state savings account.
Can Michigan strike again at Pahokee
The Michigan Wolverines already have a former Pahokee star on their team in wide receiver Martavious Odoms.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Responds to Attorney General's...
DETROIT, July 2 MI-BlueCross-Responds DETROIT , /PRNewswire/ -- The Michigan Attorney General announced on he was filing a lawsuit against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan challenging a capital transaction ...
Gov. Jennifer Granholm has asked President Bush to declare a major disaster for parts of Michigan following severe storms in mid-June. Granholm asked Thursday for federal aid to partially cover the costs to the ...
Michigan settles suit, agrees to reform foster care
Michigan will hire hundreds of workers to help more than 6,000 abused and neglected children who have languished in foster care find permanent homes after settling a class-action lawsuit filed by an advocacy ...
Phil Power: Good news on Great Lakes water
Now for some really good news: Last week, both houses of the Michigan Legislature reached a key agreement designed to protect the Great Lakes and Michigan's water.
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The election for Michigan's 7th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives has shaped up to become one of the most highly contested races in the state.
Two Mich. students charged in videotaped school attack
Two high school students from western Michigan who were videotaped attacking a classmate were charged with aggravated assault on Wednesday.
Few outside the state of Michigan are fully aware of its economic woes. Nationally, the U.S. economic slowdown, housing market decline, and rising gasoline prices have captured the headlines.
Mich. senators push for no-reason absentee voting
State senators say it's time to let all Michigan voters cast an absentee ballot if they want.
Michigan governor outlines ways to save money
Jennifer Granholm is riding her bike to work several times a week, an example of ways she says Michigan consumers can save money.
Continue reading "State settles $3.25 million lawsuit over Timothy Souders death in prison"
A $3.25 million lawsuit settlement in no way makes up for the death of her son in a Michigan prison, Theresa Vaughn said, nor will it stop her campaign to improve prison conditions.
Rising tuition threatens Michigan education goals
A reduction in state aid going to Michigan's public universities has helped spark skyrocketing tuition and threatens to undermine the state's efforts to dramatically boost its number of college graduates.
Via the Club for Growth , it shouldn't be any surprise that Michigan's economy is in trouble.
Group expects enough signatures for Mich. ballot
Organizers expect to have enough signatures to get a proposal on the Michigan ballot that would reduce the number of state lawmakers and appellate judges.
Shut the spigots on selling out state water
Do you think Michigan's lakes, streams and connected groundwater are a resource the public owns, or do you think they should be up for sale to the highest bidder? A bidder who could then market the water ...