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Amash Introduces Bill Countering Federal Gun Sale Policy

Federal Court Tells Michigan College To Be Tolerant of Christians

Ex-U.S. education official named EM of Highland Park Schools

Tax preparers filed returns for dead people

Most Michiganders support paying 6% Michigan sales tax for online purchases, poll shows

Suspended Inkster judge defends spending from court fund

Michigan among states in study not ready to bring common core state standards to its classroms

Michigan legislature looking to merge substance abuse and mental health services

Woman Arrested For Allegedly Asking Service Dog to Leave Restaurant

Event With Former Terrorist Shut Down In Allegan

Roofing company sends Genesee County money to pay inmates $44 an hour

Want your Michigan income taxes to go down? Now there's a bill for that

MDOT's office overlooked expired licenses at flight schools

House panel challenges gov't response on Volt

GM’s Akerson: Chevrolet Volt ‘a political punching bag’

Schuette, Godbee urge Snyder to hire 1,000 cops

HUD to return Detroit Housing Commission to city control

U.S. Supreme Court ruling on GPS tracking will impact West Michigan police investigations

Ficano's top aide obtained video of commissioner stopped for suspected drunken driving

Grand Rapids to spend transformation cash on trash carts

Oceana County man who allegedly fired deer rifle at TV has been arraigned

Man charged with setting landlord on fire

Jennifer Granholm begins publicity build-up for her Current TV show, 'The War Room'

Sault Tribe board votes in favor of proposed Lansing casino

Report: Michigan Union Manual Instructs Teachers How To Use Children As “Propaganda”

Gov. Snyder: Highland Park schools at risk for shutdown

Snyder to Highland Park parents: 'I am not willing to take a chance with your children'

Nearly half of Michigan students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches

Glass repair firms cry foul

Obama shares the credit for autos’ rise

Michigan residents can apply for low-income home heating credits

Oceana County man pulls an Elvis, shoots television with deer rifle

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder: Immigration reform a federal issue worth talking about

Some Chevy dealers spurn Volt allocation

GM remains 'proud' of Chevy Volt in wake of feds ending post-crash fire investigation

Proposed Detroit City Council districts unveiled

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe to fight Lansing casino

Lansing casino builders face potential suit aimed at shutting project down

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette: Michigan has 'enough casinos'

Metro Detroit same-sex couple sues over Michigan adoption ban

Michigan State Police: Holiday drunken driving crackdown nets 300-plus arrests, more than 3,000 citations

Kalamazoo study referenced in report on high cost of meth burns

Family of man accused of biting off Grand Rapids woman's nose claims it was self-defense (photos)

Aretha Franklin’s wedding canceled

Pastor Will Continue To Operate Church

Pastor Receives Jail Time

Wayne Co. commissioners under fire for taking hefty donations from Ficano PAC

Gov. Rick Snyder says Michiganders became 'too negative' in last decade

Rick Snyder answers hostile questions in Facebook meeting

Gov. Rick Snyder warns that waiting until summer on health exchange could mean federal takeover

Some Michigan voters upset over having to declare a political party in Feb. 28 primary

Should Michigan create a registry of animal abusers?

Kent Leppink's once-convicted murderer, ex-stripper Mechele Linehan, free of charges

Snyder targets elimination of personal property tax paid by businesses

Gov. Snyder shrugs off State of State critics, promotes school, road funding plans

Reaction to State of State speech divided

Snyder: Focus on 'getting it right and getting it done'

Rick Snyder defends Michigan's emergency manager law

Gov. Snyder: School districts might have to show improvement, collaboration to get more state money

After two more fatal shootings, Flint emergency manager says he welcomes more state help with crime

'Y'all don't care': Parents, board members come to blows at Highland Park school meeting

Wind farm for Manistee Co. scrapped

Keystone XL pipeline rejection pleases woman affected by Kalamazoo River oil spill

20,000 Ford salaried workers get both raise, bonus

Commentary: Unplug electric car subsidies

Teens Stumble Upon Human Remains in Civil War Era Home

Teacher Investigated For Pouring Tea To Break Up Fight

Detroit Water rates to jump an average of 8.5% this year

Detroit on the brink of bankruptcy

Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano rescinds 26 of 44 layoffs announced last week

Flint union contracts under review, according to emergency manager's financial plan

State bills target collection of union dues, operations

NRC holding 2 regulatory conferences on Palisades nuclear plant safety issues on Wednesday

Michigan's Palisades nuclear plant may be named one of nation's 5 worst

Recent problems at the Palisades nuclear plant in west Michigan

Palisades nuclear plant bumped down in status by NRC; Entergy Nuclear to dispute other findings next week

Bum steel creates dangers at Palisades nuclear plant, Massachusetts congressman warns

Element Electronics to build TVs in Michigan

In state of the state address, Rick Snyder to call for ethics reform, improved customer service

One of the most effective ways to fill jobs? Expand web access, says Gov. Rick Snyder

UAW speaks up for 54.5-m.p.g. national fuel-economy rule at Detroit hearing

Study: Average age of passenger vehicles in the United States hits record 10.8 years

Drive to repeal Michigan emergency manager law extends its own deadline

Controversial Mayor Janice Daniels thrusts Troy into national spotlight

Senate Democrats propose free college tuition funded by reducing corporate tax credits

Detroit Police give up on car theft

Michigan couple recounts escape from grounded Italian cruise ship

Hundreds march near Gov. Snyder’s home to protest emergency manager law

Right to work fight may hit Michigan

Sharpton, others to protest Michigan emergency takeover law near Snyder's home today

Snyder: Better transportation, Web access key to finding jobs

Michigan's public universities see 24% increase in 'unrestricted' net assets

Man charged with bilking $1.2 million out of seniors says they didn't need it anyway

Blame the victim: Detroit will tow your car to spare it from a downtown break-in

Cedar Springs Man Arrested Drunk On State Police Post Lawn

'A Tut's tomb of treasures': The £16million collection of musical
instruments found languishing in a Michigan storage vault

'Internet sweepstakes cafe' in Ann Arbor rejects comparisons to gambling

White House: Yeah, We Knew About Chevy Volt’s Catching On Fire, But Didn’t Try And Hide The News

Lawyers look to appeals court to free Moroun, Stamper

Michigan officials investigate use of smart meters by utilities

State of Michigan makes emergency $188K advance to Highland Park schools to pay teachers

Emergency manager: Flint's financial problems 'massive'

Democrats announce ambitious plan to help Michigan students pay for college

Reported high school hockey team hazing stuns Howell

Sick Michigan girl, who was taunted on Facebook, dies

Wayne suit alleging severance cover-up is ‘smoking gun,’ commissioner says

Moroun, Stamper ordered to jail in Gateway Project dispute

Synder puts Highland Park a step away from financial manager

Takeover of Pontiac HUD funds criticized, but emergency manager calls the move necessary

Ficano, aide schemed to cover up severance deals

Second ex-Democrat leader gets probation in election scam

Former Michigan congressman Mark Siljander sentenced to year in federal prison

Off Duty Officer Suspected in Strip Club Hit and Run

Two 'All-American Muslim' stars caught with marijuana, authorities say

U.S. energy secretary: $600M nuclear research facility at MSU in question

Obama invites Ford to forum on bringing jobs back to U.S.

Obama touts ‘Outsource to Detroit’

Analyst: GM could launch retiree pension ‘buyout’

Audit finds public spending failures in program for disabled

Nearly 50 Michigan school districts posted deficits, 22 are $1 million or more in the red

Road Commission union workers hit hard by new law on health insurance

With fewer people working, a higher percentage of people in Michigan are poor

50 charged with fake identification trafficking, some with Grand Rapids ties

UP woman heads to federal prison after biting off man's nose

Man with bed, stuffed animals and candy in van planned meeting with teens in Centreville, police say

Study shows people are moving to ... Michigan?

Former Michigan Republican Party executive director calls Sen. Gretchen Whitmer
a 'government hooker,' supporters use Lady Gaga defense

Ann Arbor police set up online reporting system

Ann Arbor No. 6 on gayest cities in America list

More remarks about homosexuality embroil Troy mayor

U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow claims progress on Farm Bill, promises to get MF Global money back

Ficano lays off 44 to save Wayne County money

GRCC Terminates Football Program, Effective Immediately

Man bites off woman's nose during party dispute, Grand Rapids police say

Hyundai Elantra, Range Rover Evoque win North American Car and Truck of the Year awards

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood at Detroit Auto Show: 'American manufacturing is back'

Michigan man sentenced to death in Iran

UAW Fund, Underfunded By $20 Billion, To Cut Retiree Benefits

Are Electric Car Subsidies Driving Wealth to the Rich?

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood open to an additional federal grant for M1 light rail

One lawsuit filed, one expected over partner benefits ban and drug testing welfare recipients

Advocate names Grand Rapids one of its 'Gayest Cities in America'

Vice President Biden's Flint comments highlighted as feds change definition of 'rape'

Genesee County among pockets of Michigan taking hands-off approach to marijuana dispensaries

Marijuana grow lamps suspected in Macomb County mobile home fire, 8 pets killed

Detroit Is Laying Off Cops to Rehire Them With Federal Money

Yahoo Names Official Car Of The Obama Administration The 3rd-Worst Product Flop Of 2011

Thanks For The Bailout: Government Motors To Move Chevy Volt Production To China

GM to announce fix for Chevrolet Volt

GM to call back 8,000 Chevy Volts

Fiat meets last fed goal for takeover of Chrysler

ACLU to sue state to overturn law banning employers from providing insurance to domestic partners

Metro Detroit Dems praise Obama's controversial recess appointments to
National Labor Relations, Consumer Financial Protection bureaus

Fighting emergency manager law won’t bring people back to Michigan

Metro homeowners, renters seek crackdown on shoddy rental properties

Sen. Rick Jones compares female PR executive to hooker

Supporters of drug testing for welfare recipients want to test legality of proposal before making push

Assistant Michigan AG, Grand Ledge School Board President James Shell suspended after arrest in Eaton County

Kentwood Commissioner Unseated Due To Past Felony

Detroit police precincts to close to public 4 p.m.-8 a.m.

100 Detroit police officers facing layoffs

The Daily Beast: Detroit Mayor Dave Bing among 'political rising stars of 2012'

Detroit VEBA? Councilman Gary Brown says city unions could learn from United Auto Workers

Detroit town hall: Conyers vows to use White House relationships to fight state takeover

Kentwood commissioner may be ousted

Detroit homeowners dodging taxes by buying back foreclosed properties at auction

Proposed changes in federal child labor laws could affect life on Jackson County farms

Michigan won't challenge new rule: Insurers must spend 80% of premiums on health care

Legacy costs dig deeper fiscal hole for Detroit

Detroit homicides rose 10% in 2011

Michigan native says tip led to LA arsonist arrest

Porn firms sue over illegal downloads

Photos: GR New Year's Eve 2011