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"The U. S. Constitution doesn't
guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch
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MICHIGAN MELTDOWN!
Grand Rapids Press - Daily
State Rep. Lisa Howze announces bid for Detroit
mayor
Michigan cities have misery cornered, Forbes
report says
Following rare playoff appearance, Lions raise
ticket prices by 7.9 percent
Judge tosses out union activist's bid to halt
$700K payday for Turkia Mullin
Tentative deal with unions may not be enough to
stop state takeover of Detroit
Charges sought in taped beating of boy in Flint
Feds raid Detroit warehouse in illegal marijuana
probe
Royal Oak dog's plight goes viral
Chrysler Posts Profit for First Time in Over a
Decade
Grand Rapids metro area gets bad grades on racial,
ethnic equality
City of Detroit promises unions it'll crack down
on delinquent taxes, unpaid tickets
Feds seize $5 million in counterfeit NFL gear,
Comstock Park man accused of online piracy
Granholm: Romney's rhetoric on auto industry will
haunt him in general election
Michigan Democrats are taking 1st shot at
corporate funding with proposed ethics, campaign finance reform
Senate Dems: Republicans should have stayed and
worked instead of heading to Washington, D.C. for prayer
Feds shut down Comstock Park NFL pirate
Madonna tells NFL Network she wants daughter to go
to Michigan
Government steps up Jeep Liberty air bag probe
Snyder questions actions of other GOP governors
Chevy Volt Sales Continue To Tank,
Sells Only 603 In January
GM experiences 6 percent sales loss
in January
Chrysler hourly workers to get
$1,500 profit sharing check
Feds charge alleged leader of Metro
Detroit drug ring, former state rep.
Detroit schools to be added to
statewide school district will be announced this month
Teacher, mother charged with
defrauding DPS of more than $530,000
Elementary teacher arrested after
photos show children blindfolded, taped
Dave Camp, Debbie Stabenow call for
action against Asian carp
US Muslims seek clemency for
condemned US-Iranian from Flint
East Lansing may join lawsuit
against domestic partner benefits ban
Pfizer recalls 28 lots of birth
control pills
Amtrak train derails in southern
Michigan
Elderly woman scrapes two
buildings, drives along Kalamazoo Avenue sidewalk before being stopped
Michigan parking tickets could cause license woes
Union dues bill approved by Michigan House panel
Report proposes dividing Great
Lakes, Mississippi
Michigan poll: 58% oppose raising
fees, gas taxes to fix up roads
Poll: Michigan voters don't support taxpayer
funded domestic partner benefits
Cheapest plan to hold back Asian
carp carries $3B price tag
Teens Brutally Attack Michigan Teen
and Post Video on Facebook
Review blasts teacher compensation study as
'flawed' and 'sloppy'
Online hiring index calls Metro Detroit third
worst place in the country to find a job
Michigan Supreme Court justice: Public deserves
decision on emergency manager law
If unions won't budge, Detroit may have to take
drastic budget measures
Thousands facing foreclosure threat due to unpaid
property taxes attend hearing at Cobo
Bills on public employee strikes, dues collection
clear state House committee
District pushes against all-day, every day
kindergarten
Former treasurer of Traverse City condo
associations took $190,000
Detroit Lions fan who threatened to blow up
Superdome released on bond
Take a trip through Michigan's 175 years
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
