Michigan Political News
Grass roots effort encourages Congress to pass additional weeks of federal unemployment benefits
Friday March 12, 2010 7:19PM | feedburner.com
AFL-CIO endorses Bernero for governor
Lansing -- The Michigan AFL-CIO has endorsed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero, igniting a battle for union endorsements in the race.
Friday March 12, 2010 7:17PM | detnews.com
Gov't mortgage plan aids 16 percent of borrowers
Washington -- The Obama administration's mortgage relief plan has helped only about 16 percent of borrowers who signed up since its launch last year, and hundreds of thousands of homeowners are in limbo without an answer.
Friday March 12, 2010 7:07PM | detnews.com
Workers' compensation for illegal immigrants? State Rep. Rashida Tlaib introduces bill
Friday March 12, 2010 6:39PM | feedburner.com
Official: Obama wants Yellen as Fed vice chair
Washington -- President Barack Obama wants to nominate Janet Yellen, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, to take over as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, an administration official said Friday.
Friday March 12, 2010 6:37PM | detnews.com
GOP gubernatorial contenders will head to Birch Run forum
Friday March 12, 2010 6:05PM | feedburner.com
Michigan awarded $429 million in education stabilization funding to help support jobs
Friday March 12, 2010 4:17PM | feedburner.com
Rank hypocrisy over Race to the Top
Friday March 12, 2010 3:15PM | feedburner.com
Attorney: Ex-aide to Mike Cox has 'important information' on investigation of slain stripper
Friday March 12, 2010 2:28PM | feedburner.com
Gov. Jennifer Granholm applauds bill to lure 47,000 public employees, including teachers, into retirement
Friday March 12, 2010 12:39PM | feedburner.com
Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick says she will cooperate with grand jury, but is not target
Friday March 12, 2010 12:34PM | feedburner.com
Dems near health vote without abortion deal
Washington -- House leaders have concluded they cannot change a divisive abortion provision in President Barack Obama's health care bill and will try to pass the sweeping legislation without the support of ardent anti-abortion Democrats.
Friday March 12, 2010 6:00AM | detnews.com
Michigan Senate plan would cut university funding 3%
Friday March 12, 2010 1:37AM | feedburner.com
Rep. Stupak's clash with fellow Democrats nothing new
Friday March 12, 2010 1:28AM | feedburner.com
Hundreds for and against health-care reform rally outside Rep. Mark Schauer's office in Jackson
Friday March 12, 2010 1:22AM | feedburner.com
Senate majority leader's wife, daughter injured in wreck
Washington -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife and daughter were hospitalized Thursday -- the wife with a broken back and neck -- after their minivan was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer truck on an interstate highway in suburban Virginia, authorities said.
Friday March 12, 2010 12:55AM | detnews.com
Plan would cut Mich. university funding
Lansing -- Michigan's public universities would face 3 percent cuts in state aid based on a bill moving through the state Senate.
Thursday March 11, 2010 11:53PM | detnews.com
Rep. Cheeks Kilpatrick says she's not 'target' of grand jury
Washington -- Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick said today she and a top aide are not targets of a grand jury and will "cooperate fully" after receiving subpoenas.
Thursday March 11, 2010 10:37PM | detnews.com
State bills offer new retirement incentives
Lansing -- Bills calling for incentives to coax 7,900 state employees and 39,000 public school teachers to retire were introduced in the Legislature today, drawing praise from Gov. Jennifer Granholm
Thursday March 11, 2010 9:43PM | detnews.com
Mich. Republicans push stem cell reporting measure
Lansing -- Michigan's public universities doing embryonic stem cell research would face reporting requirements under a bill that's advancing in the state Senate.
Thursday March 11, 2010 8:27PM | detnews.com
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