MI: State reps urge quick action on failing schools
Three state representatives today called on the Senate to act quickly on legislation targeting failing schools.
Read More
|
|
|
|
Archive of Michigan on Wednesday July 01, 2009
MI: State reps urge quick action on failing schools
Three state representatives today called on the Senate to act quickly on legislation targeting failing schools. Read More
MI: Riddle -- FBI probed $50K deal with Dems
Political consultant Sam Riddle says federal investigators have questioned $50,000 he received in 2006 from the Michigan Democratic Party-- payments he described as election year "hush money." Read More
Financial crisis torments states
(Updated 11:29 a.m. EDT, July 1, 2009) California may begin issuing IOUs this week because of the state’s unresolved budget crisis. But government disruptions were averted at least temporarily in five other states that missed a July 1 deadline for closing billion-dollar budget gaps. Read More
WI: Doubts about Michigan offer to GM
Governor Doyle is questioning how Michigan beat out Wisconsin in a bid to have General Motors build a new line of small cars in Janesville. Read More
MI: Bankruptcy not only option for DPS
Detroit Public Schools officials said Tuesday that a Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing is just one of many options being considered to address its multi-year deficit, but questions remain on how much such a filing would cost and whether the district would reap adequate benefits. Read More
MI: No texting, Twittering, Googling for jurors in Michigan
The Michigan Supreme Court on Tuesday banned all electronic communications, including text messages and Twitter feeds, for jurors on duty. Read More
MI: Lear ready to slip into bankruptcy
Lear Corp. is poised to file for bankruptcy protection as early as today, while Visteon Corp., already in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, is asking a judge to cancel retiree benefits. Read More
US: Colorado the least obese state
WASHINGTON—Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers. Read More
WI: Milwaukee edges up in population
When it comes to demographics, a small number can be a very big deal. Read More |
Powered by