MI: Mid-Michigan may bear brunt of state cuts
Layoffs loom as dust settles from budget showdown.
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Archive of Michigan on Monday November 02, 2009
MI: Mid-Michigan may bear brunt of state cuts
Layoffs loom as dust settles from budget showdown. Read More
MI: Granholm -- Signed budget painful
Gov. Jennifer Granholm vetoed more than 70 items Friday while signing the final six bills for a 2009-10 budget, but did not find enough funding to restore cuts to college scholarships, local government and Medicaid. (Also see: MI: 2010 budget reforms tougher) Read More
MI: Granholm -- Michigan budget 'fight is not over'
Gov. Jennifer Granholm put the 2009-10 budget to bed Friday, but vowed "the fight is not over" because cuts to priorities are "too painful." Read More
MI: Stimulus gives Michigan a jolt
Michigan has received $5.2 billion in federal stimulus money, split between 3,999 federal contracts, grants and loans, according to data released Friday by the White House. Read More
MI: Michigan child support pleas flood courts
Parents pinched by the recession are flooding courts across the state with requests for reductions in child support payments. Read More
MI: 2010 budget reforms tougher
A still-struggling economy combined with a leaner stimulus package from the federal government spell deep trouble for a governor and Legislature that took an extra month to finish this year's budget. Read More
MI: State Public Service Commissioner -- Electric rates higher; Natural gas prices lower
MUSKEGON -- Consumers will face higher electrical rates but pay less this winter for natural gas as a transformation of Michigan's energy sector will emerge in the next five years. Read More
MI: Medical pot creates workplace dilemma
Employers are facing tough issues as they try to navigate the state's fledgling medical marijuana law, such as the difference between "smoke" and "ingest." Read More
MI: It's official -- State Fair a goner
Fans of the Michigan State Fair said most of their good-byes in September, when the oldest fair in the country closed for what they feared was the last time. Read More
MI: George Perles serious about run for Michigan governor
The 75-year-old former Michigan State football coach, a Democrat, intends to run for governor and told The Detroit News he will begin his campaign after New Year's Day. Read More
MI: MSU considers department closings
Squeezed by shrinking state funding, Michigan State University may close two of its departments -- Geological Sciences and Communicative Sciences and Disorders -- and discontinue several majors. Read More
MI: School bus inspections to resume
When Granholm signed a budget for the Michigan State Police today, she directed the department to find money within its own budget to continue the inspections. Read More
MI: Despite strange end to budget battle, Dillon, Bishop friendly
House speaker warns major hurdles are ahead. Read More
MI: Governor won't veto MSU Extension funding
Gov. Jennifer Granholm will not veto funding for the Michigan State University agricultural extension and experiment station programs, as many anticipated, state officials said Thursday. Read More
MI: State investigates workers in woman's neglect death
The state's Department of Human Services is investigating why its workers failed to help a struggling Southfield woman take care of her bedridden mother, who eventually died of neglect, despite repeated pleas for help and multiple visits to her home that documented the mother's perilous condition. Read More
MI: AP analysis -- Hardest-hit areas recovering slowly
Michigan was identified as the second most affected state, with four counties in southeast Michigan among the 20 worst in the nation. Read More
Spending limits, gambling top fiscal 2009 ballot measures
 The national spotlight may be focused Nov. 3 on elections for governor in New Jersey and Virginia, but voters elsewhere could take action to profoundly change the way their states get and spend taxpayers’ money.
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IL: Illinois parental notification law goes into effect Tuesday
Physicians in Illinois this week must begin notifying a parent or guardian when a girl 17 or younger seeks an abortion -- a rule abortion opponents long have sought, but which critics say could keep minors from seeking safe procedures. Read More
WY: Study finds west is best for sleep
If you're feeling well rested this morning, it might be because you live out West. Read More
OH: Gambling opponents speak out
Opponents of the gambling issue on Tuesday's ballot stepped up their attacks yesterday on the Michigan businessman who would own two Ohio casinos, producing a retired police officer who said the would-be casino tycoon lied about his college arrest on suspicion of running a gambling ring. Read More |
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