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Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is joining CNN as a senior political commentator, according to Adweek , a trade publication covering the media and advertising industry. Granholm, a Democrat, is one of nine political commentators and contributors added by the cable news network for 2017 as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office.
Flint is getting $12.8 million to buy 32 buses powered by compressed natural gas and to provide training for mechanics and drivers. The funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration was announced this week by U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters of Michigan.
As he takes the helm of the 110-member Michigan House, Tom Leonard says nothing has better prepared him than the best job he ever had - being a prosecutor in the Flint area. He says making arguments in court and building cases in trials have helped him in lawmaking.
The Sierra Club thinks Michigan has plenty of room for improvement when it comes to its annual environmental report card. The grassroots group released its scorecard of the 2015-2016 Legislative Session, and the results are pretty dismal.
As Orwell memorably put it, sometimes the "restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men." In that spirit, The Scrapbook will reiterate to our liberal friends: Donald Trump is going to be president of the United States.
FLINT, Mich. - It's been nearly a year since Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder declared a state of emergency in Flint, Michigan, where a man-made public health crisis embroiled his administration in scrutiny and led to criminal charges against a number of public officials.
Michigan voters this fall will get to decide whether to change how their state's congressional and legislative districts are drawn after the state Supreme Court kept an anti-gerrymandering proposal on the ballot. In a 4-3 decision issued late Tuesday, the state Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit challenging the initiative, meaning it will go to a statewide vote in November.
Michigan motorists could drive faster on rural highways under bills that won final approval Tuesday in the Legislature, which narrowly backed a 75 mph speed limit on 600 miles of freeway and a 65 mph limit on 900 miles of other roads. Within a year, the limits would rise from 70 mph to 75 mph and from 55 mph to 65 mph if a safety study shows it is OK and the new limit is what no more than 15 percent of drivers already are exceeding.
After a voter recount was launched and halted by a federal judge on Wednesday, state officials are now admitting that most of the voting machines in Detroit were broken on Election Day, reports the International Business Times . According to officials, over 80 machines were deemed faulty on November 8 which may have caused electronic vote tallies to be off in over half of the precincts in Detroit as well as one-third of the precincts in Wayne County.
Michigan's ... /Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP). Diane Petryk of Lansing, Mich., holds a sign that says, "Let the Recount continue" to rally and speak out against the courts decision to shut down the recount, at the ... .
Michigan's ... /Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP). Diane Petryk of Lansing, Mich., holds a sign that says, "Let the Recount continue" to rally and speak out against the courts decision to shut down the recount, at the ... .
Over the strenuous objection of Democrats, the Republican majority in the Michigan House approved legislation late last night that would require that voters present Photo I.D. when they vote or within ten days or have their vote thrown out. Supporters of the legislation say it's to protect the integrity of the vote.
Here in the Keystone State, her Green Party is asking for an emergency federal court order for a statewide recount. Her lawyer Ilann Maazel plans to make a statement after filing the federal complaint at 10am.
Dr. Ben Carson, who was born into poverty in inter-city Detroit and rose to be a preeminent doctor and surgeon, has been selected by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Teenagers, the son of a local sheriff's deputy and young artists who loved music are among the dozens of people who died when a fire broke out at an underground dance party in a warehouse that visitors called a... Teenagers, the son of a local sheriff's deputy and young artists who loved music are among the dozens of people who died when a fire broke out at an underground dance party in a warehouse that visitors called a death... As investigators searched for signs of a crime in the fire that killed at least 33 in an Oakland warehouse during a late-night dance party, survivors and teary-eyed friends of those who perished viewed the charred... As investigators searched for signs of a crime in the fire that killed at least 33 in an Oakland warehouse during a late-night dance party, survivors and teary-eyed friends of those who perished viewed the charred building... The longest, loudest ... (more)
It's a painful homecoming shared by hundreds of Syrians who are returning to areas de... . In this Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016 photo, Amina Hamawy, right, and her daughter Nisrin Malaji return to their looted home in the Hanano district of eastern Aleppo, Syria.
Shelley Mack says she didn't know the converted Oakland warehouse known as the "Ghost Ship" was an illegal residence until after she moved in, when she was instructed to tell visitors it was a 24-hour workspace... Shelley Mack says she didn't know the converted Oakland warehouse known as the "Ghost Ship" was an illegal residence until after she moved in, when she was instructed to tell visitors it was a 24-hour workspace for... Teenagers, the son of a local sheriff's deputy and young artists who loved music are among the dozens of people who died when a fire broke out at an underground dance party in a warehouse that visitors called a... Teenagers, the son of a local sheriff's deputy and young artists who loved music are among the dozens of people who died when a fire broke out at an underground dance party in a warehouse that visitors called a death... As investigators searched for ... (more)
Donald Trump descended on Indiana this week to praise Carrier Corporation's decision to partly reverse its plan to ship 2,000 jobs to Mexico. The president-elect and his running mate, Mike Pence, credit Trump's deal-making prowess, of course.
U.S. government officials on Thursday finalized an overhaul of how they plan for oil and gas drilling, mining, grazing and other activities across public lands in the West. U.S. government officials on Thursday finalized an overhaul of how they plan for oil and gas drilling, mining, grazing and other activities across public lands in the West.