Michigan Legislature

Michigan's shameful labor hit

2012-12-12 00:00:00

LANSING, Mich. — I'm a 60-year-old lawyer and part-time law professor. Chanting slogans is not my preferred method of discourse. But on Tuesday, I was in the streets of Lansing marching and chanting myself hoarse. I make my living as a labor...

Index of California consumer sentiment falls slightly in quarter

2012-12-11 11:29:00

Consumer confidence in California weakened slightly in the fourth quarter of this year, according to a Chapman University index released Tuesday. The California Composite Index of Consumer Confidence decreased to 92.7 from a revised third-quarter...

Esther Gordy Edwards dies at 91; sister of Motown Records founder

2011-08-28 00:00:00

When Berry Gordy Jr. wanted to borrow $800 from his family to found Motown Records in 1959, he knew that the most formidable resistance would come from his oldest sister, Esther. "You're 29 years old and what have you done with your life?" his sister...

Dr. Jack Kevorkian dies at 83; 'Dr. Death' was advocate, practitioner of physician-assisted suicide

2011-06-04 00:00:00

He was known as Dr. Death, a Michigan physician who helped his patients kill themselves. In doing so, Jack Kevorkian inflamed a nationwide debate in the 1990s over a terminally ill patient's right to die. And he served eight years in prison for second-...

L. William Seidman dies at 88; former chairman of FDIC

2009-05-14 00:00:00

L. William Seidman, who led the federal response to the savings and loan crisis of the late 1980s as chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., died Wednesday at a hospice in Albuquerque, N.M., of complications from pneumonia. He was 88. Seidman...

EDITORIAL: Welfare reform welcomed

2013-04-29 13:44:02

Formed out of FDR's New Deal, it offered a glimmer of hope for starving families during the Great Depression. It offered them a way to feed their children while they worked toward a better life. For many Americans, welfare has served to do just that --...

BRIEF: NMC to offer a bachelor's degree this fall

2013-04-25 06:24:04

Northwestern Michigan College plans to offer a bachelor of science degree in maritime studies this fall, making it among the first community colleges in the state to offer a four-year degree. "It's a huge deal," said Marguerite Cotto, NMC's vice...

Michigan Legislature starts passing budget plans

2013-04-25 06:04:00

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Lawmakers began setting the table Wednesday for how to spend $49 billion in the next Michigan budget, with big disputes to be resolved next month over expanding Medicaid, boosting road maintenance, giving tax credits for movie-...

Michigan Legislature to start passing budget plans

2013-04-24 05:09:00

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers are poised to take significant steps forward in passing the next state budget. The Republican-controlled House on Wednesday is planning to approve its entire spending plan for state government along with...

Bills spark debate over paid sick time in Michigan

2013-04-02 12:28:00

Bills spark debate over paid sick time in Michigan ALANNA DURKIN,Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Some Michigan Republicans are pushing to ban local governments from requiring employers to provide paid sick leave as cities in other...

Medicaid expansion in trouble in Michigan Legislature

2013-03-23 08:04:00

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Rep. Matt Lori found himself in an unusual position when shepherding through a $15.3 billion health budget that pays for Medicaid, the health insurance program for the needy. The Republican chairman of the House health budget...

Emergency dredging aid heads to Gov. Snyder's desk

2013-03-22 06:00:00

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Legislature has approved $21 million in emergency spending to dredge 49 harbors with low water levels. The bill won final passage Thursday from the Senate on a 30-5 vote after being passed by the House 107-3 a...

Bills recently introduced into the Michigan Legislature.

2012-07-16 07:38:00

Michigan Legislature back in session

2012-01-11 04:17:35