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Michigan's economy will improve in 2010, but only in comparison to what has been "one of the most brutal years in a generation," University of Michigan economists said Friday.
General Motors Co. is promising to keep its headquarters in Detroit in return for expanded state tax credits approved Tuesday.
GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder said that Michigan needs to lay out its budget for two years at a time and ask citizens what programs they support.
One-third of Michigan roads were in poor condition in 2008, a percentage that could climb dramatically in coming years if lawmakers don't pump more money into transportation, road advocates said Monday.
The Michigan House voted to tap federal stimulus money set aside for next year to soften a cut in school funding now, but it's unlikely the move is going to win the support of the state Senate.
Michigan's governor warned Tuesday of a possible 20 percent cut in state spending next year, a draconian step after billions in cuts since 2003 have already dented police and fire services, pushed schools toward insolvency and reduced oversight of prison inmates.
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm said the budget she finished signing into law Friday will hurt the state's efforts to recover from the economic downturn.
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm remains optimistic that some Senate Republicans will support more money for schools, but GOP Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop said Tuesday he won't alter the Senate's only proposal for raising some extra cash.
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Wednesday she hasn't decided where she'll make cuts in the six remaining budget bills on her desk.
Republican Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop sent the final six budget bills Tuesday to Gov. Jennifer Granholm, but he warned her not to expect any additional money for programs she wants to restore.
The number of public employees in the state has been dropping since mid-2005 as the poor economy has forced school districts and governments to trim staff, adding to the state's already high unemployment rate, according to a new report released Monday.
Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Republican Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop said Wednesday they don't expect another government shutdown over the budget, but they didn't seem close to agreeing on anything else.
Michigan's unemployment rate, which was the nation's highest at 15.2 percent in August, crept up to 15.3 percent in September, state officials said Wednesday.
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Monday she may take money from programs she doesn't like to pay for college scholarships and local police and fire protection.
One of the nation's most economically battered states is heading into more fiscal fights after surviving a short-lived government shutdown that ended with an interim budget and lingering uncertainty about more permanent spending cuts.
Economically beleaguered Michigan faces a possible government shutdown — shuttering highway rest areas, state parks, construction projects and the state lottery — if lawmakers fail to reach a budget deal in the next few days.
House Speaker Andy Dillon said Wednesday that Democrats who control the Michigan House could start passing revised budget bills next week for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1.
Former U.S. Rep. Carl Pursell, who served in the U.S. House for 16 years and later became an Eastern Michigan University trustee, died Thursday. He was 76.
Officials in four Midwestern states badly hurt by the auto industry's woes are lining up to ask the Cabinet secretaries crisscrossing the region for a better deal when it comes to getting funds from the federal recovery act.
Fears that a Chrysler LLC bankruptcy could devastate southeast Michigan and harm Chrysler workers and retirees nationwide were abating somewhat as details of the deal were released Thursday.
Eleven-year-old Mohammed didn't speak much English, but Army Maj. David Howell had no trouble understanding the badly burned Iraqi boy's request last November to take him to America.
The White House on Thursday kicked off a series of regional health forums in Michigan by emphasizing that reforming health care is yet another way to help the nation's struggling economy.
The sauvignon blanc was from California, the pinot noir from Oregon.
In some ways, 2008 was the toughest year in office Gov. Jennifer Granholm has faced since her election six years ago.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm has differed in the past with U.S. automakers, squabbling with the United Auto Workers union over party politics and wishing out loud that Michigan's fortunes weren't so tied to the ailing industry.
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