Lawmaker's clash with fellow Democrats nothing new

2010-03-11T05:17:27Z

<div id="subtitle">Clashing with fellow Dems nothing new for Mich. lawmaker at center of debate over health care</div><div><p>Shortly after entering Congress in 1993, Rep. Bart Stupak withstood President Bill Clinton's charm offensive and voted against free-trade legislation — an early display of the independent stre...

Tuesday's College Basketball

2010-03-10T00:30:13Z

<div><p>EAST</p><p>Princeton 68, Penn 56</p><p>SOUTH</p><p>No scores reported from the SOUTH.</p><p>MIDWEST</p><p>No scores reported from the MIDWEST.</p><p>SOUTHWEST</p><p>No scores reported from the SOUTHWEST.</p><p>FAR WEST</p><p>No scores reported from the FAR WEST.</p><p>TOURNAMENT</p><p>Mich. state bank</div><div><p>Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero on Tuesday proposed having Michigan follow the lead of North Dakota and open a state-owned bank that could make low-interest loans to businesses and college students.&...

Michigan's Jan. jobless rate dips to 14.3 percent

2010-03-09T14:45:16Z

<div id="subtitle">Mich. jobless rate down slightly to 14.3 percent in January; rate relatively stable since July</div><div><p>Michigan's unemployment rate hasn't changed much since the middle of last year, state officials said Tuesday.</p><p>The state's seasonally adjusted January jobless rate was 14.3 percent, down from a revised 14.5 percent in December. The jobless rate has remained fairly stable since July, ranging from 14.2 percent to 14.5 percent, based...

Toyota seeks to block executive testimony in suit

2010-03-09T13:00:22Z

<div><p>DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> <TM.N> has asked a Michigan appeals court to intervene to keep its top two U.S. executives from being grilled by lawyers for the family of a woman killed while drivi...

Job Openings

2010-03-09T08:31:55Z

In this Feb. 10, 2010 photo, Mark McKenzie, of Roseville, Mich., views paperwork while attending a job fair in Detroit. Job openings rose sharply earlier this year, a sign that employers might be preparing to step up hiring.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Stupak Health Care

2010-03-08T19:17:53Z

U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak, left, D-Menominee, meets with Elin Richardson, of Rapids City, Mich., after a town hall meeting in Tawas City, Mich., Monday, March 8, 2010. Stupak said he expects to resume talks with House leaders this week in a quest for wording that would impose no new limits on abortion rights but also would not allow use o...

Michigan AD

2010-03-08T14:46:01Z

Michigan's new Athletic Director David Brandon, a former University of Michigan Regent and CEO of Dominos Pizza, talks in his office his first day on the job, Monday, March 8, 2010, in Ann Arbor, Mi...

No oath _ no conviction, Mich. court says

2010-03-05T14:30:56Z

<div id="subtitle">Mich. man sent to prison for 15 years gets new trial after jury didn't take oath to be honest</div><div><p>A Michigan man sent to prison for 15 years is getting a new trial after the judge failed to do a routine procedure — ask the jury to take an oath.</p><p>Timothy Becktel was sentenced in 2008 for assault with intent to murder. But his appellate lawyer successfully argued that the verdict sh...

Economy Unemployment

2010-03-05T07:49:23Z

In this Feb. 10, 2010 photo, Brad Perry, of Trenton, Mich., fills out an application while attending a job fair in Detroit. The unemployment rate held at 9.7 percent in February as employers shed fewer jobs than expected, evidence that the job market may be slowly healing. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Pittsburgh 73, Providence 71</p><p>Seton Hall 85, Rutgers 74</p><p>SOUTH</p><p>Alabama St. 81, Grambling St. 76</p><p>Belhaven 71, Xavier, NO 56</p><p>Delaware St. 57, Md.-Eastern Shore 37</p><p...

Penn St Michigan St Basketball

2010-03-04T18:47:14Z

Penn State's Andrew Ott (54) puts up a shot between Michigan State's Draymond Green, left, and Raymar Morgan (2) during the first half o...

The lesser-known Levin takes over key House panel

2010-03-04T15:33:14Z

<div id="subtitle">Michigan's Rep. Sander Levin, brother of senator, takes over key tax-writing committee</div><div><p>Rep. Sander Levin, the new chairman of Congress' tax-writing committee, is now getting a higher profile after decades in the shadow of the younger brother who's always been his sounding board.</p><p>By most accounts, Levin, 78, who goes by Sandy, accepted the chairmanship of the

Study: Some Michigan tax breaks not very effective

2010-03-04T14:33:50Z

<div id="subtitle">Study: Some targeted Michigan tax breaks not as effective as possible broader alternatives</div><div><p>Some of Michigan's targeted business tax incentives aren't effective when compared to possible broader tax-relief alternatives, according to a study released Thursday.</p><p>The report from the East Lansing-based Mich. tracks</div><div><p>Authorities say they believe as many as 30 owners, drivers, trainers and gamblers conspired to fix the outcome of certain harness horse races run at three Michigan tracks.</p><p>The Michigan State Police and the

Effort to rescind MI state worker pay raise fails

2010-03-03T13:00:34Z

<div id="subtitle">Effort to rescind pay raise for Michigan state workers fails, but Senate may try again</div><div><p>The fight over whether union-represented Michigan state government workers will get a scheduled 3 percent raise later this year is expected to continue in the state Legislature.</p><p>An effort to rescind the raises for roughly 35,000 state workers fell four votes short Wednesday in the Republica...

States that are considering credit check bans

2010-03-01T10:30:09Z

<div id="subtitle">States that are considering credit check bans</div><div><p>State legislators in the following states have proposed bills to ban credit checks on most job applicants, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures:</p><p>_ Connecticut, Grosse Pointe Park, Mich. Construction spending fell for a third straight month in January as a rebound in housing activity was not enough to offset widespread weakness in a number of commercial areas from office construction to hotels. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Township sells seldom-used pedestrian span for $1

2010-02-28T15:30:18Z

<div id="subtitle">Anonymous buyer buys western Michigan pedestrian bridge _ to go _ for $1</div><div><p>An anonymous buyer has purchased a western Michigan pedestrian bridge for $1.</p><p>The catch: The buyer must pay to move the span from Egelston Township, about 35 miles northwest of Grand Rapids.</p><p>Egelston Lafayette 60</p><p>Bloomfield 94, Caldwell 76</p><p>Boston U. 76, Maine 56</p><p>Brandeis 67, NYU 62</p><p>Bridgewater, Mass. 74, Framingham St. 70, ...

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