8 Plead Guilty in Michigan Right-To-Work Protest
Eight people have pleaded guilty to misdemeanors after being arrested inside the state Capitol building during a protest against passage of Michigan's right-to-work law.
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Eight people have pleaded guilty to misdemeanors after being arrested inside the state Capitol building during a protest against passage of Michigan's right-to-work law.
The state Senate has again approved a proposal to end Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's tax-exempt status and transform it from a charitable trust to a customer-owned nonprofit.
Under a six-measure package introduced by Republicans on Wednesday, the gasoline tax would nearly double and registration fees for cars and pickup trucks would rise 80 percent.
Michigan Senate Democratic Leader Gretchen Whitmer says she is not running for governor.
Alex Rosario is being held in jail on $500,000 bond on charges of domestic terrorism.
About 50 clergy members asked Snyder to take the lead on addressing gun violence during a prayer service outside the Michigan Capitol on Tuesday.
The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed President Obama's choice of five-term Sen. John Kerry to be secretary of state, with Republicans and Democrats praising him as the ideal successor to Hillary Clinton.
Gov. Rick Snyder has withdrawn an offer by the state to lease Belle Isle from Detroit.
On the heels of the Senate's announcement of a bipartisan proposal for immigration reform, a rally on the issue is held in Dearborn.
Gov. Rick Snyder is asking the Michigan Supreme Court to rule quickly on the constitutionality of a right-to-work law that takes effect in two months.
The Michigan State Police spent an extra $900,000 on overtime and other expenses to have a large presence at the Capitol during demonstrations against a right-to-work law in December.
Kwame Kilpatrick is free after spending the weekend in lockup for violating parole in a 2008 conviction that booted him from office.
There could be another vocal public hearing Monday about the proposed lease of Belle Isle to the state .
Cost for Michigan State Police to protect the Capitol during "Right to Work" protests comes in at just under one and a half million-dollars.
Metro Detroiters are left divided as news spread that the Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat.