Appeals Court Says Mich. 5-Year Welfare Limit OK
The state of Michigan can take away welfare benefits under a five-year federal limit even if recipients still might qualify for cash under state law, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday.
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The state of Michigan can take away welfare benefits under a five-year federal limit even if recipients still might qualify for cash under state law, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday.
The Michigan appeals court says the state can't stop people from owning stun guns.
Warren city officials on Tuesday night approved an emergency ordinance about when and where people may set off powerful fireworks recently legalized by the state.
Congressman Thaddeus McCotter of Michigan plans to donate his leftover campaign money to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
A group behind a push to bring new casinos to Michigan has turned in petitions to get the measure on the November ballot.
It'll be an all-out Michigan celebration Wednesday when UAW leaders and the president of Macomb Community College meet with President Barack Obama at the White House to celebrate Michigan's success.
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing says the city plans to tear down 1,500 dangerous and abandoned structures by the end of September.
Governor Rick Snyder was met by protesters minutes after he arrived to speak before the Council of Baptist Pastors of Detroit and Vicinity Tuesday morning at Bethel Baptist Church East in Detroit.
The $48 billion spending plan for the budget year that starts Oct. 1 is law.
Pugh's public relations staffer said she had nothing to say about the incident, and Pugh himself did not respond.
"They want to silence women on it. I absolutely think this is about a war on women, " said State Rep. Lisa Brown, who was barred from speaking in the Michigan House after using the word "vagina" during a debate over anti-abortion legislation.
State lawmakers are taking steps to try to revive the struggling horse racing industry in Michigan.
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the most controversial element of Arizona's immigration law, allowing the state to require police officers to enforce immigration laws. Three other provisions of the law have been struck down.
Gov. Rick Snyder will visit Monroe Monday for a public town hall meeting to listen to the concerns of local residents and address reforms that have been signed into law during his tenure.
The debate over increasing Michigan's renewable energy requirements is starting to heat up faster than a solar panel on a cloudless summer day.