Lottery Prizes May Factor Into Welfare Rules
Lottery and other gambling winnings would factor into eligibility for welfare assistance under legislation approved Tuesday by the Republican-led Michigan House.
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Lottery and other gambling winnings would factor into eligibility for welfare assistance under legislation approved Tuesday by the Republican-led Michigan House.
Highland Park schools currently face an $11.3 budget deficit while student enrollment continues to plummet, down 58 percent over the past five years.
He endorsed Santorum by saying that he is "human", which officially stands as the lowest bar ever set for presidential qualification in American history.
As the top two contenders for the Republican presidential nomination continue to fight hard in battleground Michigan, a new poll suggested Mitt Romney has erased Rick Santorum's lead.
The U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday it will return to the issue of affirmative action in higher education for the first time since its 2003 decision endorsing the use of race as a factor in admissions.
Michigan Congressman John Conyers is hosting a forum Tuesday night to discuss the legal implications of the Emergency Manager Law.
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul will be campaining in Michigan next week ahead of the Feb. 28 primary.
What had been a 15 percent Rick Santorum advantage has dropped to 4 percentage points.
The House Judiciary Committee, this week, is expected to approve legislation to legalize concealed tasers to help fight crime.
The father of a Michigan man killed while serving in Iraq was outraged when he heard that flags in New Jersey were being flown at half-staff for the death of Whitney Houston.
After what university leaders have sometimes called a "decade of disinvestment," Michigan's public universities are poised to get a rare increase in state funding next fiscal year - and it could bring some tuition relief for students.
Speaking live on WWJ Newsradio 950, Republican presidential contender and Detroit native Mitt Romney said he knows his hometown is hurting -- and thinks the next president needs to be able to create jobs.
The United Auto Workers Union is fighting back, taking issue with GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney's attacks on the union's role in the auto industry bailout.
Governor Rick Snyder is endorsing Romney and a loss could result in consequences for both sides.
During a campaign stop in the suddenly powerful battleground state of Michigan, Santorum sat down with Carol Cain for a freewheeling "Michigan Matters" interview that will air at 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, on WWJ-TV/CBS Detroit.