Jennifer Granholm

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The latest attempt by Michigan lawmakers to repeal the state's law requiring use of helmets by motorcycle riders has passed the state House. The measure approved by a 69-39 vote Wednesday returns to the Senate. If the Senate...

DETROIT (AP) — Michigan's proposed ban on burning household waste is up in smoke. Public outcry caused the Department of Environmental Quality to yank the policy Monday. It will hold another series of public hearings, probably by summer. Spokesman...

NILES -- Will state retirees see their pensions taxed as Gov. Rick Snyder has proposed? It’s too soon to say what the Legislature will do with the proposal but one state lawmaker has an idea. “I suspect you’re going to see some...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Some Michigan lawmakers are making another attempt to ban a procedure they call "partial-birth abortion" in state law. A bill that would enact a state-level ban on the late-term procedure was approved Tuesday by the...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm plans to write a book, teach at University of California-Berkeley with her husband and appear as a speaker and public commentator. The Democrat says in a statement Monday that they are...

Can new Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder succeed in turning around Michigan’s floundering economy by, as he calls it, reinventing the state? Only time will tell, but a couple of state lawmakers from Berrien County seem to think he’s capable of the...

DETROIT (AP) — Michigan's starring role as a darling of the movie industry may be about to end up on the cutting room floor. Gov. Rick Snyder's first budget proposal calls for the elimination of the film tax incentive program — one of the...

DETROIT (AP) — Ex-Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm has taken aim at her former counterpart in California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, typing on Twitter that male governors should keep their "pants zipped." The tweet posted Tuesday is in response to the...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Ingham County controller is retiring next month after a 34-year career that included service to two Michigan governors. The Lansing State Journal reports ( http://on.lsj.com/10ee6KJ ) that Mary Lannoye is retiring on...

Gov. Martin O'Malley says the Netflix series "House of Cards" brought $140 million into the state's economy ("'Cards' a good deal, Md. Says," April 30). Where have we heard this before? In 2010 the Detroit Free Press reported that "Michigan's bid to...

CARGO PLANE CRASH-AFGHANISTAN 6 of 7 killed in Afghanistan plane crash from Michigan BELLEVILLE, Mich. (AP) — Six of the seven Americans killed when their National Air Cargo plane crashed Monday near an Air Force base in Afghanistan were from...

ECORSE, Mich. (AP) — State officials have removed Ecorse from a list of Michigan cities operating under financial emergencies. Gov. Rick Snyder said Tuesday that he has appointed an advisory board "to help ensure a smooth transition" and guide...