Jennifer Granholm

LANSING (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder plans to sign a bill that would prevent state-level administrative rules mandating workplace ergonomics in Michigan. The Republican governor scheduled a formal bill signing event for Tuesday afternoon....

DETROIT (AP) — Michigan's proposed ban on burning household waste has gone up in smoke. Public outcry caused the Department of Environmental Quality to yank the policy Monday. Fewer than a dozen people attended public hearings last year, but...

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 detailed her plans to Politico for a story Monday and says she's...

Former computer executive Rick Snyder has become Michigan's 48th governor, taking charge of a state starving for a turnaround after years of economic distress. Shortly after noon Saturday, Snyder took the oath of office from Marilyn Kelly, chief...

WESTLAND, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder's plan to put the state's item-pricing law on the shelf is being met with concern by unions, open arms by retailers and mixed reviews from shoppers. The Republican told lawmakers during his first State of...

LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder on Monday named Appeals Court Judge Brian Zahra to the Michigan Supreme Court, maintaining Republican's one-vote advantage and putting his mark on the seven-member court just 10 days after taking office. Zahra will...

With Michigan lawmakers officially set to go to work this week in Lansing, the Little Traverse Association of Home Builders delivered a simple message to three new area legislators, "Bring jobs home." Hosting a meet-and-greet breakfast Monday morning...

LANSING (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder will deliver his first annual State of the State address on Jan. 19, the earliest date in more than a decade, his communications director told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Snyder will give the address...

LANSING (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder says he still hasn't decided how much he'll take in salary as Michigan's new governor. The independently wealthy Republican said Monday it will be less than the official rate of $159,300 set in 2009 after the...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Maj. Gen. Gregory J. Vadnais has been named the new military and veterans affairs director under Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder. According to the department's website, Vadnais was sworn in Saturday as adjutant general of the...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A former computer company executive who was a relative unknown less than two years ago is set to become Michigan's next governor. Rick Snyder is scheduled to take the oath of office and become the state's 48th governor at...

LANSING -- Gov. Rick Snyder is changing the size and makeup of the Michigan parole board, undoing many of the changes his predecessor put in place to speed up the release of prison inmates eligible for parole. Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm...