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Michigan Pork Sausage Recall
HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan-based business is recalling about 49,000 pounds of pork sausage products shipped to institutions nationwide that may be contaminated with foreign materials.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall involving Quincy Street Inc...
House Committee Approves Road Funding Package
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan legislative committee has approved a House Republican-sponsored package that would shift hundreds of millions from the state's general fund and make other changes aimed at eventually generating more than $1 billion a year for repairing the state's roads...
Verdict Pending on U.S. Customs Violation Case
DETROIT (AP) — A Canadian woman says she was the victim of an illegal body search by a U.S. border officer at the Detroit-Windsor tunnel.
Jurors in Detroit federal court heard closing arguments Tuesday and deliberated for a few hours...
Michigan Convict in First Amendment Battle with Department of Corrections
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Department of Corrections could be hit with additional financial penalties for transferring a prisoner to the Upper Peninsula after he challenged policies on personal property.
Grand Rapids federal Judge Robert Holmes Bell has been ordered to revisit whether the state should be hit with punitive damages for its treatment of Kevin King...
Boy, Aged 15, Accused of Death Threats is in Custody
MONROE, Mich. (AP) — A 15-year-old southeastern Michigan boy accused of planning to kill a girl who spurned him and up to seven other students at his high school is staying in juvenile detention for now.
The Monroe News reports Probate Judge Frank L...
Michigan College Access Network Unveils New Program
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An effort to get more people to and through college in Michigan has created a new advising program.
The Michigan College Access Network said Tuesday that AdviseMI seeks to help more Michigan students pursue post-secondary education...
Michigan Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Amendment
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state Senate has approved a bill that would prohibit the smoking of medical marijuana on rental properties where a landlord has prohibited it.
The bill, approved 34-3 on Tuesday, would amend Michigan's medical marijuana act, approved by voters in 2008...
School Closing Tallies Rise with Sustained Harsh Weather
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Winter's icy grip on Michigan has some in the Legislature arguing once again that the state should allow schools more days for weather-related closures before they must add extra days to the end of the school year.
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Hobby Lobby vs. Obamacare: Supreme Court Rules Employers Can’t Be Forced to Cover Contrapection
The justices' 5-4 decision Monday is the first time that the high court has ruled that profit-seeking businesses can hold religious views under federal law.
VA Secretary Shinseki Resigns
WASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki has resigned amid widespread troubles in the VA health care system.
President Barack Obama says he accepted the resignation with "considerable regret." He and Shinseki met in the Oval Office on Friday morning...