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  1. The county today is set to consider hiring a consultant to determine how the jail project went over budget.Construction of the new Wayne County Jail on Clinton in Detroit was stalled two weeks ago. (John T. Greilick/The Detroit News)

    Wayne Co. aims to salvage over-budget jail project with scaled-down effort

    Wayne County officials today could initiate a study to determine what went so spectacularly wrong that construction of a $300 million jail had to be halted this month — and whether the project can be salvaged.

  1. Despite crisis, Gilbert upbeat on Detroit

    Quicken Loans Inc. Chairman Dan Gilbert says the faster Detroit gets to bankruptcy the better. (David Coates/The Detroit News) Quicken Loans Inc. Chairman Dan Gilbert isn't letting the real prospect of Chapter 9 bankruptcy for Detroit cloud his vision for downtown.

  2. Mullin's $113K request up to judge

    MullinTurkia Mullin's former bosses at the Wayne County Airport Authority want a judge to dismiss her claim for another $113,000, arguing in a legal filing that she wants a do-over on arbitration issues that didn't go her way.

  3. Michigan State proposes bigger tuition hike for upperclassmen

    For the first time at Michigan State University, upperclassmen could face a higher tuition increase than freshmen and sophomores.

  4. Appeals court keeps Duggan off city ballot

    A three-member panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld an earlier decision last week that removed Detroit mayoral candidate Mike Duggan from the Aug. 6 ballot. (Dale G. Young/The Detroit News)The campaign of mayoral front-runner Mike Duggan was delivered another blow Tuesday when he was declared ineligible to run for the city's top job following a split decision by the state Court of Appeals. Tuesday night, Duggan told two campaign aides he was strongly leaning against an appeal.

  1. After he was tagged for five runs, allowing seven hits — including a pair of home runs — and issued four walks, Justin Verlander's ERA climbed to a season-high 3.72. (Elizabeth Conley/The Detroit News)

    'Vintage' Justin Verlander missing in shaky outing vs. Orioles

    Another oddly ineffective outing for the Tigers' ace Tuesday night that left many at Comerica Park shaking their head. Verlander included, though his visible frustration centered more on the near-misses at home plate — he questioned umpire Mike Winters more than once, then later apologized for showing him up — than what's missing in the bigger picture.

  1. Despite crisis, Gilbert upbeat on Detroit

    Quicken Loans Inc. Chairman Dan Gilbert isn't letting the real prospect of Chapter 9 bankruptcy for Detroit cloud his vision for downtown.

  1. 'Vintage' Justin Verlander missing in shaky outing vs. Orioles

    Another oddly ineffective outing for the Tigers' ace Tuesday night that left many at Comerica Park shaking their head.

  1. Crawford brothers unite kids, NBA players

    The first time the Crawford brothers saw an NBA player in person was during a camp in Detroit. It was former Pistons forward Grant Hill. The boys were mesmerized. They knew …

  1. Motor City Brewing Works charms with its suds and creative pizzas
  2. Tigers' Max Scherzer carves out own niche atop star-studded staff
  3. Macomb-bred dentist Ryan Shinska heeds a call to serve poor in Uganda
  4. Insolvency doesn't deter Detroit politicians' War on Business
  1. Nissan's price-cutting strategy to gain share worries competitors

    Sales of Nissan's Altima sedan, with a $580 price cut, rose 41 percent. (Nissan)

    Nissan Motor Co.'s take-no-prisoners approach to gaining U.S. market share has the auto industry worried that a price war is brewing that will erode …

  1. Afghanistan forces take charge of national security

    An Afghan police officer runs at the site of a blast near the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, June, 18, 2013. The large bomb exploded in the Afghan capital as the international military coalition handed over responsibility for fighting the Taliban insurgency to the national army and police they have been training. (Ahmad Jamshid/Associated Press)

    The Taliban and the U.S. said Tuesday they will hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan, as the …

  1. A Supreme Court victory for simplifying voting

    The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a reading of election law used by Secretary of State Ruth Johnson (in red), which vindicated Gov. Rick Snyder's veto of Johnson's effort to add to the voter registration process. (Dale G. Young/The Detroit News)

    The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that states cannot further burden voters by requiring that they produce proof of citizenship when they register to …

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