Friday, November 20, 2009
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State Politics
Students stung by Promise cuts
Some students get help from colleges, others left searching for funds
With just weeks before the end of the fall semester many college students are unsure if Promise Scholarship money will be available for next term or how they might replace the funding. - 11/20/2009
Daniel Howes
State tax credit to labor union is baffling
Nestled between this week's state tax credits for auto suppliers, a furniture maker and a few high-tech companies is this gem: A $2 million credit to a for-profit affiliate of the Service Employees International Union to build a "Member Action Center." - 11/20/2009
Michigan fans welcome Palin
Kentwood -- The political phenomenon that is Sarah Palin blew into West Michigan for three hours Wednesday night, to the delight of cheering crowds and more than 1,000 people who had her sign copies of her book "Going Rogue." - 11/19/2009
Political Insider: Anti-politician vows to take common sense to Congress
When Rochester businessman Gene Taliercio recently was asked what qualifications he has to be a politician, he asked for the questioner's wallet. - 11/19/2009
On-air battle
Political Insider: Radio ads target Republicans
The Democratic National Committee launched radio ads this week blasting 32 Republican congressmen -- including four in Michigan -- for voting against the Democratic-sponsored health care overhaul plan, despite the fact their districts voted for Barack Obama for president "and his call for change" in last year's election. - 11/19/2009
Palin mania hits West Michigan
Sarah Palin will make her long-promised return trip to Michigan today, and the visit is causing quite a stir in Republican-friendly Grand Rapids. - 11/18/2009
Bouchard blasts plan to dip into crime lab budget for buses
Pontiac -- A plan to fund school bus inspections with $900,000 from the state police crime lab budget is "like robbing Peter to pay Paul," Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard says. - 11/18/2009
Dearborn students take fight against school cuts to Lansing
Hundreds of students from Dearborn's Fordson High School on Tuesday boarded four buses for a trip to the state Capitol to protest school cuts passed by the state Legislature. - 11/18/2009
Granholm spared testifying in case
Harper Woods -- Gov. Jennifer Granholm won't have to testify at a preliminary hearing on embezzlement charges for former Highland Park Emergency Financial Manager Arthur Blackwell II, a judge ruled Tuesday. - 11/18/2009
Granholm visits colleges to stump for Promise Grants
East Lansing -- Gov. Jennifer Granholm took her case to restore funding for Promise Grants to college campuses today, scolding lawmakers for taking time off without resolving the issue. - 11/18/2009
Granholm won't testify in Blackwell case, judge rules
Harper Woods -- Gov. Jennifer Granholm won't have to testify at a preliminary hearing for former Highland Park emergency financial manager Arthur Blackwell II, who is charged with embezzlement, a judge ruled today. - 11/17/2009
Laura Berman
Proposal 2 challenge continues
Three years after Michigan voters approved Proposal 2, the constitutional amendment that ended the use of affirmative action in college admissions, lawyers are set to argue in a federal appeals court that the new law is unconstitutional. - 11/17/2009
Court to consider Michigan's affirmative action ban
Lansing -- A federal appeals court is about to consider a lawsuit challenging Michigan's ban against racial preferences in public university admissions and government hiring. - 11/17/2009
Stabenow: Michigan will benefit from health care reform
Southfield -- U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow said no state will benefit more from health care reform than Michigan. - 11/17/2009
Granholm merging management, IT departments
Lansing -- Gov. Jennifer Granholm today announced she will merge two state departments: Management and Budget and Information Technology. - 11/17/2009
National Politics
Abortion adds tension to Senate debate
Current bill lacks controversial funding ban passed by House
The fight over federal funding for abortion moved to the Senate on Thursday as opponents targeted provisions that are not as restrictive as one written by a Michigan lawmaker into the version passed by the House. - 11/20/2009
Holder targets racial profiling in Detroit speech
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told a crowd of law enforcement and community and Muslim leaders Thursday that the Justice Department "is again open for business." - 11/20/2009
Fieger's firm to pay $131,000 FEC fine
Geoffrey Fieger's law firm has agreed to pay a $131,000 fine to resolve an investigation into donations to former Sen. John Edwards' 2004 presidential campaign. - 11/20/2009
Palin's book tour to include stop at Fort Hood
Fort Hood, Texas -- Sarah Palin's tour to promote her new memoir will include a stop at Fort Hood to benefit the victims of the shooting rampage and their families. - 11/20/2009
Senate unveils $849B health bill
Washington -- Setting up a historic year-end debate, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid outlined his long-awaited version of legislation to reshape the nation's health care system Wednesday night. - 11/19/2009
Obama: Professed 9/11 mastermind will be convicted
Washington -- President Barack Obama predicted that professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be convicted, as Attorney General Eric Holder defended putting him through the U.S. civilian legal system. - 11/18/2009
Clinton urges Afghan leader to institute reform
Kabul -- Hillary Rodham Clinton, on her first trip to Afghanistan as U.S. secretary of state, said Wednesday that President Hamid Karzai's inauguration provides an opportunity for him to improve government accountability and make a difference in the lives of Afghans. - 11/18/2009
Obama says he met with half brother while in China
Beijing -- President Barack Obama said today that he met briefly with a half brother who lives in China and who recently wrote a semi-autobiographical novel about the abusive Kenyan father they share. - 11/18/2009
Sarah Palin 'inspired' by West Michigan crowds
Kentwood -- Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin was greeted by cheering crowds Wednesday on the first stop of her national book tour."I couldn't wait to get back to Michigan," she said, after stepping off her tour bus emblazoned with a picture of her "Going Rogue" book cover. "Michigan is so much like Alaska with the huntin' and fishin' and the hockey moms." - 11/18/2009
Obama warns of a 'double dip' recession
Beijing -- President Barack Obama says he's worried that spending too much money to help revive the economy could undermine a fragile U.S. recovery and throw the economy into a double-dip recession. - 11/18/2009
Karl Rove memoir coming in March
New York -- Karl Rove's memoir has a title, "Courage and Consequence," and a release date -- March 9, 2010. - 11/18/2009
Sarah Palin rules out 2012 run, but keeps door open
New York -- Sarah Palin said in an interview broadcast today that a 2012 presidential bid is "not on my radar," but wouldn't rule out playing some role in the next presidential election. - 11/17/2009
IRS wants tax credit back
Washington -- More than 15 million taxpayers may owe the government $250 or more because of how the IRS last spring set up President Barack Obama's tax break that was designed to help consumers spend the U.S. economy out of recession. - 11/17/2009
Obama pushes human rights in China
Beijing -- President Barack Obama is pushing China on human rights, telling President Hu Jintao the U.S. believes all men and woman have "certain fundamental rights." - 11/17/2009
Stabenow: Michigan will benefit from health care reform
Southfield -- U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow said no state will benefit more from health care reform than Michigan. - 11/17/2009
