Latest Detroit News: Government/Public Policy/Politics 
05/19/13
State lawmakers have six working days to complete the state budget before their self-imposed June 1 deadline. And it appears that some of the biggest pieces of the puzzle -- namely, Medicaid expansion and increased transportation funding -- will not make it into the final product.
Chris Gautz
05/19/13
Most people have probably never heard of Rich Baird and his behind-the-scenes role in Gov. Rick Snyder's administration, and he likes it that way.
05/19/13
Highlights from Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr's financial plan:
05/19/13
Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr doesn't have an exact date circled on the calendar, but in about two months he plans to make one of his biggest decisions: whether a Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy is the best option for Detroit.
05/19/13
Doing Well and Doing Good: Estate Planning and Business Owners. 8-10 a.m. Automation Alley. With attorney
Robin Ferriby, vice president of philanthropic services,
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan. Discussion will focus on the intricacies of estate planning, including tax information and recent legislation. Automation Alley headquarters, Troy. $20 members at the door, $25 nonmembers at the door.
05/19/13
Last week, I was fortunate to participate in the graduation of the College for Creative Studies, a school that I have been involved with for many years.
05/19/13
Can the city of Detroit avoid bankruptcy?
05/19/13
Holders of Detroit municipal bonds are viewing Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr's financial report as a clear indicator that default or bankruptcy is on the table.
05/18/13
Five Beaumont clinical chiefs asked the hospital system's board to reconsider the proposed merger with Henry Ford; Papa Joe's will bring not one, but two, gourmet markets to downtown Detroit; architectural firm Rossetti is moving to the Federal Reserve Building.
05/14/13
Dave Bing has scheduled an announcement on his political future on the day that marks the deadline to file for a second four-year term as Detroit's mayor.
05/12/13
Small businesses and individuals will have another option to purchase health insurance on the federal exchange beginning Oct. 1 as East Lansing-based
Consumers Mutual Insurance of Michigan will ramp up operations under CEO Denny Litos.
05/12/13
Eric DeLong, the deputy city manager of Grand Rapids, said volunteers helped keep the worst flood the city had seen since 1904 from wiping out downtown landmarks like the
JW Marriott and
Amway Grand Plaza hotels along with the
Grand Rapids Public Museum on the banks of the Grand River.
05/12/13
It's been a while since the emergency manager took over for the city of Detroit. Now I admit, I've been out of town from time to time, but I have not heard about the sky falling in on our city.
05/12/13
Gov. Rick Snyder is having trouble getting support from his own party on two major initiatives -- road infrastructure and expanding health coverage to the poor. Last week, GOP House Leader Jase Bolger presented a plan that extends health coverage but creates a lifetime cap of four years.
05/12/13
As Michigan's weather improves, metro Detroit commuters are faced with a new season of headache-inducing road construction.
05/12/13
As Guy Goodmonson scaled the 150-foot-tall water tower to reach the top platform that had no handrails, he questioned his sanity more than once.
Chris Gautz
05/12/13
At a news conference around lunchtime in the Capitol on Thursday, Gov. Rick Snyder was asked where negotiations stood on the expansion of Medicaid. As with his other top budget priority -- road funding -- Snyder did not have much to report, other than that progress was slow and he wished it wasn't.
05/11/13
High-level talks over fixing Michigan's deteriorating roads are at a standstill in the Capitol, with Republican and Democratic leaders still unable to agree much on how to even start.
05/10/13
Lt. Gov. Brian Calley is becoming quite the globetrotter. In the past two months he has led investment missions to the Netherlands and Mexico; on Sunday he leaves on a six-day investment mission to Brazil.
05/10/13
The lobbyist for grocers including Kroger Co. and Safeway Inc. is calling on President Barack Obama to curtail a U.S. health law provision that mandates the companies display the calorie content of all their foods. The proposed rule also is unpopular among some restaurant chains such as Ann Arbor-based Domino's Pizza Inc., which say the cost of new signage and the diversity of their products creates a logistical nightmare.
05/10/13
The plan Michigan House Republicans unveiled Thursday to drastically change the way and length of time able-bodied adults can receive Medicaid assistance is being met with skepticism from Gov. Rick Snyder and outright disgust from Democrats.
05/09/13
Michigan House Republicans today unveiled a plan to drastically change the way and length of time able-bodied adults can receive Medicaid assistance, as a counter-proposal to Gov. Rick Snyder's plan that would expand Medicaid as outlined in the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
05/08/13
The deputy city manager of Grand Rapids said volunteers helped keep the worst flood the city had seen since 1904 from wiping out downtown landmarks. And it all started with an iPhone and a Google Chrome laptop.
05/08/13
Grand Rapids officials got the first word that they were facing a Grand River flood of historic proportions on April 17.
