Senate confirms Obama nominee to key appeals court


WASHINGTON (AP) — After five years of trying, President Barack Obama has placed his first nominee on a key appeals court in Washington.
 
 
 

Birth control coverage up for federal appeal
DENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal...
 

Mont. man in custody after release in 1979 slaying
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The three-decade fight for freedom by a Montana man convicted of the 1979 slaying...
 

Court: State can block out of state use of FOIA
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that it's legal for a state to limit use of its Freedom...
 

TV-over-Internet service Aereo expands to Boston
NEW YORK (AP) — Aereo, the television-over-the-Internet service that is threatening the broadcast and...
 

High court weighs taking up new case on gun rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after the Senate voted to begin debate on new gun control measures, the Supreme...
 

Justice Sotomayor visits Puerto Rico on book tour
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is visiting Puerto Rico to...
 

Gay marriage case's Edie Windsor: marriage 'magic'
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Edith Windsor got engaged in the 1960s to the woman who eventually became her...
 

Gay marriage case's Edie Windsor: marriage 'magic'
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Edith Windsor got engaged in the 1960s to the woman who eventually became her...
 

Gay marriage equality box spreads on social media
NEW YORK (AP) — Bud Light said it with beer cans and Martha Stewart with red velvet cake as companies...
 
 
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Political News


Wolf hunt referendum to go on ballot
A referendum on wolf hunting will be placed on the November 2014 ballot, but the outcome of the vote could be meaningless.
 

Sen.: No Medicaid expansion in budget
The leading Republican in the Michigan Senate says lawmakers and Republican Gov. Rick Snyder are nearing agreements on the…
 

Tougher sentences under elder abuse law
Judges in Michigan can impose tougher sentences on criminals who embezzle money from senior citizens and the mentally ill…
 

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U.S. Congressional News


Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday to award Congress' highest civilian honor to four girls…
 

Obama balances threats against Americans'…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Forecasting the changing nature of threats against the U.S. for years to come, President Barack Obama…
 

House committee passes Iran sanctions legislation
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new push to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions by crippling the country's economy is gathering momentum…
 

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White House News


Hagel: Cadets must stamp out sex assault…
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is telling West Point cadets that sexual assault in the military…
 

Obama's drone rules leave unanswered questions
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict…
 

Obama's drone rules leave unanswered questions
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict…
 

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Michigan (change)

 
Michigan is governed as a republic, with three branches of government: executive, legislative and judicial. The state also allows direct participation of the electorate by initiative, referendum, recall, and ratification.
 
Offices & Officials

Governor: Rick Snyder
Lieutenant Governor: Brian Calley
Attorney General: Bill Schuette
Secretary of State: Ruth Johnson

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