Rick Snyder

Detroit's decline

2013-03-16 04:00:00

Since the Motown sound went silent -- except on oldies stations -- and General Motors and Chrysler (but not Ford) required life support from Washington, there has been little to recommend Detroit, Mich., to visitors, much less its residents. The...

Ulman honored by Government Techonology magazine

2013-02-28 14:00:00

Howard County Executive Ken Ulman was honored by Government Technology magazine Thursday as one of its Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers for 2013. The award highlights government accomplishments that set the standard on how technology can be used to...

O'Malley likely to introduce gun legislation

2012-12-18 15:51:00

Gov. Martin O'Malley said Tuesday he will likely introduce a gun control package in the coming legislative session and reiterated his opposition to assault weapons like the one used in the Newtown massacre. The Democratic governor said he has directed...

Don't blame the union in the great Twinkie debacle of 2012

2013-01-02 03:00:00

America lost one of its iconic brands last month when Hostess, maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Wonder Bread and other staples of postwar Middle America, closed up shop. The announcement was an occasion for wags to litter the Internet with jokes about the...

Michigan becomes the latest right-to-earn-less state

2012-12-12 09:18:00

It's one thing to pick a fight with public employee unions in Wisconsin and quite another for Michigan Republicans to take on all of organized labor, as happened with the "right-to-work" legislation that Gov. Rick Snyder signed into law Tuesday evening....

Jeb Bush among Mackinac Conference speakers

2013-05-24 12:30:00

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A potential presidential candidate, a nationally known crusader for education reform and members of Michigan's business and political elite will be on hand this week for the Detroit Regional Chamber's policy conference on...

Fear of art sale sparked by Detroit emergency manager asking for appraisal

2013-05-24 06:29:02

By Steve Neavling DETROIT, May 24 (Reuters) - As part of his efforts to solve Detroit's financial crisis, the city's emergency manager Kevyn Orr has asked for an appraisal of the collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts, sparking fears in artistic and...

Snyder: Michigan could still get Medicaid expansion

2013-05-23 08:12:00

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican Gov. Rick Snyder said Wednesday he is hopeful he can still broker an agreement with the Republican-led Legislature to expand government health insurance for low-income adults, despite the state's tentative budget...

The war over wolves: Upper Peninsula residents say hunt will control a killer

2013-05-23 10:50:04

IRONWOOD, Mich. John Koski grips the old blanket in knobby hands weathered from a lifetime of farming. He pulls it back to reveal the carcasses of two cows, or what's left of them. More than half of each is picked clean, the spine and rib bones almost a...

Is Detroit's art collection for sale?

2013-05-24 00:00:00

As part of his efforts to solve Detroit's financial crisis, the city's emergency manager Kevyn Orr has asked for an appraisal of the collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts, sparking fears in artistic and philanthropic circles that he means to auction...

Proposal to block insurance coverage for abortions

2013-05-22 05:31:00

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An anti-abortion group seeking to ban Michigan health insurance plans from covering abortions without a supplemental policy cleared an early hurdle Wednesday in its effort to take the proposal to voters, even without Republican...

UPDATED: Gov. Snyder, GOP lawmakers agree to budget targets

2013-05-21 12:48:00

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican Gov. Rick Snyder and leaders of the GOP majority in the Legislature reached a budget agreement Tuesday for next fiscal year that doesn't include an expansion of government health insurance for low income-adults and...

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (mi.gov)

2013-05-21 11:03:00

Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill to allow the Natural Resources Commission to designate game species Wednesday, likely ending a petition effort against a wolf hunt in Michigan.

2013-05-09 06:45:00

Bill Ford Jr., executive chairman, Ford Motor Company, left, and Michigan governor Rick Snyder, right, visit the Ford display at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show in January.

2013-04-30 00:00:00