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Latest News
- 05/22 Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce launches Leadership Alliance program to promote collaborative services
- 05/22 Michigan’s largest independently owned hardware store closing Clio and Fenton stores,12 others in state
- 05/22 Oklahoma tornado victims to receive help from Genesee and Lapeer Red Cross chapter
- 05/22 Recession slowed ‘job sprawl’ in West Michigan, Brookings Institution study finds
- 05/22 Saginaw County’s Nexteer Automotive gets state tax credit extension for new jobs
- 05/22 ACO closing 14 hardware stores in Michigan, including 5 in Metro Detroit
- 05/22 Shinola’s Detroit flagship store opens in Midtown next month
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- MLive readers have a split opinion on Tasers and downtown video surveillance in Muskegon
- New president of Muskegon County Medical Society faced with several challenges
- MDOT to host public meeting to discuss Fremont-area M-82 road project
- Alliance for Health to hold public hearings on Mercy Health Partners planned consolidation, Muskegon Surgery Center
- Rick Campbell, longtime Kalamazoo Gazette photographer, dies at 78
- Fired Mattawan basketball coach Dan Hoff offers letter of thanks to supporters
- Mattawan school board denies Dan Hoff’s request to reconsider his firing as basketball coach
- Daily Recap: Northside shootings, stabbings unrelated, police say; Kalamazoo mayor meeting with lawmakers about Allied Paper site
State
Teacher ‘pay for performance’ bill approved by House panel over opposition from educators
House Bill 4625 requires school districts to use student performance as the primary factor in setting teacher salaries, not experience or advanced education.
Gov. Rick Snyder discusses Medicaid expansion, other topics during Washington trip
Medicaid expansion is not expected to be reflected in budget bills that state lawmakers will vote on soon.
See which companies got part of nearly $16 million in incentives to add 1,100 jobs in Michigan
The planned projects represent about $173 million in investment in cities including Detroit, Traverse City, Fenton, Battle Creek, Marysville and others.
Thursday arraignment set for parents of 1-year-old drowning victim on second-degree murder, child abuse charges
A woman answering the phone at her father’s home in the Davison area would not give her name but said, “Callie is a very loving mother and she would never… Read more
L. Brooks Patterson says the ‘scorched-earth’ method of emergency management is working
“You look back, it’s like Sherman going through Georgia. Civil War. Scorched Earth.”
Business
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Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce launches Leadership Alliance program to promote collaborative services
The program, provided by the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce Shared Services Leadership Center, will teach leadership and organizational development training as well as mentoring support through the class.
- Michigan's largest independently owned hardware store closing Clio and Fenton stores,12 others in state
- Oklahoma tornado victims to receive help from Genesee and Lapeer Red Cross chapter
- Recession slowed 'job sprawl' in West Michigan, Brookings Institution study finds
- Saginaw County's Nexteer Automotive gets state tax credit extension for new jobs
- ACO closing 14 hardware stores in Michigan, including 5 in Metro Detroit
- Shinola's Detroit flagship store opens in Midtown next month
Sports
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Detroit Tigers doing what they can to help Alex Avila end slump, might lean more heavily on Brayan Pena
Avila is hitting .159 (7-for-44) with one home run, seven RBIs and 16 strikeouts this month and has 37 strikeouts in 115 at-bats this season. He is 1-for-21 (.048) in… Read more
- Live blog, 7 p.m.: Will Detroit Tigers' Justin Verlander finally solve his Cleveland conundrum?
- Michigan OC Al Borges talks Ohio State breakdowns for first time
- Red Wings make some adjustments on power play, still looking to break through against Blackhawks
- Red Wings' Darren Helm staying off ice after latest setback, hoping extended rest will cure back
- Red Wings sign defense prospect Mattias Backman, who's shown much improvement in Sweden
- Torii Hunter plans to increase donation to tornado victims after initial pledge of $1,000 per home run
Entertainment
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Flint’s Angelo’s Coney Island makes Huffington Post’s list of food destinations
We’re talking a place where you not only get the iconic Flint coney, complete with the “sauce” that’s really just more greasy meat, but where you can order side of… Read more
- Wristbands to be distributed for Darren Criss' free Sonic Lunch show in Ann Arbor
- Detroit, Windsor officials launch unique tours to honor Henry Ford's 150th birthday
- Stephen Kellogg brings his Countdown to Blunderstone Tour to Spring Lake
- AMC's 'Low Winter Sun,' a police drama shot in Detroit, reveals premiere date
- Swedish DJs Rebecca & Fiona eager for Detroit techno party at MGM Grand (photos, music)
- Get ready for Detroit's Movement Electronic Music Festival with playlist of classic techno tunes
Living
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Gardeners rejoice: Frost-free date fast approaching
Experienced gardeners hold off planting warm season crops until Memorial Day weekend in West Michigan. It’s not necessarily the air temperature, but soil temperature that determines success or failure when… Read more
- Fennville second-grader lends her crafting skills to a cause
- Give mom a well-deserved break: Buy her disease-free perennials, and help plant them
- Stitching toward wellness: Crafters band together to join women's heart health campaign
- On rainfall, rain barrels, songbirds and more
- Look for sweet spot when it comes to crabgrass control
- Bag ladies unite: Local mother-daughter duo makes handbags, jewelry using vintage materials
