My TV20 Detroit Editorial: Lawmakers must confront budget reality The Detroit News The Michigan Education Association placed intense pressure on lawmakers from both parties and must be countered if a budget deal is to be reached by the new … Economically battered Mich. remains without budget The Associated Press Michigan lawmakers prepare sweeping cuts in social services World Socialist Web Site Obama bucks killed state's reform hopes The Detroit News all 195 news articles

In Michigan , the Disappearing State Fair New York Times Pummeled by the auto industry's economic woes, Michigan had a 15.2 percent unemployment rate, the nation's highest, as of July 17. “We're facing very, … and more

Wal-Mart, Meijer expanding in Michigan The Detroit News The companies' Michigan expansion comes despite a lingering recession — the state has the nation's highest unemployment rate at 15 percent — that has many … and more

It’s perhaps fitting that the Ford Wixom plant — which built gas guzzlers such as the Lincoln Town Car for 50 years and once employed 5000 — stands to become a centerpiece of Michigan’s effort to create green jobs in solar, wind, … So will Cassis drop her opposition to using tax credits if it means bringing thousands of new jobs to her own district, which has been hit very hard by unemployment ? Time will tell. Print print Subscribe to RSS Subscribe to Iowa Independent …

Michigan Business Review – MLive.com Increase in temp hires a good sign for West Michigan economy Michigan Business Review – MLive.com He added last week's 0.2 percent decline in Michigan's unemployment rate is a positive sign but can hardly be seen as a solid indicator of recovery. …

During the past decade, Michigan has hemorrhaged manufacturing jobs , and the state’s unemployment rate recently reached 15.2 percent – the highest in the country. But a recent survey of 358 clean energy firms in Michigan conducted by …

When the stimulus was passed in February, the Obama administration predicted its so-called stimulus plan would “save or create 3.5 million jobs .” Michigan’s unemployment has reached 15 percent. The unemployment rate for the country …

Michigan , with the highest unemployment rate in the country – 15.2 percent – had given a green light to only 62 of 325 projects, the data show. Political overhead helps explain why the state is off to a slow start, officials there said. … buddies off the unemployment line. What are the overpaid underworked union thugs going to do once the money runs out? The Administration and the union bosses are doing everything in their power to drive manufacturing jobs overseas. …

DETROIT — Chrysler Group LLC, now being run by Italian automaker Fiat Group SpA, is planning to build the Fiat 500 minicar at a factory in Mexico, according to a person briefed on the company’s plans. The automaker also is considering building a compact car in the U.S. that could be larger than the 500, [...]

“There is no question that developments in the economy – and especially the auto industry – have changed the business environment now and for the foreseeable future. For any organization to remain ‘status quo’ is a likely death sentence …