Michigan faces a budget deficit of at least $300 million next year and its economy will be weaker than expected, more bad news in a state that had to raise taxes last year to balance the books.
Democrat John Edwards endorsed former rival Barack Obama on Wednesday, a move designed to help solidify support for the party's likely presidential nominee even as Hillary Rodham Clinton refuses to give up her long-shot candidacy.
The City Council put aside more than three months of internal bickering and hand-wringing, narrowly approving efforts that take the first step toward removing popular Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who faces perjury and other charges related to explicit text messages sent to a former aide.
Term limits will trigger major turnover in the state House in the November election. Forty-four of the chamber's 110 seats will be open because the incumbent lawmakers aren't allowed to run again.
A suburban housewife arrested near San Diego 32 years after she escaped from a Detroit-area prison is back in Michigan to serve out at least 51/2 years on heroin charges.