The Michigan Republican Party plans to open five permanent regional offices around the state, hire additional staff and invest in new technology as it launches a new plan to improve the party’s fortunes in 2014 and beyond, the party chairman said in an…
Space guns, boreholes, and biodomes: the lost dreams of 20th century science
The 20th century, in particular the latter half, played host to some of the most ambitious scientific projects in history. Atlas Obscura’s feature Ruins Of Super Science takes a look at some forgotten gems, many of which are in a stat…
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Underdog Lafayette sweeps CBC, claims first state championship
TOWN AND COUNTRY • While the Lafayette girls volleyball team established itself as the top program in Class 4 girls volleyball with back-to-back state titles the past two seasons, the boys team was
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Report: State employees make more than peers in other states
The AFT survey – which state union officials say is misleading – ranks the salary of 14,000 Michigan state workers in about 45 job categories, representing about a third of all state workers.
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Video: Final countdown to record Powerball jackpot
Excitement is growing as the drawing nears for the record-setting Powerball jackpot. Carter Evans reports from California, the latest player to join the multi-state lottery, where residents are buying up 10,000 tickets every minute.
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North Korea sentences American to 15 years of labour
An American detained for nearly six months in North Korea has been sentenced to 15 years of “compulsory labour” for unspecified crimes against the state, Pyongyang announced Thursday.
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Atlanta USTA League 9.0 team takes Super Senior National Championships
More tennis success for a team from Georgia in the state of Arizona.Fresh off the University of Georgia team winning the USTA Tennis On Campus Championship in Arizona, the men’s team from Atlanta, Ga., representing the USTA…
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Michigan bill would make stores online charge 6% sales tax
Dan Marshall knows he can comfortably compete with the Internet on the prices of instruments he sells at seven Marshall Music stores across the state.
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Ecorse eliminates deficit, is removed from financial emergency list
State officials have removed Ecorse from a list of Michigan cities operating under financial emergencies.
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Amid reports, Cuomo won’t talk about 2016 plans
N.Y. governor says he’s concerned with running the state, not talking presidential politics
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