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President Obama, in his victory speech, noted that the hours voters had to wait in line are something "we have to fix." One solution: Spend more on equipment and poll workers. But that would be tough in this fiscal climate. Another is to expand early voting. But states such as Ohio have had their early-voting laws challenged in court.

More for-profit schools coming to Michigan?The Republican-led legislature is planning to resume its push to allow more charter schools in the state. The…

Enbridge Energy is replacing one of its pipelines that runs through lower Michigan. They’re replacing Line 6B. It’s the same pipeline that broke in…

Detroit is in danger of losing millions of dollars in federal Head Start money. Head Start provides early childhood education for low-income kids.The city…

Grand Rapids voters could decide if people caught with marijuana should only be charged with a civil infraction, instead of a criminal charge. A group of…

As part of All Things Considered's Found Recipes series, cookbook duo the Brass Sisters share a friend's memories of his mother's Portuguese Sweet Bread. Her tradition involved a big enamel basin, a nip of whiskey and a little prayer that the bread would turn out right.

12:16 p.m.As it turns out, the planned power outage in parts of Detroit and Highland Park were over by the time the post was put up below. The Associated…

Millions of basketball fans will fill out NCAA tournament brackets this week and try to correctly predict the outcomes of every game. The chances of succeeding are about 1 in 150 quintillion. A group of computer scientists are trying to beat those odds by writing programs that learn to pick winners.

Governor Snyder will present his budget proposal for the next fiscal year this morning at the state Capitol.Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley told Michigan…

The Michigan Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday on the dispute around Jean Klock Park in Benton Harbor.In 1917, some land along Lake Michigan was…