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The E coli bacteria that was discovered earlier this week in Rockford’s municipal water system has cleared out. People living in the Grand Rapids suburb…

Update 9/5/13: Rockford Public Schools have closed six schools today because of the water advisory. Superintendent Mike Shibler wrote in a letter to…

Arrests and protests have followed last week's declaration of martial law in Pakistan. Journalist Ahmed Rashid, a regular guest on Fresh Air, tells Terry Gross that president Pervez Musharraf's latest gambit could encourage more civil strife — and greater territorial gains by the Taliban.

It's a "swing-state" edition of It's Just Politics this week. The big political question in the mitten-state currently seems to be "Is Michigan a true…

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing says 1,000 job cuts are planned by early next year to help deal with the city's budget crisis.The mayor's office said in a…

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing says he’ll do “whatever it takes” to get the city out of its current bus crisis.Pressure is mounting for Bing to do something…

What can the federal government do to offset a rash of foreclosures on home loans? The House Financial Services Committee hears the views of the treasury secretary and the Federal Reserve chief on options legislative and regulatory.

The Associated Press Reports: New York State will not be imposing stricter regulations on ships potentially carrying invasive species into the Great…

Jose Pomales has a solid job and has lived in his Boston home for 8 years. He refinanced a couple of years ago and now could be part of what economists predict will be the biggest wave of foreclosures yet.

By Rick PlutaThe candidates are waiting for the votes to be counted. Republican candidate for governor Rick Snyder says if he is elected he will not wait…