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Schools Prepare For State's Possible $550 Million Deficit

15 May 2008, 4:44 am

"Over time, I've learned not to under-react or over-react" News of a potential $550-million deficit in the state's budget came just hours before East Lansing Superintendent David Chapin was set to work on his district's own million-dollar hole. via WILX-TV Lansing ... read more

Fugitive mom's slim clemency chances better now than in past

14 May 2008, 7:38 pm

"I've tried to be exceptionally good" A suburban housewife arrested at her upscale home near San Diego 32 years after escaping a Detroit-area prison is pinning her hopes of clemency on Gov. via Detroit Free Press ... read more

Woman back in prison after 32 years as a fugitive

13 May 2008, 7:18 pm

In this April 30, 2008 file photo, Susan Marie Lefevre, now known as Marie Walsh, talks about her 32 years as a fugitive during an interview at the Las Colinas Detention Facility in Santee, Calif. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer ... read more

STATE: Lansing police make arrest in homeless killing

13 May 2008, 3:05 pm

"We never see violence out of this group of people. We consider this a rarity." By Kevin Grasha * GANNETT NEWS SERVICE * May 13, 2008 The man found dead in a wooded area behind the Volunteers of American Michigan complex on North Larch Street Monday night was "chronically homeless" and was ... via ... read more

State's highest court to hear Mercer case

12 May 2008, 4:09 am

"Are we going to give a murderer the benefit of successfully secreting the body for a number of years? Are we going to deny people the right to prosecute if we get scientific advantages that didn't exist at the time of the homicide?" Jurists to decide if doctor stands trial in wife's '68 death Matt... read more

56% of Mich. adults feel worse off financially

10 May 2008, 3:55 am

"People persistently think the future will be better" EAST LANSING - Michigan adults are anxious about their finances but hopeful they'll be better off in a year, according to the Michigan State University's State of the State 2008 winter survey. via Lansing State Journal ... read more