
Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) (WDCpix)
WASHINGTON — For millions of unemployed workers, the recession is poised to go from bad to worse.More than 3.2 million laid-off Americans, including 183,000 Michigan residents, will prematurely exhaust their unemployment insurance in the first quarter of next year [...]
As the state prepares for its first real blast of winter over the Thanksgiving holiday, Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed into law a series of bills that provides increased protection for Michigan residents against having their gas or electric shut off during the coldest months. A press release from the [...]