http://wwj.com Local/Michigan politics and election stories. Fri, 4 Jul 2008 11:54:41 EDT en-us The White House said Thursday that dangerous detainees at Guantanamo Bay could end up walking on U.S. streets as a result of last month's Supreme Court ruling about detainees' legal rights. Federal appeals courts, however, have indicated they have no intention of letting that happen. Fri, 4 Jul 2008 05:39:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2367864 Arizona Republican Senator, and Repuclian presidential nominee-in-waiting, John McCain will be in southeast Michigan next week. Fri, 4 Jul 2008 05:30:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2367829 A judge has ruled that a prosecutor's motion to include more than 200 text messages as evidence in the criminal case against Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick should be filed under seal. Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:58:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2365642 It'll be a bitter battle over embryonic stem cell research in Michigan as Election Day 2008 draws near. Thu, 3 Jul 2008 08:03:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2363192 Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm says an FBI investigation into some city council members and the text message scandal in Detroit is "extremely disconcerting and disappointing." Wed, 2 Jul 2008 13:37:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2357114 Reaching out to religious voters, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama called for expanding President Bush's program steering federal social service dollars to religious groups. Tue, 1 Jul 2008 15:54:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2349826  A group of Michigan state senators say it's time to let all Michigan voters cast an absentee ballot if they want.  Currently, voters have only five reasons to vote absentee.  Tue, 1 Jul 2008 15:20:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2349709 Michigan has a significant number of workers who are being misclassified as independent contractors, hurting tax revenues and breaking state laws, according to a report to be given Tuesday to Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Tue, 1 Jul 2008 10:21:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2348267 The Detroit Public School district's money crisis could force a shutdown of the district, as early as Monday.  The district is trying to address a $400 million deficit. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:41:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2339886 President Bush will travel to Michigan next week to headline a Republican fundraising dinner in Livonia. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:13:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2292694 Mayor Michael Bloomberg urged Jewish voters to denounce the whisper campaign that for months has pushed the false rumor that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is secretly a Muslim. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:29:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2291783 Al Gore says he is backing Barack Obama and will do whatever he can to help him get to the White House. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:05:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2263340 Former Michigan Senator Donald Riegle has sent a letter to the head of the Democratic National Committee and its rules committee calling Michigan's Jan. 15 primary a sham. Tue, 27 May 2008 15:02:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2114032 A Michigan congressman proposed an alternate plan Monday for seating the state's delegates at the Democratic National Convention. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:46:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1807254 A federal judge in Detroit is hearing a case that challenges who gets access to voter information from Michigan's Jan. 15 presidential primary. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:16:00 EDT http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1782992 A federal judge has granted a request for a preliminary injunction in a case challenging who gets access to voter information from Michigan's January 15 presidential primary. The lawsuit was filed last month by the American Civil Liberties Union. Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:51:00 EST http://wwj.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1634693