SW Michigan

Detroit - Governor Rick Snyder announced Friday declared Detroit in a state of financial emergency, paving the way for an emergency manager to be appointed to run Michigan's largest city. "I believe it's appropriate to declare the city of Detroit in financial emergency based on the review team report," Snyder said during a town hall meeting today.

LANSING, MI - Michigan ranks 36th nationwide for its health and well-being, a slight improvement over the previous year. The state's overall well-being score was 65.6 out of 100 in 2012, up from 65.3 in 2011, when the state ranked 37th, according to the latest Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.

LANSING -- The framework of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is beginning to take shape in Michigan, as state legislators, some reluctantly, agreed Thursday to begin setting up the policies and processes needed to implement the sweeping national health care reform.