Virgil C. Smith, former Michigan lawmaker and first African-American chief judge of the 3rd Circuit Court, passed away at 77 ...

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DETROIT – Former lawmaker and judicial pioneer Virgil Clark Smith has passed away after a long illness. The family of Virgil Clark Smith announced that he passed peacefully on Monday (June 23) morning ...

Virgil C. Smith represented Detroit in the Legislature from 1977 to 2000 and later served on the Wayne County Circuit Court.

Virgil Clark Smith, a former Michigan lawmaker and the first African-American minority floor leader in the Michigan Senate, has died at the age of 77. Virgil C. Smith His ...

Before becoming the governor’s trusted adviser, Huls was businessman Gary Torgow's chief of staff at Talmer Bank and Trust ...

Explore Michigan's turbulent history with LGBTQ rights and same-sex marriage, from bans to breakthroughs, and the stories behind its legal evolution.

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The administration's trade policies are causing businesses to put expansions on hold, and may scare off foreign investment as well.

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Lawrence Rubin, who led construction of America’s 3rd-longest suspension bridge and had a well-attended 2010 funeral, was ...

We knew he had a place. There’s a marker there with his name and date of birth on it,” Karl Crawford, superintendent of the ...