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Consumer confidence posted a healthy gain in September due to more favorable prospects for the domestic economy as well as more favorable personal income expectations. That’s according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The September reading, the second highest in the last seven years, points toward renewed …

Since the federal farm bill abolished the “heat and eat” program, which provided energy assistance to every person receiving food stamps, some families receiving food stamps in Michigan will see an average $76 per month reduction in benefits. Bob Wheaton, spokesperson for the Department of Human Services, told Gongwer News …

Tigers Clinch AL Central Title The Tigers’ season came down to one final game yesterday. Heading into their game with the Twins, they led the Royals by one game in the American League Central Division. David Price pitched shutout ball into the eighth inning, and Detroit clinched the division title …