Romney to make Michigan visit next week
By Rick PlutaRepublican presidential contender Mitt Romney will make a two day campaign and fundraising swing through Michigan next week.Mitt Romney's Michigan stops will wrap up a bus tour of states...
View ArticleLawmaker hopes Michigan will follow California's example on term limits
By Rick PlutaBarely a week ago, California voters approved changes to the state's term limits law. California will now allow state lawmakers to serve up to a dozen years in one chamber before they are...
View ArticleProtesters in pink shirts oppose abortion legislation
By Rick PlutaThere was a demonstration Tuesday at the state Capitol as abortion rights advocates protested legislation up for a vote this week. The protesters lined the sidewalk leading to the...
View ArticleReport: Invasive species costs Michigan millions annually
By Kaitlyn CamilleriA new report has found that Michigan spends about three million dollars annually of the removal and management of Aquatic Invasive Species.The Nature Conservancy is working with the...
View ArticleCancer Survivor Day
By Amy RobinsonButterflies and baseball will highlight a celebration this week in Midland.Cancer survivors and their families will be honored during a special Cancer Survivors' Day at Dow Diamond. The...
View ArticleJudge dismisses challenge to Detroit consent agreement
By Rick PlutaA judge in Ingham County has dismissed a legal challenge to the consent agreement between the state and Detroit on fixing the city's finances. Ingham County Circuit Judge William Collette...
View ArticleMichigan's DHS awards Ferris State University a grant
By Kaitlyn CamilleriStudents with special circumstances are getting a break from education costs from a grant awarded to Ferris State University.The Ferris Youth Initiative is a scholarship and...
View ArticleDuck Lake Fire is 100 percent contained
By Kaitlyn CamilleriContainment for the Duck Lake fire in the U.P. has reached one-hundred percent.Three weeks ago the Duck Lake fire was started by a lightning-strike. In total the fire burned...
View ArticleTax rollbacks on their way to Governor
By Rick PlutaThe state Legislature has sent an election year tax rollback to Governor Rick Snyder's desk. It was one of lawmakers' final actions before beginning their summer recess. State House...
View ArticleTwo Democrats punished with speaking ban
By Rick PlutaTwo state lawmakers have been banned for one day from speaking during House debates. House Republican leaders sanctioned the women, both Democrats, for their behavior during a debate on...
View ArticleMark Shriver honors his famous father in a new book
By David NicholasSargent "Sarge" Shriver, founder of the Peace Corps and a prominent political and humanitarian figure for the last half of the twentieth century, passed away in 2011 following a battle...
View ArticleRomney headed back to Michigan
By Rick Pluta Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney returns to Michigan Tuesday as he winds up a tour of six battleground states. He will make three campaign stops and attend two...
View Article"Vagina Monologues" attracts crowd to Capitol lawn
By Rick PlutaA few thousand people crowded onto the lawn of the state Capitol Monday to protest the silencing last week of two state lawmakers, and to watch a performance of "The Vagina Monologues."The...
View ArticleDemocrats, protesters prep for Romney visit
By Rick PlutaRepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will be in Michigan Tuesday to wind up a tour of battleground states. The states were all won by President Obama four years ago and...
View ArticleInternational bridge proposal could make November ballot
BY DAN LOYDMichigan Public Radio NetworkDETROIT -- A committee that wants voter approval of new international crossings says it has enough signatures to place the issue on Michigan's November ballot....
View ArticleSearch continues for missing 4-year-old
MOUNT PLEASANT -- The search continues for a missing four-year-old boy near Mount Pleasant.Carnell Chamberlain was reported missing around 10pm Thursday evening. He is described as a Native American...
View ArticleChevy issues recall of 2011-2012 Cruzes
BY JEROME VAUGHNMichigan Public Radio NetworkDETROIT -- General Motors is recalling more than 400,000 Chevy Cruze cars. The cars pose a risk of engine fires.The recall includes Chevy Cruzes from the...
View ArticleCommission recommends state oversight of indigent defense
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkLANSING -- A commission appointed by Governor Rick Snyder to look at how Michigan ensures everyone accused of a crime gets a decent legal defense has made its...
View ArticleSearch continues for missing Mount Pleasant boy
Police are now treating the disappearance of a 4-year-old Mount Pleasant Boy as suspicious, and the FBI is now investigating. Carnel Chamberlain was reported missing late Thursday evening. Since then,...
View ArticleDetroit to host Midwest regional jobs fair for veterans
BY RICK PLUTACapital Bureau Chief, Michigan Public Radio NetworkDETROIT -- A jobs fair for veterans in Detroit this week is expected to draw thousands of jobseekers and prospective employers from...
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