Court: City cannot outlaw medical marijuana
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkThe Michigan Court of Appeals said local governments cannot stop people from growing or using medical marijuana.The court struck down a local medical marijuana...
View ArticleBay City State Rec Area holds 17th annual waterfowl fest
BY JESI MUNGUIAFrom Waterfowl calling to Michigan Duck Stamp contest, to a hunting and outdoor recreation expo. The DNR will host its annual Saginaw Bay Waterfowl Festival at the Bay City State...
View ArticleRare deer disease discovered in Ionia, Branch counties
BY MIKE HORACEA rare, often fatal disease is affecting deer populations in Ionia and Branch counties.Epizootic hemorrhagic disease used to be fairly uncommon, said Tom Cooley with the Department of...
View ArticleSenate GOP candidates tangle in TV debate
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkThree Republicans running for their party's U.S. Senate nomination appeared together Thursday in their only televised debate of this primary season. The...
View ArticleCourt of Appeals to hear ballot challenge
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkThe Michigan Court of Appeals will hear a new challenge to a question that could go on the November ballot. A coalition of businesses and existing casinos say...
View ArticleSupreme Court orders referendum onto November ballot
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkThe Michigan Supreme Court has ordered the referendum on the state's emergency manager law onto the November ballot. A divided court ruled the ballot...
View ArticleEmergency managers to be re-apppointed
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkState Treasurer Andy Dillon said the emergency managers running four cities in Michigan will be quickly re-appointed to serve as emergency financial managers...
View ArticleView election results from your community
Below are links to election results for counties in the CMU Public Radio listening area. Please note that not all counties post their results the evening of the election, so please check back over the...
View ArticleHoekstra wins GOP Senate nomination
Former U.S. Representative Pete Hoekstra will face off against U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow in November.Hoekstra won the GOP Senate nomination last night, beating out charter schools chief Clark Durant...
View ArticleAnti-tax advocates reject ballot proposals
Anti-tax advocates made their voices heard at the polls yesterday.Voters soundly rejected ballot proposals across Michigan yesterday, including all three proposals put before voters in Clare County.The...
View ArticleVoter turnout low statewide
Voter turnout was low across much of central and northern Michigan in yesterday's primary election.Most counties saw voter turnout in the 15 to 20 percent range. That puts this year's August primary on...
View ArticleGOP State Rep. loses re-election bid
Several sitting state representatives survived challenges from within their own party in yesterday's primary election.One thumb-area lawmaker was not so lucky...State Representative Kurt Damrow, who...
View ArticleHoekstra wins GOP U.S. Senate nomination
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkFormer Congressman Pete Hoekstra of west Michigan easily surged past two challengers to win the Republican U.S. Senate nomination. Hoekstra will face two-term...
View ArticleKilpatrick jury selection begins today
BY QUINN KLINEFELTERJury selection begins Wednesday in one of the highest-profile public corruption trials in the history of Detroit. Federal prosecutors accuse former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick of...
View ArticleConyers wins what he calls his toughest election
BY QUINN KLINEFELTERThe second longest serving member of the U.S. House has emerged victorious in Michgan's primary elections. Democrat John Conyers calls it the toughest re-election campaign of his...
View ArticlePeters defeats Hansen Clarke in new 14th District
BY WEBER DAVISA State Senator from Westland said he's learned a lot from his first race for Congress. Glenn Anderson finished second to 24-term incumbent John Conyers in Tuesday's Democratic primary...
View ArticleBack to school shoe shopping
BY JESI MUNGUIAIt's almost time to go back to school. Not only should your children's shoes be tied tight, but they should also fit properly. Officials with the Michigan Podiatric Medical Association...
View ArticleCourt of Appeals asked to lift order that House GOP count procedural votes
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkA battle over how Republicans in the Michigan House of Representatives count votes was argued Wednesday before the state Court of Appeals.Democrats sued the...
View ArticleEM law suspended as referendum goes on November ballot
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkThe referendum to challenge Michigan's emergency manager law is officially on the November ballot, and the law is suspended until after the election. Now,...
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