Northwest Michigan gets USDA funding for Farms to Schools
BY AMANDA HARRISONThe most trendy restaurants always boast their local fruit and vegetable selections and now that local schools are doing it, their line might also be out the door. The USDA approved a...
View ArticleA Season of Greetings: Hanukkah
BY AMANDA HARRISONPeople everywhere are decking the halls, wrapping presents and preparing festive meals. And no matter what the belief it seems everyone this time of year has a reason to gather with...
View ArticleMichigan becomes 24th Right to Work state
BY CHRIS MCCARUS Michigan is now a right to work state. Michigan Now's Chris McCarus was at the Capitol in Lansing yesterday.
View ArticleWolf hunt bill on its way to Snyder
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkA measure to allow wolf-hunting in the Upper Peninsula is on its way to Governor Rick Snyder. The bill would require state wildlife officials to study whether...
View ArticleState House approves emergency manager replacement bill
BY JAKE NEHERMichigan Public Radio NetworkThe state Senate is likely to vote Thursday on a replacement of the emergency manager law that was repealed in the November election.Supporters of the measure...
View ArticleAnti-abortion legislation headed to Gov. Snyder's desk
BY JAKE NEHERMichigan Public Radio NetworkState lawmakers are a step closer to adding restrictions for abortion providers. The state Senate passed the measure Wednesday.The legislation has been the...
View ArticleSnyder, treasurer: Review should spur Detroit to move quickly to fix finances
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkGovernor Rick Snyder said the Detroit mayor and city council are operating under some tight deadlines if they want to avoid a state takeover. A formal state...
View ArticleState Senate approves a plan to phase out tax on industrial and business...
BY JAKE NEHERMichigan Public Radio NetworkThe state's tax on industrial and business equipment is a step closer to being phased out. State lawmakers Thursday sent the measure to Governor Rick Snyder's...
View ArticleSchuette: RTW will survive court challenge, applies to civil service workers
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkState Attorney General Bill Schuette says Michigan's new right-to-work law will survive the almost-certain court challenges by unions opposed to it.Opponents...
View ArticleNew emergency manager bill on its way to Snyder
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkThe Legislature has sent a bill to Governor Rick Snyder that will enact a new emergency manager law to replace the law rejected by voters in November. As...
View ArticlePetoskey HS Poetry Out Loud
BY TOBY JONESThis week, Petoskey High School students are participating in their fifth annual Poetry Out Loud contest. Poetry Out Loud, is a nation-wide endeavor that encourages America's youth to...
View ArticleBoyne City, Boyne Falls and East Jordan Public Schools adopt a 24/7 Tobacco...
BY CONSUELO MCABOYLast week, the American Lung Association released a report that said Michigan's health care coverage hinders smokers from quitting. Now, three school districts in Charlevoix county...
View ArticleLegislature votes to post all state expenditures online
The Michigan Legislature has voted to create an online, searchable database listing all state expenditures.The idea is to bring some transparency to state government...Supporters of the legislation...
View ArticleGun control advocates said Snyder should veto concealed piston legislation
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkOne of the final actions of the lame duck state Legislature was to adopt bills that would allow concealed guns in public schools and other places that are "no...
View ArticleSnyder faces choice on gun bills
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkNow that the Legislature's lame duck session is over, Governor Rick Snyder has to make decisions on controversial legislation dealing with abortion and where...
View ArticleState's leading pundit calls lame duck session "one for the books"
BY AMY ROBINSONMichigan's legislative landscape may look considerably different in 2013 than it does today. Political pundits said the number of bills passed in the recently concluded lame duck...
View ArticleReal People Media hosts holiday open house
BY MORGAN SHERBURNEIn Charlevoix, a former commercial videographer and documentarian saw a need for public access television, and for people to be able to create their own audio and video stories. So...
View ArticleLegislation would allow some four-year degrees at community colleges
Community colleges may soon be able to offer four different four-year degrees to their students if the governor signs off on a bill passed during last week's marathon lame-duck legislative session.The...
View ArticleDangerous toys remain on store shelves
A new report from a consumer watchdog group urges parents to be on the lookout for dangerous toys as they complete their holiday shopping.According to the Public Interest Research Group, many toys...
View ArticleMichigan's 16 Electoral College votes officially cast for Obama/Biden
BY JAKE NEHERMichigan Public Radio NetworkMichigan's delegates to the Electoral College have cast their 16 votes for President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. Delegates Monday also took time...
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