CMU dedicates new display honoring Saginaw Chippewa Tribe
BY AMANDA HARRISONCentral Michigan University has dedicated a new display commemorating the history and culture of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe. Frank Cloutier is a spokesman for the tribe. He...
View ArticleLow interest loans offered through Michigan Saves Program
BY JESI MUNGUIAThe nonprofit, Michigan Saves, is expanding to offer services statewide after focusing efforts in the Detroit area. The organization offers a low interest loan program, meant to, they...
View ArticleWhitmer not running for governor in 2014
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkWe can remove state Senate Democratic leader Gretchen Whitmer from the list of potential challengers to Republican Governor Rick Snyder next year. Senator...
View ArticleAppeals court: It's OK to share small amounts of medical pot
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkThe Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled medical marijuana users may share small amounts of pot without running afoul of state law. But that's only if no money...
View ArticleState Senate unanimously passes Blue Cross overhaul without abortion language
BY JAKE NEHERMichigan Public Radio NetworkFor the third time in four months, the state Senate has approved a plan to overhaul the state's largest health insurer. Senators voted unanimously in favor of...
View ArticleWork begins on road funding bills
Last month, Governor Rick Snyder used his State of the State Address to call for an increase in road funding, to repair the state's crumbling highways and byways. Work has now begun on ways to raise...
View ArticleMore than a half-million Michigan kids live in poverty
More than 500-thousand Michigan children are living in poverty, according to the annual "Kids Count" survey released Thursday.Jane Zehnder-Merrell is with the Michigan League for Public Policy, which...
View ArticleMI to issue licenses to illegal immigrants brought to US as children
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkThousands of children of illegal immigrants in Michigan are now eligible for a driver's license or official state ID. Secretary of State Ruth Johnson Friday...
View ArticleSnyder to decide on Medicaid expansion
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkGovernor Rick Snyder decides this week whether he will call for expanding Medicaid in his new budget.The federal government would pick up the entire cost at...
View ArticleState legislators join environmentalists in call to presdient for action on...
BY AMANDA HARRISONSeveral Michigan state lawmakers, and 300 others, signed a letter calling for President Obama to prioritize action on climate change. This follows the prominent mention of promised...
View ArticleNew gun merchandise emerges after recent gun violence
BY CONSUELO MCABOYLast year's mass shootings; including the Aurora theater shooting, and the most recent mass killing in Newtown have not only heightened fear, but have also increased sales of gun...
View ArticleAdvocates urge Governor Snyder to call for Medicaid expansion
BY JAKE NEHERMichigan Public Radio Network Advocates for the uninsured say they've collected four-thousand petition signatures in favor of an expansion of Medicaid in the state. The group Medicaid...
View ArticleYoung immigrants cheer MI driver's license decision
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkImmigrant rights groups are cheering Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson's decision to allow people brought to the U.S. as children to get a driver's...
View ArticleMEDC says job outlook in Michigan is promising
BY CONSUELO MCABOYWith more jobs predicted to return to Michigan this year, the state said it's time to start training people to fill the positions.Last year, close to 90,000 jobs were added in the...
View ArticleSaginaw Bay remains "area of concern" on federal watch list
BY JESI MUNGUIAThis year marks an anniversary that some environmentalists would prefer not to celebrate; it's the 25th year of the Saginaw Bay and River being on the Federal Area of Concern list. The...
View ArticleAlgoma University professor receives Joseph Conrad award
BY AMANDA HARRISONA literary honor has been given to an Algoma University professor. Professor Michael DiSanto recently received the Adam Gillon Book Award in Conrad Studies for his book, Under...
View ArticleAbortion language that sunk Blue Cross overhaul reintroduced
BY JAKE NEHERMichigan Public Radio NetworkHealth insurers would only be able to cover elective abortions through optional rider plans under legislation in the state Senate. The same measure sunk a...
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Huron, Michigan hit all-time record low water level
The water levels of lakes Michigan and Huron are lower than they've ever been before.The lakes set a new record in January for the lowest mean average for any month in history.Michigan and Huron each...
View ArticleKettering University receives grant for "green" batteries
BY AMANDA HARRISONA new battery could give new hope to the electric car industry. Kettering University has received a grant to test the batteries' durability in cold weather and other stresses. The...
View ArticleState Senate approves tax break for people trading-in vehicles and watercraft
BY JAKE NEHERMichigan Public Radio NetworkPeople trading in cars, trucks, or boats could soon get a new tax break under legislation that passed the state Senate Wednesday. Some are worried about what...
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