State Democrats and Republicans to gather this weekend for party conventions
BY JAKE NEHERMichigan Public Radio NetworkState Democrats and Republicans will meet this weekend to elect party leaders. Officials with both parties say they've got to become more modern and...
View ArticleState Republicans urge lawmakers to change how Michigan gives out electoral...
BY JAKE NEHERMichigan Public Radio NetworkMichigan Republicans said this weekend they want to change the course of future presidential races by changing how the state allocates its electoral votes....
View ArticleGOP, Dems work through big leadership battles
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkIt was a weekend for political battling in Michigan at the Republican and Democratic state conventions. There were spirited fights over who would lead the...
View ArticleHurley settles racial discrimination lawsuit, said policies weren't followed
Hurley Medical Center in Flint has settled a lawsuit over alleged racial discrimination in its neonatal intensive care unit. The lawsuit stemmed from an incident last October, when a parent demanded...
View ArticleMichigan business leaders say lawmakers need to boost road funding, and fast
BY JAKE NEHERMichigan Public Radio NetworkMichigan business leaders say they're afraid state lawmakers may miss their best chance to raise the money needed to repair roads. Governor Rick Snyder has had...
View ArticleSnyder calls sequester a "mess"
BY MIKE HORACEGovernor Rick Snyder is calling Washington's failure to prevent the sequester a quote "mess," and said it could hurt Michigan's economic recovery.The governor made his comments on C-SPAN...
View ArticleProject hands out food benefits for qualifying students
BY ANTHONY RIZZOFor a second summer, school-age children from families with economic needs in several mid-Michigan districts will have access to food packages while away from school. The over 10,000...
View ArticleDemocrats push plan to increase tax credit for low income residents
BY JAKE NEHERMichigan Public Radio NetworkDemocrats in Lansing want to restore the state's Earned Income Tax Credit for low-income residents. The credit has been cut to less than a third of what it...
View ArticleUnions, employers bargain over RTW workaround
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkThe battle over Michigan's right-to-work law is still playing out in courtrooms and at bargaining tables. There are several lawsuits that have been filed...
View ArticleBipartisan support for non-cooperation with detention without charges
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkRepublicans and Democrats are supporting a bill that said state and local law enforcement in Michigan should not cooperate if federal authorities try to detain...
View ArticleKildee urges Congress to avoid sequester
Saginaw and Flint's representative in Congress is urging his colleagues to take immediate action to avoid an automatic series of budget cuts that take effect March First.Representative Dan Kildee said...
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Snyder names new justice to Supreme Court
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio Network Governor Rick Snyder has named a circuit judge from Macomb County to fill a vacancy on the state Supreme Court. David Viviano is Macomb County's chief judge....
View ArticleState House panel votes to accept federal dollars to set up healthcare exchange
BY JAKE NEHERMichigan Public Radio NetworkState lawmakers are a step closer to establishing a state web site where people can shop for health insurance. A House panel approved the plan...
View Article'Bolgergate' grand juror gives itself more time to investigate
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkA one-judge grand jury has granted itself more time to investigate a party-switch and election-rigging scandal that includes state House Speaker Jase Bolger....
View ArticleArraignment on animal abuse case
BY JESI MUNGUIAThe woman at the center of an animal abuse case in northern Michigan has pleaded guilty and now awaits sentencing. Thirty-five year old Jennifer Elen Tucker-Richard pleaded guilty this...
View ArticleVikings coming to cultural television
BY JESI MUNGUIACultural shows have always piqued people's interest. These days, you can find a wide variety of shows dealing with foreign cultures and customs. Now, next month a new cultural show that...
View ArticleSnyder expected to concur with finding of fiscal emergency in Detroit
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkGovernor Rick Snyder will be in Detroit Friday. He's expected to announce he agrees with a review team's conclusion that Detroit is in a financial crisis, and...
View ArticleMichigan House passes bill to set up state-federal healthcare exchange
BY JAKE NEHERMichigan Public Radio NetworkA bill to accept federal money for a healthcare exchange in Michigan is on its way to the state Senate. The House passed the legislation Thursday with...
View ArticleState lawmakers wrangle over plan to add money to the Michigan's Rainy Day Fund
BY JAKE NEHERMichigan Public Radio NetworkLawmakers in Lansing are beginning the months-long task of approving a budget for the next fiscal year. Almost as soon as Governor Rick Snyder released his...
View ArticleSearch continues for missing man in Saginaw Bay
TUSCOLA COUNTY -- The Coast Guard has rescued one person in Saginaw Bay, and is searching for another, after an airboat capsized Saturday night off Fish Point in Tuscola County.The call for help was...
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