Snyder to re-split Department of Natural Resources and Environment
BY LAURA WEBERMichigan Public Radio NetworkGovernor-elect Rick Snyder plans to re-split the Department of Natural Resources and Environment. The department will be split back into the Department of...
View ArticleEducation funds are last 'must do' for Legislature
BY LAURA WEBERMichigan Public Radio NetworkState Senate leaders said lawmakers have finished all the work that they must do before the Legislature adjourns for the year-- the Senate has given final...
View ArticleMixed reviews for website offering "high-quality flirting"
Students at more than 200 universities, including Central Michigan University, are discovering an interesting way of reaching out to missed connections. LikeALittle.com calls itself "high-quality...
View ArticleLevin "disgusted" by WikiLeaks disclosure
U.S. Sen. Carl Levin is reacting negatively to the latest disclosure by WikiLeaks.The whistleblower organization published thousands of secret cables between U.S embassies abroad and the state...
View ArticlePetoskey stimulates economy by encouraging spending at local businesses
The Petoskey Chamber of Commerce is hoping to stimulate their local economy this holiday season and they've gotten a boost this early December. Community Cash is a program in which people can purchase...
View ArticleGranholm supports Obama's tax cut
BY RICK PLUTACapital Bureau Chief, Michigan Public Radio NetworkGovernor Jennifer Granholm said President Obama struck a good deal with Republicans to link an extension of jobless benefits to continued...
View ArticleCommission delays decision on partner benefits for state workers
BY RICK PLUTACapital Bureau Chief, Michigan Public Radio NetworkThe state of Michigan may join more than a dozen public universities and local governments in offering health benefits to unmarried...
View ArticleLSSU collects words for banishment
You know this year's trendy word that you just can't stand, any time you hear it or read it? Or the phrase that people keep using that drives you nuts?John Shibley and Tom Pink from Lake Superior...
View ArticleTall Ships Celebration in Bay City receives statewide honors
Five awards from the Michigan Festivals and Events Association are among the latest recognition for this summer's Tall Ships Celebration in Bay City. Bay City's Tall Ships organization has also...
View ArticleLegislature given until July to regulate wild boar ranches, breeders
BY RICK PLUTACapital Bureau Chief, Michigan Public Radio NetworkAn order from the state Department of Natural Resources and Environment gives Legislature until early July to create rules covering wild...
View ArticleDNRE estimates deer harvest for firearm season
The state's Department of Natural Resources and Environment says this year's firearm deer season seems to be on par with last year's.Early estimates from the DNRE suggest the harvest in the UP and in...
View ArticleOsceola County hopes to make buildings more energy efficient
-OSCEOLA COUNTY Three communities will be sharing $10.3 million to help make buildings more energy efficient. Osceola County will receive more than a quarter of a million dollars to help make the...
View ArticleMichCon says it won't increase heating prices
Customers of - the Michigan Consolidated Gas Company (MichCon) won't be seeing an increase in their bills this winter. In July the company sent an application to the Michigan Public Service Commission...
View ArticleCMU finalizes med school agreements
SAGINAW -- Central Michigan University has finalized affiliation agreements for its new medical school.The university is partnering with Synergy Medical Alliance, Covenant HealthCare and St. Mary's of...
View ArticleWest Branch doctors charged with poaching
A father and son; both chiropractors from West Branch, are facing poaching charges. Dr. Stephen Ward Kimball and Dr.Zachary Allen Kimball are charged with one count of taking deer before the...
View ArticleKawkawlin Township to allow liquor sales on Sunday mornings
The Michigan Liquor Control Commission is giving communities until Dec.15 to notify the state of whether they plan to adhere to the new law allowing communities to serve liquor on Sunday mornings.One...
View ArticleArea schools receive funding to make routes to school safer for children
The Michigan Department of Transportation announced this week that $1.4 million in federal funding will be dispersed to 10 communities throughout the state to make walking to school safer for...
View ArticleBill banning transport of Asian Carp signed into law
It is now illegal to transport live Asian Carp, the highly invasive species threatening the Great Lakes, without a permit.The ban was signed into law by President Obama this week. It's meant to keep...
View ArticleLegislature signs off on moose hunting
BY RICK PLUTACapital Bureau Chief, Michigan Public Radio NetworkLANSING -- The Legislature has wrapped up its work for the year and one of its final acts was to approve moose hunting in the Upper...
View ArticleSenate approves sale of Michigan School for the Deaf
BY RICK PLUTACapital Bureau Chief, Michigan Public Radio NetworkLANSING -- The Legislature has sent to the governor's desk a measure that would clear the way for the sale of the Michigan School for the...
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