MI DNR working on tree invasive species salvage plan
BY JENNIFER WEINGARTThe Michigan DNR is working on an extensive salvage project in an attempt to harvest Ash and Beech trees affected by two different invasive species.Ash trees are being affected by...
View ArticleBill would ban local sick time requirements
BY JAKE NEHERMichigan Public Radio NetworkSome state lawmakers want to ban local governments from adopting new protections for sick workers. The state Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would restrict...
View ArticleState pledges $4 million to test Detroit rape kits
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkA $4 million donation from the state could help cut in half a backlog of untested rape kits in Detroit.There are eight or nine thousand rape kits remaining of...
View ArticleDept. of Ed dismisses American Indian mascot complaint
BY ANTHONY RIZZOA complaint filed in February against Michigan schools with American Indian mascots was dismissed this week by the U.S. Department of Education.The Michigan Department of Civil Rights...
View ArticleBig Rapids HS band goes for world record
BY JENNIFER WEINGARTMost students try to avoid school on the weekends. But some young percussionists from Big Rapids are spending their weekend at school anyway as they try to break the world record...
View ArticleBolger raises concerns about bill to protect DIA
BY JAKE NEHERMichigan Public Radio NetworkA bill designed to protect the Detroit Institute of Arts and its collection faces a tough road ahead in the Michigan Legislature. At least one of the top...
View ArticleLawmaker wants to revamp term limits
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkThere's a new effort to change legislative term limits in Michigan. State Representative Joe Havemen said six years in the state House or eight years in the...
View ArticleWest Nile Virus detected in Gratiot County
BY JESI MUNGUIAThe mosquito-borne West Nile Virus has arrived early this year. Now, state health officials are urging Michigan residents to take some precautionary steps to "Fight the Bite" this...
View ArticleMEDC announces $173 million in community investments
BY JESI MUNGUIAFive business expansions and four community improvement projects across the state are expected to generate millions of dollars in investment and create over 1,000 new jobs in Michigan....
View ArticleHigh gas prices threaten road funding talks
BY JAKE NEHERMichigan Public Radio NetworkSome state lawmakers said there could be movement this week on a plan to boost funding for Michigan roads. High prices at the pump statewide are threatening to...
View ArticleSnyder wants 'urban pioneer' immigration visa
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkGovernor Rick Snyder said he hopes a federal immigration overhaul will include more resident visas for people willing to settle in Detroit, Flint, and other...
View ArticleSpring takes northern Michigan on wild ride
BY ANTHONY RIZZOThe cool weather and dampness of the spring seems to be carrying over to early summer.Officials say although people believe the weather has been cooler, according to yearly averages,...
View ArticleBig Rapids HS band breaks world record
BY JENNIFER WEINGARTThis weekend the Big Rapids high school band rolled its way into an unofficial world record by keeping a constant drum roll for more than 28 hours.The final beat clocked in at 28...
View ArticleActivists urge conservatives to sit out '14 Gov race
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkA group of prominent Tea Party activists has released an open letter to Governor Rick Snyder. It calls on the Tea Party movement to sit out next year's race...
View ArticleDIA protection bill passes State Senate
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkThe Michigan Senate has narrowly approved a bill that seeks to shield the paintings, sculptures, and other assets of the Detroit Institute of Arts from being...
View Article4-year-limit dropped from Medicaid expansion bill
BY JAKE NEHERMichigan Public Radio NetworkState lawmakers have dropped a proposal to limit able-bodied adults to four years on Medicaid.The four-year limit threatened to torpedo legislation to vastly...
View ArticleU.S. Senate passes 2013 Farm Bill
BY ANTHONY RIZZOThe U.S. Senate has passed the 2013 Farm Bill. Among the provisions, the bill encourages conservation of wetlands and grasslands.Officials said the conservation provisions are...
View ArticleState lawmakers move closer to approving Medicaid expansion
BY JAKE NEHERMichigan Public Radio NetworkState lawmakers are moving forward with a plan to expand Medicaid in Michigan after months of debate. A state House panel approved the measure...
View ArticleJudge orders Snyder administration to produce EM records
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkGovernor Rick Snyder's administration intends to appeal a judge's order to reveal the names of all the candidates he considered as potential emergency managers...
View ArticleMackinac Island celebrates National Fudge Day
BY RICK PLUTAMichigan Public Radio NetworkThis coming Sunday isn't just Father's Day, it is also National Fudge Day. By most accounts, the first batch of fudge was concocted in Baltimore in the 1880s....
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