Category Archives: Michigan News
Schools Close Across Michigan on Jan.17 Due to Frigid Weather
Photo: Julie Grace Immink ~ USA TODAY NETWORKLocal Philanthroper Makes $40 Million Donation for New Michigan Medicine Clinic in TroyMichigan Bill Aims to Give Mackinac Island Ferry Control Amid Balloo...
Jan 17, 2024
New Poll Shows Biden Down 8 Points Behind Trump in General Election
Photos: Jack Gruber (left) and Jennifer Altman ~ USA TODAY NETWORKFirst Lady Melania Trump Announces the Presidential AI Challenge for K-12 Students NationwideShooting at Minneapolis Church Leaves Two...
Jan 10, 2024
Former U.S. Congressman Pete Hoekstra Hopes to Become Michigan GOP Chair, Karamo Refuses to Step Down
Photos: Junfu Han (Left) and Patricia Beck ~ USA TODAY NETWORKSpeaker Matt Hall on His Meeting with Winnie Brinks and Whitmer About the BudgetGov. Whitmer Speaks out About State Budget ImpasseMI Senat...
Jan 10, 2024
Michigan Redistricting Commission Has Until Feb. 2 to Redraw Metro Detroit State House Districts
Photo: Kimberly P. Mitchell ~ USA TODAY NETWORKSpeaker Matt Hall on His Meeting with Winnie Brinks and Whitmer About the BudgetGov. Whitmer Speaks out About State Budget ImpasseMI Senate Candidate Abd...
Jan 09, 2024
Kristina Karamo Responds to Ousting as Party Chair, Says Meeting is “Illegitimate”
Photo: Eric Seals ~ USA TODAY NETWORKSpeaker Matt Hall on His Meeting with Winnie Brinks and Whitmer About the BudgetGov. Whitmer Speaks out About State Budget ImpasseMI Senate Candidate Abdul El-Saye...
Jan 08, 2024
GM Sees Vehicle Sales Increase in 2023, Despite UAW Strike
Photo: Ryan Garza ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDodge Reverses EV Strategy By Introducing Gas-Powered ChargerCanada Imports More Vehicles from Mexico than U.S. Amid Tariff SpatFord CEO Jim Farley Discusses New E...
Jan 04, 2024
Detroit Records Lowest Number of Homicides Since 1966
Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA TODAY NETWORKSpeaker Matt Hall on His Meeting with Winnie Brinks and Whitmer About the BudgetMichigan’s M-Step Scores Continue Decline in Grades 3-4Gov. Whitmer Speaks out...
Jan 04, 2024
Jennifer Crumbley Pushes to Block Three Witnesses From Trial, Claiming the Testimonies Are Too ‘Gruesome’ and Would ‘Inflame” Jury
Photo: Mandi Wright ~ USA TODAY NETWORKJennifer Crumbley Requests Appellate Release on BondOxford Shooting Commission Suggests New Mental Health Support Recommendations for Michigan SchoolsMichigan Co...
Jan 04, 2024
Michigan Capitol Building Resumes Operations After Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation
Photo: Robert Killips ~ USA TODAY NETWORKSpeaker Matt Hall on His Meeting with Winnie Brinks and Whitmer About the BudgetMichigan’s M-Step Scores Continue Decline in Grades 3-4Gov. Whitmer Speak...
Jan 04, 2024
Police Indentified Arkansas Family Who Died in Michigan House Explosion
Photo: Courtesy of Northfield Township Police DepartmentSpeaker Matt Hall on His Meeting with Winnie Brinks and Whitmer About the BudgetMichigan’s M-Step Scores Continue Decline in Grades 3-4Gov...
Jan 03, 2024
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April 6, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds discuss BurgerFi in Northville with owner, Alban Shehu. They raved about the burgers, chicken, and new Szechuan flavors.
April 6, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds talk with John Pistole, former TSA Administrator, about privatizing airport security. They discuss whether this reform works for major airports and their national security implications.
April 6, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson talk with Tim Nash, director of the Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise, Entrepreneurship, and Freedom at Northwood University. They discuss the national debt and its parallels to the Roman Empire’s collapse.
