Category Archives: Michigan News
Whitmer Signs Bills to Make Michigan Run On 100% Green Energy by 2040
Photo: Mandi Wright ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMichigan Bill Aims to Give Mackinac Island Ferry Control Amid Ballooning CostsAbout 30 Michigan State Legislators Meet with Trump AdministrationMichigan Lawmaker...
Nov 29, 2023
Whitmer Signs New Laws to Change Ways Michigan Teachers are Evaluated
Photo: Don Reid ~ 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 ...
Nov 29, 2023
GM Will Enact Major Funding Cut to Self-Driving Subsidiary Cruise After Pedestrian Accident
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...
Nov 29, 2023
Michigan Senate Candidates Claim $20 Million Dollar Offers to Run Against Rashida Tlaib Connected to AIPAC
Photo: Junfu Han ~ 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-Sayed...
Nov 28, 2023
Over 20 Michigan Lawmakers Call On Biden to Push For a ‘Lasting Ceasefire’ in Gaza
Photos: Jack Gruber (left) and Angela Wilhelm ~ USA TODAY NETWORKSpeaker Matt Hall on His Meeting with Winnie Brinks and Whitmer About the BudgetGov. Whitmer Speaks out About State Budget ImpasseMI Se...
Nov 28, 2023
Protestors Rally at Sen. Gary Peters’ Home to Demand His Support For a Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza
Photo: Cody Scanlan ~ 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-Sa...
Nov 27, 2023
MI Capitol Deploys A.I. Gun Detection to Enforce Gun Ban
Photo: Matthew Dae Smith ~ USA TODAY NETWORKLocal Philanthroper Makes $40 Million Donation for New Michigan Medicine Clinic in TroyMichigan Bill Aims to Give Mackinac Island Ferry Control Amid Balloon...
Nov 21, 2023
Pro-Palestinian Protestors Take Over University of Michigan Building, Distrupt Detroit Tree Lighting
Photo: Garrett Mogel ~ USA TODAY NETWORKLocal Philanthroper Makes $40 Million Donation for New Michigan Medicine Clinic in TroyMichigan Bill Aims to Give Mackinac Island Ferry Control Amid Ballooning ...
Nov 20, 2023
Whitmer and Other Michigan Polticians Pay Tribute to Rosalynn Carter Following Death
Photos: Bryon Houlgrave ~ USA TODAY NETWORKFormer House Speakers Boehner, McCarthy Denounce Political Violence on WJR Following Minnesota ShootingMay Saw Smaller Inflation Rate than ExpectedPresident ...
Nov 20, 2023
PHOTOS: Scenes From the 20th Annual Detroit Tree Lighting
Speaker 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 About State Budget Impasse
Nov 18, 2023
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June 1, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson talk with Chad Livengood, politics editor and columnist at The Detroit News. They discuss data center secrecy and the lack of transparency, a major cause of distrust in Michigan.
June 1, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson chat with Brian Burchette, media coordinator, and Genevieve Benson, operations manager for Monroe Community Media, about Stephen Colbert appearing on Monroe Public Access after his CBS show was cancelled.
June 1, 2026 ~ Schupan Recycling President Tom Emmerich weighs in on proposed changes to Michigan’s bottle deposit system and what it could mean for consumers.
