Category Archives: Michigan News
Michigan Democrats to Temporarily Lose House Majority After Mayoral Victories
Photo: Matthew Dae Smith ~ 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 ...
Nov 09, 2023
Rashida Tlaib Censured on House Floor Over Israel-Palestine Comments
Photo: Anntaninna Biondo ~ 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 ...
Nov 08, 2023
Former Michigan Congressman Peter Meijer Announces Republican Bid for U.S. Senate
Photo: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades ~ 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 A...
Nov 06, 2023
Intoxicated Driving Convictions Can Vary Across Michigan, New Report Shows
Photo: COREY MURRAY PHOTO ~ 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...
Nov 02, 2023
Toyota Raises Wages for Non-Union Workers Following End of UAW Strike
Photo: Mandi Wright ~ USA TODAY NETWORKGM Spending $4 Billion to Expand Domestic Manufacturing, Including in MichiganMichigan Senators in Opposition of EV MandatesChrysler Celebrates 100-Year Annivers...
Nov 02, 2023
Censure Resolution Against Rep. Rashida Tlaib Fails, With Three Michigan House Republicans Voting Against the Measure
Photos from left to right, top to bottom: Ryan Garza, Kent Nishimura, Cody Scanlan, and Tom Hawley ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMichigan Bill Aims to Give Mackinac Island Ferry Control Amid Ballooning CostsAbou...
Nov 02, 2023
Trump Files Lawsuit in Michigan Ensuring Secretary of State Benson Keeps Him on 2024 Ballot
Photo: Samantha Laurey (left) and Sarahbeth Maney ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMichigan Bill Aims to Give Mackinac Island Ferry Control Amid Ballooning CostsAbout 30 Michigan State Legislators Meet with Trump A...
Nov 01, 2023
Nessel’s Office Ends Criminal Prosecutions in Flint Water Crisis Case Wihtout Any Convictions
Photo: Brian Wells ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMichigan Bill Aims to Give Mackinac Island Ferry Control Amid Ballooning CostsAbout 30 Michigan State Legislators Meet with Trump AdministrationMichigan Lawmakers...
Nov 01, 2023
Michigan, U.S. See Sharp Rise in Antisemitic and Islamophobic Threats and Hate Crimes
Photo: David Rodriguez Munoz (left) and Kirthmon F. Dozier ~ USA TODAY NETWORKLocal Philanthroper Makes $40 Million Donation for New Michigan Medicine Clinic in TroyMichigan Bill Aims to Give Mackinac...
Nov 01, 2023
General Motors Reaches Tentative Deal With UAW After Six Weeks of Striking
Photo: Ryan Garza ~ USA TODAY NETWORKNorthville Outlasts Lake Orion in First Drive to the Game of SeasonSpeaker Matt Hall on His Meeting with Winnie Brinks and Whitmer About the BudgetMichigan’s...
Oct 30, 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.
