Category Archives: Michigan News
Michigan Senate Passes Formal Condemnation of Hamas Attack While Acknowledging Palestinian Crisis, Similar House Bill Struggles to Pass
Photo: Kirthmon F. Dozier ~ 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...
Oct 19, 2023
Report on MSU Mass Shooting Says Campus Police Response was ‘Appropriate,’ Notes Areas of Improvement
Photo: Nick King ~ 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...
Oct 18, 2023
Michigan Secretary of State Finds ‘Sufficient Evidence’ that Warren Mayor Fouts Broke Campaign Finance Law
Photo: Eric Seals ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMichigan Bill Aims to Give Mackinac Island Ferry Control Amid Ballooning CostsAbout 30 Michigan State Legislators Meet with Trump AdministrationMichigan Lawmakers ...
Oct 18, 2023
Jim Jordan Loses Second House Speaker Vote, Michigan’s John James Votes for Former Rep. Candice Miller
Photos: Jack Gruber (first two) and Christina Hall ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMichigan Bill Aims to Give Mackinac Island Ferry Control Amid Ballooning CostsAbout 30 Michigan State Legislators Meet with Trump ...
Oct 18, 2023
Rep. Tlaib Calls Out Biden for His Handling of Israel-Hamas War Following Gaza Hospital Explosion
Photos: Rob Schumacher (left) and Sarahbeth Maney ~ USA TODAY NETWORKTrump Announces U.S. Bombed Iranian Nuclear Sites, Joining Israel’s Bombing Campaign in the Middle EastMichigan Bill Aims to ...
Oct 18, 2023
About 3,700 Detroit Casino Workers Go on Strike After Casinos, Union Fail to Agree on Contract
Photo: Eric Seals ~ 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 Cos...
Oct 17, 2023
Rep. John James Among 20 House Republicans Who Voted Against Rep. Jim Jordan On First House Speaker Vote
Photos from left to right, top to bottom: Jack Gruber (first three) and Craig Hudson ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMichigan Bill Aims to Give Mackinac Island Ferry Control Amid Ballooning CostsAbout 30 Michigan ...
Oct 17, 2023
Dearborn Police Arrest Suspect For Threatening Palestinian-Americans
Photos: Kimberly P. Mitchell ~ 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. Whitme...
Oct 13, 2023
Michigan House Bill Would Bar Homeowners Associations From Banning Solar Panels, EV Chargers
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...
Oct 13, 2023
Lawsuit Filed By Detroit-Area Voters Alleging Racial Gerrymandering in New Legislative Districts Heads to Federal Court
Photo: David Rodriguez Munoz ~ 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 Ab...
Oct 12, 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.
