Testimony opened in Lansing Wednesday on a proposal to increase fines on landfill owners who don’t obey regulations. It’s in response to a landfill in southwest Michigan, which residents say is stinking up the area. Current fines can be up to $10,000 a day and $25,000 for repeat violators. The …

Opponents and supporters of proposed energy reforms in Michigan came to Lansing to tell lawmakers in a Senate committee what they think about the suggested changes. Alan O’Shea of CBS Solar says the reforms would change the state’s program that gives credits to solar panel users that give their excess …

Solar panel supporters gathered in Lansing in opposition of proposed reforms to Michigan’s energy policies. About 60 people came together on the Capitol lawn for the Stand For Solar rally to express concern to changes being considered in a Senate committee they say would eliminate the state’s net metering program. …

Bills to reform Michigan’s civil asset forfeiture laws are headed to the state Senate. Currently, police departments in Michigan can seize and keep the property of someone even if there is no conviction, which critics say incentivizes seizures. Holly Harris of the group Fix Forfeiture says the law is an …

Lawmakers in the Michigan House voted late Wednesday to form a special committee to determine if State Representative’s Todd Courser and Cindy Gamrat are fit to be state lawmakers. The two had an affair. An internal investigation is underway to determine if they used taxpayer dollars or resources to cover …

A plan to fix Michigan’s crumbling roads seemed to collapse under its own weight Wednesday forcing lawmakers to depart Lansing without an agreement. For starters, the governor didn’t like the idea of pulling $600 million out of the general fund to fund road repairs and House Minority Leader Tim Greimel …

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has appointed Michigan Tech President Glenn Mroz to the board of the Michigan Education Trust (MET). MET is a prepaid college tuition plan that enables families to pre-purchase tuition based on today’s tuition rates. The plan then covers the future cost of tuition when the child …

August 19, 2015 – As excitement builds for the start of another professional football season, Shopko is giving children across the country an opportunity to serve as the “kick-off kid” at Lambeau Field, home to the Green Bay Packers, one of the most storied franchises in professional sports. Open to …

A bill introduced in the Michigan House would update the state’s veteran’s monument at the capitol and create a new monument honoring female veterans. State Representative Pam Faris is sponsoring the measure and says the veteran’s monument hasn’t been updated since the Vietnam War so it doesn’t include conflicts like …

Sometimes even teachers have to study over the summer. Twenty school teachers from across Michigan have been attending a workshop at Michigan Tech this week. The workshop, called CS4All, helps teachers learn to integrate computer science and computational thinking into their classrooms. Sponsored by grants from Google, the workshop is …