State News

Officials from three other states have filed a court argument supporting Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessell’s legal attempt to shut down the Enbridge Line Five Pipeline at the Straits of Mackinac. Nessell’s lawsuit maintains the original 1953 easement that allowed the pipeline to be built was improper, thus making the …

Flags will be flying at half staff in Michigan today to honor a soldier who died in the Korean War. Governor Gretchen Whitmer gave the order to pay tribute to Sergeant Walter Tobin, Jr. Tobin was a 22-year-old infantryman in 1950 when his unit was attacked near the Chosin Reservoir. …

Michigan drivers will begin to see savings on the car insurance premiums beginning next summer. The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association is reducing its annual assessment from $220 per vehicle to $100 per vehicle. And, because of Michigan’s revised auto insurance policies, only drivers who choose to maintain unlimited lifetime personal …

Michigan lawmakers will head to deer camp, leaving the victims of their budget manipulations to wait until probably at least December for relief. The State House scrapped a session scheduled for today that could have afforded a last-minute vote to resolve the budget crisis. The impasse began six weeks ago, …

A conservative group is criticizing the State Education Department for not implementing an A through F grading system for Michigan schools. A state law required such a system to be implemented a year ago. The Great Lakes Education Project has ties to the DeVos family, and is demanding it be …

Remember the mighty KMart retail chain? By early next year, the number of KMart stores in Michigan will be down to… one. KMart’s owner, Transformco, had announced a large round of closings in September that would have left Michigan with three stores. Last week, Transformco added its last two stores …

Close, but no cigar. A tentative deal struck by Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Republican House Leader Lee Chatfield to resolve the state’s budget crisis was torpedoed by Republican Senate leader Mike Shirkey yesterday. The bargain would have restored many of the controversial cuts and transfers made by Whitmer when …

A flurry of fatal home fires last month has prompted state officials to encourage families to prepare. 17 people died, including seven children. One of the adults was a Gwinn woman, who perished in her mobile home. State Fire Marshal Kevin Sehlmeyer is urging Michiganders to spend time developing and …

As expected, Michigan has appealed a recent court decision to allow construction of a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac. The tunnel would be built by Enbridge, the company that owns the aging and controversial Line Five pipeline that carries petroleum product across the straits. The deal to remove the …

Michigan has committed eight-million dollars to help keep Asian carp from using the Des Plaines River to swim into Lake Michigan. The money will be used to help design a more effective barrier at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam, located 27 miles southwest of Chicago. Recent tests have revealed …