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State welfare organizations have not passed judgment on the latest efforts to change the health care system for the needy and Lansing bureau chief Tim Skubick reports there are concerns over 670,000 folks losing their insurance coverage.

What effect will March Madness have on office productivity over the next few weeks? Business editor Murray Feldman takes a look.

Representatives from most of Michigan’s 83 county road agencies are meeting today to discuss their responsibility to improving the state’s transportation system. The road agencies will talk about various subjects including a new local road warranty program, guiding right-of-way development with increasing infrastructure demands and and number of initiatives such …

The idea of an A-F grading system of every Michigan public school has been dropped in place of a report card that shows various elements such as success on the state exam. Superintendent Brian Whiston had planned on the letter grade system but two officials who were briefed by Whiston …

The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association has announced that for the second straight year, Michigan drivers will again pay an extra $10 toward caring for people catastrophically injured in crashes. That amount is now $170 per year. Michigan is the only state requiring drivers to buy unlimited medical benefits. Funds are …

State Representative Joe Bellino has introduced legislation which would require retired state legislators to pay more of their own health care costs. The Republican from Monroe says the bill is part of a broader effort aimed at containing costs in public employee retirement systems, which are straining government budgets across …

As the state’s unemployment rate hovers just above five-percent, Bruce Weaver with the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget says the number of payroll jobs in Michigan has increased six-consecutive years. In 2016, jobs in the state rose by 82,000 — 1.9-percent increase. On top of that, Michigan’s unemployment …

Abolishing Daylight Saving Time–as people head to work an hour earlier this Monday, State Representative Peter Lucido is calling for elimination of Michigan’s twice-yearly time shifts. The Macomb County Republican says ending the time change would help make Michigan residents more productive while being beneficial and safer for students.

Volkswagen pled guilty to cheating the U.S. government by using software to skirt emission rules on hundreds of thousands of vehicles. AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert with details.

State officials are meeting today in Lansing to discuss the controversial Enbridge Line 5, the pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac. Advocates plan to show up early to the Pipeline Safety Advisory Board meeting to urge Governor Rick Snyder and Attorney General Bill Schuette to decommission the line. Officials are …