Teacher Pension Overhaul Headed to Gov. Snyder
Jake Neher/WDET New teachers will get different retirement options than current school employees under a bill sent to Gov. Rick Snyder....
Rick Pluta has been covering Michigan’s Capitol, government, and politics since 1987. His journalism background includes stints with UPI, The Elizabeth (NJ) Daily Journal, The (Pontiac, MI) Oakland Press, and WJR. He is also a lifelong public radio listener.
Rick was one of the first Michigan political reporters to write about “pay-to-play” fundraising, and the controversies surrounding recognition of same-sex relationships. He broke the news that Gov. John Engler was planning a huge juvenile justice overhaul that included adult-time-for-adult-crime sentencing, and has continued to report since then on the effects of that policy decision.
He co-hosts the weekly segment “It’s Just Politics” on Michigan Radio with Zoe Clark.
Rick is fascinated by the game of politics, and the grand plans and human foibles that go into policy-making. You will never find him ice-fishing.
Jake Neher/WDET New teachers will get different retirement options than current school employees under a bill sent to Gov. Rick Snyder....
Political intrigue is being blamed for the collapse of a deal for the state to offer big tax breaks to...
Pat Batcheller Enbridge Energy says pressure tests on two sections of Line 5 that runs under the Straits of Mackinac...
Jake Neher/WDET Two high-ranking state officials in Michigan face serious charges for allegedly keeping an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease in...
Pat Batcheller Enbridge Energy says it’s pressure testing the structural integrity of Line Five beneath the Straits of Mackinac. The...
Jake Neher/WDET There’s no end yet to the standoff between Gov. Rick Snyder and the Legislature’s Republican leaders that’s delayed wrapping...
Jake Neher/WDET A state House committee has adopted bills that would require local officials to help enforce federal immigration laws....
Jake Neher/WDET Some Democrats in the state Legislature are calling for a law that would allow authorities to seize the...
Jake Neher/WDET State lawmakers say they will look into reports the Michigan agency that handles child abuse and neglect cases...
Jake Neher/WDET A state House bill would make it easier for people to sue their local government to repeal a...
Elizabeth Garrett The Michigan Court of Appeals has put a lawsuit regarding state money for private schools on hold while...
Cheyna Roth/MPRN There was a big rally at the state Capitol Wednesday to support improved mental health services and to...