Colin Jackson

Colin Jackson is a reporter for Michigan Public Radio Network.

Colin Jackson April 21, 2025

A ballot question aimed at ensuring only U.S. citizens are voting in Michigan elections inched a step closer to gathering...

Colin Jackson April 9, 2025

Southeast Michigan law enforcement, Detroit City officials, and some Michigan lawmakers called Monday for the passage of bills to create...

Colin Jackson April 1, 2025

A few hundred people rallied outside a veterans hospital in Ann Arbor this weekend to protest federal cuts to the...

Colin Jackson March 18, 2025

A Republican-backed plan to fund road repairs in Michigan could be voted out of a state House committee Tuesday. The...

Colin Jackson March 11, 2025

The Ontario government announced it’s charging an extra 25% on all electricity exports to the U.S. Monday. The provincial government says that’ll...

Colin Jackson February 25, 2025

The Michigan House voted Tuesday to keep lawmakers from signing non-disclosure agreements. The practice has come under scrutiny in recent...

Colin Jackson February 20, 2025

A bill to change Michigan’s minimum wage law ahead of it taking effect passed the state Legislature Wednesday. The law...

Colin Jackson February 19, 2025

Inmates in Michigan’s only prison for women are suing the state Department of Corrections for alleged forced labor and gender...

Colin Jackson February 14, 2025

Many Michigan workers would make at least $15 an hour within the next two years under a plan passed Thursday...

Colin Jackson, Rick Pluta February 13, 2025

Governor Gretchen Whitmer called on the Michigan Legislature to reach a bipartisan deal this week on new state minimum wage...

Colin Jackson January 30, 2025

Michigan inched a step closer to applying its open records laws to the governor and the Legislature Wednesday. That’s after...

Colin Jackson January 28, 2025

Michigan’s top elections official is facing a campaign finance complaint from the state Republican Party. Republicans argue Secretary of State...