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Michigan’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.8% this month. That is just below the national average. Michigan Works Job Center CEO Greg...
State Lawmakers Discuss Choice To Forgo Snyder’s Flint Testimony
“It’s not really a political issue, and it shouldn’t be…this is about humans," says state Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich...
Flint Committee Wraps Up Hearings
Jake Neher/WDET The legislative committee looking into the Flint water crisis wrapped up hearings Tuesday without hearing from Gov. Rick...
Great Lakes Levels Finally Return to Normal
It may have been a milder than normal winter but plenty of rain helped raised the water levels in both...
State Board Of Education To Hold Final Hearing on “Bathroom Rule”
Laura Weber Davis/WDET The State Board of Education holds its final public session Tuesday on controversial guidelines to help schools...
New Funds will Let Detroit Take a Bigger Bite out of Blight
Detroit is receiving a new infusion of funding to help tear down blighted buildings in the city. Detroit now has...
Veteran Democratic Congressman Says Trump is Too Wild for White House
The presidential campaign carousel continues to spin. Former Republican Vice President Sarah Palin is saying she will work to defeat...
Is Free College Tuition Possible in Michigan?
University of Michigan Library, flickr The average four-year college graduate in Michigan has almost $30,000 in student debt. That ranks ninth...
Feds say Michigan Must Reopen Unemployment Fraud Cases
A Michigan Congressman says the state’s government is wrongly penalizing tens of thousands of people on unemployment for fraud they...
Watkins: “The War Will Rage On” Over Privatizing State Mental Health Services
Credit: Detroit-Wayne Mental Health Authority May is mental health awareness month. Hundreds of thousands of Michiganders struggle with mental health...
Detroit Schools Legislation Faces Skeptical Michigan Senate
Detroit Public Schools A controversial GOP plan to overhaul Detroit’s schools has landed in the state Senate, and is getting...
Free Press Columnist Tells Her Best Mom Stories and Talks News of the Week
Michael Hayball Mother's Day is this weekend. We want to hear the touching or funny stories you have about your mother. What...