Flint Residents Still Paying for Switch to Contaminated River Water

Flint Mayor Karen Weaver met with Governor Rick Snyder today to discuss the water crisis in the city.   Snyder declared...

Governor Snyder Upsets Local Leaders by Signing Elections Bill into Law

Ingmar Zahorsky Flikr CC Governor Rick Snyder has called for campaign finance reform and election transparency in the state. A...

A Militia Member’s Take on Obama’s Executive Action

President Obama’s recent executive order to stiffen the enforcement of gun control laws has ruffled some feathers. Stephen Henderson, host...

Both Sides of the Gun Control Debate State Their Case

What do both sides of the debate on gun violence have to say on President Obama’s executive order on gun...

Presidential Power and Gun Control, a History

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET   Yesterday President Barack Obama issued an executive order to strengthen regulations around purchasing guns in the United...

Governor Snyder Weighs Straight-Ticket Voting in Michigan

Pkay Chelle/Creative Commons UPDATE at 11:29am on 1/5/16 Breaking from Michigan Public Radio's Rick Pluta: Governor Rick Snyder has signed a...

Feds Sue Volkswagen

The federal government is suing automaker Volkswagen, alleging the company violated the Clean Air Act by using illegal devices to...

New Year Brings New Laws to Michigan

The new year is bringing with it a new series of laws in Michigan, affecting everyone from drivers to diners....

Great Lakes Water Authority Officially Takes Over Operations

As of January 1, 2016 the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department and seven counties in SE Michigan officially merged operations...

Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Mary Beth Kelly Advocates for Juvenile Justice

Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Mary Beth Kelly has a new job.  She’s become the Vice Chair of Litigation and...

State Rep Asks Governor and State Agencies to Look at Oil Recovery and Carbon Capture Technologies

A group of mostly Republican state lawmakers is pushing for more oil to be recovered from wells that have already...

Kurdish Chef Given Extension to Avoid Deportation from Michigan

A quiet Kurdish chef who’s lived and worked in Michigan for more than two decades has been granted a temporary...