Colin Jackson

Colin Jackson is a reporter for Michigan Public Radio Network.

Colin Jackson April 29, 2025

President Donald Trump will be celebrating 100 days in office Tuesday with a trip to Macomb County. Trump’s visit comes...

Colin Jackson April 24, 2025

Making or selling a drug derived from opium, like heroin or fentanyl, would carry a tougher penalty in Michigan under...

Colin Jackson April 22, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer continued to highlight road funding, housing, and innovation as three main priorities during a speech at the...

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...