Schools or Corporate Tax Breaks? Crain’s Reports on Battle in Lansing
Jake Neher/WDET There's an ongoing conversation in Michigan about how we struggle to fund all our different priorities here in...
Oakland County Stands to Lose Millions With Whitmer Budget Vetoes
Gus Navarro/WDET Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s line-item budget vetoes could have a significant impact in Metro Detroit. In Oakland County, those...
Whitmer Signs Budgets, But Wields Line-Item Veto Power “In A Way No Other Governor Has”
Rick Pluta, MPRN It’s October 1 -- a date state lawmakers, the governor, and state employees have been counting down to...
Opera Stars Michael Fabiano and George Shirley Talk Michigan Roots, Mentorship Through Music
Michigan Opera Theatre’s 2019-20 season opens October 12 with a gala concert featuring a renowned tenor with Michigan roots. “An Evening...
State Lawmakers Send Whitmer Budgets. She Calls Them “A Mess.”
MPRN Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says the budgets on their way to her desk are “a mess.” The state Legislature voted...
Detroit’s Wash and Learn Initiative Takes School Into Laundromats
Education has taken a non-traditional approach with pop-up learning spaces that take youth outside of the classroom environment. In Detroit, this...
Lansing School Funding Deal Could Spell Trouble for Gov. Whitmer
Lawmakers have struck a deal to fund K-12 schools when the new fiscal year starts in October. House Democrats negotiated...
Former GOP Lawmaker Phil Pavlov Weighs Run for Congress
There will soon be an open congressional seat in Michigan's 10th District, which represents much of Macomb County and Michigan's...
Detroit Students Return With Improved Test Scores, Revised Conduct Policy
Wiki Commons As students return from summer break, the Detroit Public Schools Community District is heading into the new school...
State Senate Leader Hits Back on Budget, Roads Impasse: “There Is No Budget Crisis”
Tensions are rising in Lansing and Governor Gretchen Whitmer faces off with Republican Legislative leaders on the budget impasse. Gov....
The Flint Water Crisis’ Latest Victim Died Earlier This Year
This February, one of the most recent deaths caused by the Flint Water Crisis occurred: Jassmine McBride, who died 6 months...
Michigan Budget, Road Funding Impasse Has Big Impact on State Workers and Schools
WDET Digital State lawmakers are back to work after their summer break. The clock is ticking to get a state...