Should Michigan Go the Way of Nebraska and Adopt Unicameral Legislature?
Jake Neher/WDET Revamping Michigan’s Legislature is the hot new talking point in Lansing. A likely gubernatorial hopeful announced a big...
PR Pros John Truscott, Kelly Rossman Break Down 2017 Mackinac Policy Conference
Laura Weber Davis/WDET The Detroit Regional Chamber's annual Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island is wrapping up. It's been a week...
Michigan’s Legislative Leaders Respond to Part-Time Legislature Proposal
Jake Neher/WDET This week on Mackinac Island, Lt. Gov, Brian Calley launched an effort to make Michigan's Legislature a part-time job....
Mark Bernstein: “I’m Taking Every Step I Need to Take” to Run For Governor
Jake Neher/WDET There’s one name that’s coming up in many conversations on Mackinac Island this week as a potential Democratic candidate...
AG Bill Schuette Talks Governor’s Race, Support for Trump
Jake Neher/WDET Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is a man who has served in just about every elected roll you can...
Lt. Gov. Brian Calley On Push for Part-Time Legislature, Possible Run for Governor
michigan.gov The first big news of this year’s Mackinac Policy Conference comes by way of Lt. Gov. Brian Calley. The Republican...
Legislature Considers Redirecting Billions in Mental Health Budget
“What the bill really said was, ‘Let's take $2.6 billion and hand it over to the private and sometimes profit-making...
Jobless Rate in Windsor Drops Dramatically
“In April our unemployment rate hit about 4.9 percent, which is the lowest it has been nearly 15 years in...
Trump Names MI Supreme Court Justice to Federal Appeals Court
Michigan Supreme Court Michigan Supreme Court Justice Joan Larsen has been chosen by President Trump to serve on the Sixth...
Automakers Face Trump Promises, Robotic Future
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET President Donald Trump has vowed to keep the auto industry in the U.S. to provide blue collar jobs for...
Democrats in Lansing Call for a Voter Bill of Rights
Cheyna Roth/MPRN Democrats in Lansing have renewed their mission for a Voter Bill of Rights. State House Democrats attempted to...
Activists Try To Create Group Support for Ballot Drives
Jake Neher/WDET A small crowd that held a May Day rally in front of the state Capitol has a big...