Consumers Energy crews preparing for possible winter weather following Christmas holiday
JACKSON, MI, Dec. 23, 2025 – Consumers Energy crews are gearing up for the possibility of an impactful freezing rain/ice event forecast for Friday, December...
Category : Statewide News
Fight to restore $645 million cut for kids with cancer, new moms and infants continues
Featured photo: Left to right- House Democratic Leader Ranjeev Puri (D-Canton) and state Rep. Kimberly Edwards (D-Eastpointe LANSING, Mich., Dec. 17, 2025—House Democrats fought repeatedly today against...
First Two Bills Authored by Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet Signed into Law
WASHINGTON— On Thursday, December 18, President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included two bills authored by Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08)....
$3.3 million in training grants awarded to 58 businesses in the Flint/Great Lakes Bay/Thumb Region
Funding will help area employers train and retain their workforce, strengthen the local economy LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity...
Sen. Cherry condemns House Republicans for defunding services for lead-poisoned kids in Flint
LANSING, Mich.— On Wednesday, Dec. 10, the Michigan House Appropriations Committee exploited a rarely used provision in state law to slash $645 million in state budget...
Michigan Auto Law opens applications for 2026 Car Accident Injury Survivor Scholarship
$1,000 scholarship honors college students who have courageously overcome car accident injuries Photo by Pavel Danilyuk on Pexels (Farmington Hills, Michigan – November 18, 2025)...
Poets, lyricists, musicians, advocates, community members gather to generate signatures, reduce influence of big money in Michigan politics
Written by Tanya Terry, with photos courtesy of JaRel Clay, Hip Hop Caucus National Non-partisan Nonprofit The Hip Hop Caucus brought an event intended to use the...
Golden Apple Foundation’s teacher training program aims to transform communities
Written by Tanya Terry Michigan schools faced nearly 2,500 teacher vacancies in the 2023–2024 school year, the highest rate in over a decade. Caycee Sledge, chief program...
State officials and health care advocates echo belief it’s not too late to preserve ACA tax credits
Written by Tanya Terry On Tuesday, November 18, President Donald Trump told Republicans in Congress not to “waste” time restoring the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...
New state bill aims to ease financial burden on Michigan family caregivers
Photo by Kampus Production on Pexels LANSING, MICHIGAN — On November 4, legislation was introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives to establish a Family...