Obama: ‘I’m Confident Flint Will Come Back;’ Snyder Booed
A jacketless President Barack OBAMA told 1,000 Flint residents today to be proactive about the future in the midst of the city's current water crisis.
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May 10, 2016
May 10, 2016
House R’s ram through its DPS plan after all-nighter
After 16 hours on the floor, four Republican caucuses and essentially two sessions, the House dragged its Detroit Public Schools (DPS) reform plan into passage at 4:28 a.m. As expected, the package passed with zero …
May 3, 2016
10 Primaries We’re Watching
Dozens of state House primaries formally kicked off a week ago Friday after the withdrawal deadline came and went this afternoon.
May 3, 2016
Most R’s, Some Dems Jump Aboard ‘Big Bus’ Budget
The House passed its $38.8 billion "Big Bus" omnibus budget bill, 76-32, with 16 Democrats giving the budget a thumbs up. Two Republicans, Reps. Ray Franz (R-Onekama) and Lana Theis (R-Brighton), voted against the package.
April 26, 2016
All GOP-To-Dem seats top updated 15 likely to flip list
House Democrats have a better shot of winning back control of the Michigan House this year than they do in 2018 or 2020, barring the unforeseen, said Michigan Campaign Finance Network (MCFN) executive director Craig MAUGER, …
April 26, 2016
Top 10 items of difference between House, Senate budgets
Lawmakers' plans to move the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget to the Governor's desk by June 1 are on track after both chambers kicked their respective spending plans out of their appropriations committees to the …
April 19, 2016
Flint task force: administration changes must come from top down
Members of Gov. Rick Snyder's appointed Flint water crisis task force reiterated their scathing critiques of the administration Tuesday, telling lawmakers their findings showed flaws in the state water office's culture and the emergency manager law.
April 19, 2016
Medicaid expansion for Flint residents will cost general fund $4M
The feds granted additional Medicaid coverage for Flint children up to age 21 and pregnant women in a waiver, but it's going to cost the state some coin.
April 5, 2016
Small business, phone companies hung up on new 9-1-1 rules
The state may require businesses big and small to update their phone systems by the end of the year so 9-1-1 operators can be better pinpoint an emergency.
April 5, 2016
Flint water supervisor claims DEQ didn’t require corrosion control
The former lab supervisor in Flint's water treatment department told a special legislative committee Tuesday that he assumed corrosion control would be necessary when the city switched from treated lake water to Flint River water, …
March 29, 2016
Flint task force slams EM law, all levels of government in final report
The task force appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder to investigate the Flint water crisis spared none of the governmental actors -- federal, state or local -- from some responsibility for the crisis in a biting …
March 29, 2016
DPS supplemental headed to governor’s desk
Both chambers Thursday passed a modified version of the House proposal to use $48.7 million left over in the state's tobacco settlement fund to keep Detroit Public Schools (DPS) open for the rest of the …
March 22, 2016
House approves $48.7M to fund DPS through June
The House voted Thursday to supply Detroit Public Schools (DPS) with $48.7 million in leftover tobacco settlement revenue, money needed to keep the doors open at the city's public schools through the remainder of the …
March 22, 2016
Partisan perspectives on Flint blame run deep in congressional hearing
Partisan battle lines over who deserves the most blame for the Flint water crisis deepened Thursday during the third Congressional oversight hearing on Flint that featured Gov. Rick Snyder on the witness stand
March 15, 2016
Can DPS reform pass by Spring Break?
The full Senate will not take up a Detroit Public Schools (DPS) reform package next Tuesday and it's not clear if the Government Operations Committee will tackle the issue either, a Senate Republican source told …
March 15, 2016
LaGrand, Whiteford and Howell win House seats
Michigan voters Tuesday elected Dave LaGrand (D-Grand Rapids), Mary Whiteford (R-Casco Twp.) and Gary Howell (R- North Branch) to the state House of Representatives in special elections held in the 75th, 80th and 82nd districts, …
March 8, 2016
Dem debate hones in on Michigan, Clinton says Snyder should resign
The select Michigan voters picked to grill the two Democratic presidential candidates at tonight's debate weren't interested in theoretical policy points.
March 8, 2016
Trump shows off his hands; GOP gives little mention to the mitten
Donald TRUMP defended his manhood by showing off the size of his hands. And Marco RUBIO and Ted CRUZ verbally battered the New York billionaire every chance they could.
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