Jake Neher

The Michigan Department of Human Services would lose more than a thousand workers under a plan in the state House.

State House Democrats say they want to spend an additional half billion dollars on public education and cut taxes for middle-class families.

State lawmakers return from a two-week break next week. One of the most pressing issues they’ll need to tackle is funding for roads.

Supporters of a plan to overhaul the state’s public defense system are getting a boost from a recent court decision.

A lawsuit aimed at repealing Michigan’s new right-to-work law will have its first day in court Wednesday.

Student athletes who show signs of a concussion must be removed from games immediately under a law that takes effect Monday.

A new state law to fund harbor dredging is giving gay rights activists an unusual reason to celebrate.

The state’s new cell phone ban for drivers under the age of 17 takes effect Thursday.

Close to 60 Michigan harbors should be dredged in time for the summer boating season.

The Flint City Council plans to vote Monday to take the first step toward phasing out the city’s emergency manager.

Governor Rick Snyder is applauding the Michigan House for approving legislation that would expand a state-run authority for struggling schools.

State lawmakers have answered Governor Rick Snyder’s call to fund emergency harbor dredging.

A state budget panel has voted to cut state funding to schools and universities that agree to new long-term union contracts before the end of the month.

The state’s largest health insurer will be able to play by the same rules as its competitors under legislation signed Monday by Governor Rick Snyder.

Governor Snyder got a standing ovation at Blue Cross headquarters in Detroit after signing the bills. Discussions about overhauling the company have been going on for years. 

Snyder says the changes are long overdue.

“The last major change to the legislation involving Blue Cross goes back to 1980," says Snyder.  "Just as a general rule, looking every 30, 40 years to update is probably a good idea!"

Action appears to have stalled on a state Senate bill that would let health care insurers and providers choose not to offer services based on their moral objections.

Plans to pay for and facilitate emergency harbor dredging in the Great Lakes are moving through the state Legislature.

Governor Rick Snyder will have final say on a bill that would let tourists handle and take pictures with bear cubs.

The top Democrat in the state House says Republican lawmakers are trying to bully schools and universities into rejecting new union contracts.

A battle over how to pay for emergency harbor dredging is brewing in Lansing. Environmental groups are criticizing plans to tap the state’s Natural Resources Trust Fund. They say it would threaten the state’s ability to buy and improve parks and public land.

Governor Rick Snyder is a step closer to appointing an emergency financial manager for Detroit. He announced today that he agrees with a financial review team’s finding that the city faces a financial emergency.

The Detroit City Council now has 10 days to get a financial plan in place and ask the governor to change his mind.

Snyder expects to appoint someone soon after that.