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Pix4Free.orgMichigan’s monthly unemployment rate in July was 5.3%, which was unchanged from June. Rick Pluta explains why. -
Colin Jackson/MPRNMichigan kids are going back to school soon, and districts still don’t know how much state funding they'll get for the new year. Colin Jackson has more on how state legislative leadership is responding.
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The family of a Hmong American man is asking for help in getting him released from a Michigan immigration detention facility. Colin Jackson has more. -
Republican state House Speaker Matt Hall says he would be OK with Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s request for a federal waiver to delay the full impact of cuts to Medicaid. We have more from Rick Pluta. -
A trendy species of mushroom could be a new threat to Michigan’s forests. Colin Jackson has more. -
Governor Gretchen Whitmer met Tuesday with President Donald Trump at the White House. We have more from Rick Pluta. -
Michigan is signing onto a federal lawsuit against the Trump Administration over electric vehicle charger funding. Colin Jackson has more. -
Michigan’s OK2Say school violence prevention program received a record 11,671 confidential tips in 2024, a 20% increase over 2023. We have more from Rick Pluta. -
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled Thursday that law enforcement officers must be specific on what they’re looking for when seeking a warrant to search a cell phone. We have more from Rick Pluta. -
The Legislature and Governor Gretchen Whitmer face tough choices now that the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act has reset the state’s budget picture. An independent study released Wednesday says Michigan needs to come up with $1.1 billion to balance the state budget. Rick Pluta reports. -
A new ruling from the Michigan Court of Appeals could cause several lawsuits against the state to be dismissed. Colin Jackson has more. -
School officials are taking the Legislature to task for missing session days without a K-12 budget in place. It’s been nearly a month since the fiscal year began for school districts. We have more from Rick Pluta. -
Michigan House lawmakers heard testimony Tuesday to generally stop semis from driving on the left side of three-or-more lane freeways. Colin Jackson has more. -
Michigan is part of a of a group of states suing the Trump administration to block access to confidential information the state has on people who use federal food assistance. We have more from Rick Pluta.
