Colin Jackson
Colin Jackson is the Capitol reporter for the Michigan Public Radio Network.
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The nonprofit at the center of a legislative grant scandal is now suing the state. Colin Jackson has more.
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A metro-Detroit businesswoman at the center of a scandal over a state budget earmark is now facing felony charges. Colin Jackson has more.
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What should happen when nine bills pass the state Legislature but never physically make it to the governor? Colin Jackson reports that’s the question the state Supreme Court will consider today.
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A bill to make state records easier to find is working its way through the Michigan House of Representatives. Colin Jackson reports.
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The Michigan Senate passed a $25 billion budget proposal for schools, colleges and universities Thursday. Colin Jackson has more.
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The Michigan Senate okayed around $63 billion in department spending for the next state budget Wednesday. As Colin Jackson explains, the bill that passed does not include funding for K-12 schools.
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Bills meant to keep kids safe online passed in the Michigan Senate Wednesday. Colin Jackson has more.
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The Michigan House of Representatives voted Tuesday to stop certain practices in the so-called “troubled teen industry.” Colin Jackson has more.
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Democratic Michigan Senate leadership says its new health care proposal would lower insurance costs for residents. Colin Jackson has more.
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Michigan’s two biggest universities would see a funding hit in a $76 billion spending proposal passed Wednesday in the state House of Representatives. Colin Jackson has more.