Rick Pluta
Managing Editor, Michigan Public Radio NetworkRick Pluta is the managing editor for the Michigan Public Radio Network.
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Former Chicago Mayor, Obama White House Chief of Staff and possible Democratic presidential candidate Rahm Emanuel spoke Tuesday to the Detroit Economic Club about his plans. Rick Pluta has more. -
A state court of appeals panel says a police misconduct investigation by the Michigan Department of Civil Rights can continue more than three years after the initial claim was filed. We have more from Rick Pluta. -
Michigan officials Wednesday unveiled an $88.1 billion proposal for the next state budget. Rick Pluta and Colin Jackson have more in this joint report. -
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled the decision that tossed indictments in the Flint water cases does not apply retroactively to other defendants who were also charged with crimes by a one-judge grand jury. Rick Pluta has more. -
Michigan’s four living former governors appeared together Wednesday to call for more civility in politics and elections as part of an effort to alter the turn toward coarseness and sometimes violence. We have more from Rick Pluta. -
The Michigan Court of Appeals says a lawsuit filed by Benton Harbor residents against the state over lead-contaminated water can move forward. The state argued that residents had missed the window to file the lawsuit. We have more from Rick Pluta. -
A state Senate committee opened hearings Thursday on bills to restrict how federal immigration authorities operate in Michigan. We have more from Rick Pluta. -
The ACLU of Michigan is warning the Ypsilanti Township clerk she may be violating state election laws by aggressively purging names from the voter rolls. The civil rights organization sent the clerk a letter this week. We have more from Rick Pluta. -
Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s father has died. As we hear from Rick Pluta, Richard Whitmer was a prominent figure in state politics and business in his own right. -
An Upper Peninsula zoo is asking the Michigan Supreme Court to refuse a case that seeks to expand human rights protections to include chimpanzees. We have more from Rick Pluta.
