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Michigan’s Democratic governor is announcing new support from dozens of Republicans—including businesspeople, former policy makers, and political staff. Colin Jackson has more.

The Huron River has, once again, been put at risk because of a chemical spill. First it was PFAS contamination, and now it's Hexavalent Chromium. In both instances, the same Wixom-based company is responsible. Yet, the laws in Michigan do not allow for holding the company liable. That wasn't always the case. WEMU's David Fair and Michigan League of Conservation Voters executive director, Lisa Wozniak, got together with the author of Michigan's original and now-dismantled polluter pay legislation. Former Ann Arbor State Senator Lana Pollack weighed in on the need to re-institute liability laws to better protect the environment.

In 1987, State Senator Lana Pollack (D-Ann Arbor) pushed through “Polluter Pay” legislation in Lansing, but during the ensuing Engler Administration, the…

Michigan State University’s interim president will appear before a US Senate subcommittee today.The subcommittee has held multiple meetings in response to…

Michigan State University interim president John Engler is facing fallout from e-mails he sent regarding the Larry Nassar scandal. A new redistricting…

Survivors of sexual assault want Michigan State University interim president John Engler gone. More than 100 survivors of disgraced MSU sports doctor…

Members of Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees want interim president John Engler to step down. Trustees Brian Mosallam and Dianne Byrum…

For more than two decades, Rick Pluta has been covering Michigan politics in Lansing as chief correspondent for the Michigan Public Radio Network. He has…

Students and faculty continue to pressure on Michigan State University officials to resign. A march was organized by members of the College of Education…

Interim Michigan State University President John Engler has instructed school employees to cooperate with investigations into campus sexual misconduct.…