Category Archives: State News
State Panel Calls for More Judicial Cuts
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – The State Court Administrative Office’s 2015 Judicial Resources Recommendations report recommends that nine trial courts across Michigan lose judgeships while three ot...
Jul 17, 2015
Davenport University to consolidate, close campuses in Battle Creek and Kalamazoo
CALEDONIA, MI (WHTC) – Davenport University officials say that declining enrollment and increased online classes have led to a restructuring of its campus system. The Vision 2020 long-range stra...
Jul 16, 2015
State House Breaks Again; Senate to Look at Energy
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – State House members are back in their districts today as a deadlock in the Legislature over a road funding solution seems apparent. Majority Republicans are split over a Sen...
Jul 16, 2015
Lawmakers leave Lansing with still no agreement on road repair funding plan
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – The Michigan Legislature has gone back on summer break, unable to find the votes to pass anything resembling a plan to fix the roads. House Democrats are placing the blame s...
Jul 16, 2015
State Lawmaker Wants a No-Fly Zone for Drones Above State Capitol
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – In light of the Michigan State Capitol Commission voting to ban drones from flying around the Capitol without a special permit, Grand Ledge Republican state Senator Rick Jon...
Jul 15, 2015
Two State House Dems Sponsor Bill to End Gerrymandering in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – Two members of the state House minority Democratic caucus have introduced a bill that would create an independent commission for drawing up political district boundaries in ...
Jul 15, 2015
Single-Chamber, Non-Partisan State Legislature Proposal Floated in Michigan House
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – State Representative Martin Howrylak of suburban Detroit introduced a state Constitutional resolution for creating a non-partisan unicameral legislature If passed by voters,...
Jul 15, 2015
State Lawmakers Introduce Ending "Sanctuary Cities" Program in Ann Arbor, Detroit
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – Two Republican state Senators introduced legislation aimed at ending the practice of "sanctuary cities" in Michigan. Police in Ann Arbor and Detroit do not enforce federal i...
Jul 15, 2015
State OSP Crows over Seat Belt Use Levels
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – A statewide study by Wayne State University’s Transportation Research Group says that Michigan’s seat belt use rate has remained steady at 93 percent. The state ...
Jul 15, 2015
The Kid won't back down
DETROIT, MI (WHTC) – Members of the National Action Network civil rights organization will meet with General Motors officials about the automaker’s sponsorship of Kid Rock’s tour. Th...
Jul 15, 2015
