Category Archives: State News
South Haven Lighthouse Fundraising Effort Kicks Into High Gear
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WHTC) – Efforts to restore the South Haven lighthouse continue. Officials of the Historical Association of South Haven, the organization that owns the century-old structure, say...
May 20, 2015
Plenty of Activity in Michigan Legislature
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – The state Capitol is a busy beehive of legislative activity this week. Here are some highlights thus far: By a seven-vote margin, the state Senate approved a bill that sets ...
May 20, 2015
State Senate Unanimously Passes Two Rick Jones Bills
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – Two bills aimed at keeping new forms of old contraband out of the hands of Michigan youth are headed to the state House after unanimous approval in the Senate. Sponsored by ...
May 20, 2015
Aramark Staffer at UP Prison Charged
SAULT STE MARIE, MI (WHTC) – A former Aramark supervisor at the state’s Kinross Correctional Facility in the Upper Peninsula has been charged with a felony solicitation count. Attorney Gen...
May 20, 2015
New Report Puts Michigan 17th in Senior Health
DETROIT (WHTC) – A new report has Michigan 17th nationally in senior health. The third edition of United Health Foundation's America's Health Rankings Senior Report showed this state strong in l...
May 20, 2015
Capital gets a head start on Christmas Tree
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – Michigan officials are on the hunt for this year’s state Christmas tree. The Department of Technology, Management and Budget is looking for a 65-foot spruce or fir to ...
May 20, 2015
Michigan ranked low in list of best states for military retirees
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – With Memorial Day less than a week away, May being Military Appreciation Month and the average military retirement age being 44 years old, the personal finance social networ...
May 20, 2015
New report says Michigan's rural roads are among the worst in the nation
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – The Michigan House is back in Lansing for the first time since Speaker Kevin Cotter last week unveiled a one billion-dollar annual road funding plan that stresses dedicating...
May 20, 2015
State House Moving on Criminal Justice Reform, Prevailing Wage, Road Bills
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – After Governor Snyder unveiled his criminal justice reform initiative yesterday, efforts to change the state’s way in dealing with probation and parole should be resur...
May 19, 2015
Snyder Administrative Staffer Leaves for Super PAC Post
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – The Michigan Freedom Fund, which came into prominence during the passage of the Freedom to Work Act more than two years ago, will get a new leader. The Governor's Director o...
May 19, 2015
