Category Archives: State News
Possible Security breach at FireKeepers Casino
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WHTC) – An investigation is underway into a possible data security breach at the FireKeepers Casino in Battle Creek. Officials have hired experts to look into the possibility, ...
May 07, 2015
National Prayer Day
WASHINGTON, DC (WHTC) – Today is the National Day of Prayer. A recent Pew Research poll says more than half of Americans say they pray every day. About 20 percent say they rarely pray if ever. T...
May 07, 2015
Police Busy in "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" Campaign
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – State police say that over 500 drunken drivers were arrested in 26 participating counties, including Allegan, Eaton, Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Ingham, Ottawa and Van Buren, in the...
May 06, 2015
Back to Square One for Legislature After Prop 1 Defeat
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – State Legislative leaders are expected to huddle with Governor Snyder later this week, discussing options after yesterday’s overwhelming defeat of Proposal 1. Voters r...
May 06, 2015
Stamp Out Hunger this Saturday - Everywhere but Holland
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) – If you found a plastic bag in your mailbox this week, it wasn't a mistake. The 23rd Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive takes place this Saturday nationwide – except in Hollan...
May 06, 2015
Conference Committee Looms as State House, Senate Pass Separate Budget "Buses"
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – A joint state House-Senate conference committee will meet to iron out differences in general fund and education omnibus bills that cleared both chambers in the past two week...
May 06, 2015
State Voters Say "Safe Roads No" for Prop 1
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – It didn’t take long for the shovels to start throwing dirt over Proposal 1. MIRS News needed only 26 minutes after the polls closed at 8 PM on Tuesday night to report ...
May 05, 2015
State Senate Passes Omnibus Spending Bills
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – Going on the assumption that Proposal 1 is going down to defeat today, the Senate passed omnibus spending bills dealing with general state government operations and educatio...
May 05, 2015
MIRS: Gamrat's Caucus Ouster "Hurt" GOP Committeewoman Effort
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – State Representative Cindy Gamrat of Plainwell told MIRS News that last month’s decision by the House Republican Caucus to kick her out has hurt her campaign to be the...
May 05, 2015
New Group Seeks to Allow Voting by Mail in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – The group "Let’s Vote Michigan" is pushing to allow voting by mail in even-year elections, which would invariably include all presidential, gubernatorial and legislati...
May 05, 2015
