Category Archives: State News
Despite push from Michigan's Lt. Governor, road funding proposal on May 5th ballot faces uphill battle
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – The polls say that Proposal 1 is going down to defeat in three weeks. Michigan Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley said Monday though that there is enough time to turn public o...
Apr 14, 2015
State House panel to hold hearing on police body camera rules
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – When Michigan state lawmakers return to Lansing tomorrow, one of the issues that will be before the House Judiciary Committee will be a package of bills regulating body came...
Apr 13, 2015
Fracking Ban Petition Language to be Reviewed by State Canvassers
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – The Board of State Canvassers meets tomorrow to review the petition language for a fracking ban ballot proposal. The Committee to Ban Fracking in Michigan cites damage done ...
Apr 13, 2015
Pro-Electric Choice Group Publishes Supportive Poll Results
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – As the House Energy Policy Committee holds hearings over reestablishing regulated monopolies for power utilities, Electric Choice Now says that a poll, conducted for them by...
Apr 13, 2015
Crashes Up but Traffic Deaths Down in Michigan During 2014
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – The Michigan State Police Criminal Justice Information Center disclosed that traffic deaths across the state fell from 951 in 2013 to 876 last year. It is the first time in ...
Apr 13, 2015
More police presence pledged as House Crawl near WMU nears
KALAMAZOO, MI (WHTC) – Kalamazoo Public Safety will have more officers on hand, including mounted patrols, for tomorrow's scheduled House Crawl on the West Michigan Avenue corridor west of the W...
Apr 10, 2015
Mackinac Center Poll Shows Minds Made Up on Prop 1
MIDLAND, MI (WHTC) – The Mackinac Center for Public Policy says a recent phone poll of four thousand likely voters in the May 5th statewide election showed that 79 percent of respondents knew al...
Apr 10, 2015
More Oversight, More Transparency Pledged in Palisades Open House, Hearing
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WHTC) – During last night’s open house and public hearing, officials of the Palisades nuclear power plant said that they aim to increase transparency and public outreach. ...
Apr 10, 2015
Local man wins Big Brother award of the year for the state
MUSKEGON, MI (WHTC) – A West Michigan man, Tom Hickman of Nunica and former athletic director for Spring Lakes Schools has been named Big Brother of the Year for the State of Michigan. Hickman h...
Apr 10, 2015
Michigan Maritime Museum to get State Grant for South Haven Lighthouse Renovations
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – The Michigan Maritime Museum is getting a 22 thousand-dollar grant from the Michigan Lighthouse Assistance Program to help rehabilitate the South Haven Light Keeper's dwelli...
Apr 09, 2015
