Category Archives: State News
NRC to Hold Open House, Public Hearing on Palisades Safety
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WHTC) – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission holds an open house and public meeting about the Palisades plant, beginning this evening at 5 PM in South Haven's Beach Haven Event Cen...
Apr 09, 2015
Former Ottawa Co. Official Named to State OSE Leadership Post
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – There's another change of leadership in a state administrative office. Marie Waalkes was selected by the state's Civil Service Commission to replace Jan Winters as Director ...
Apr 08, 2015
Michigan Slides in Annual ALEC Poll
WASHINGTON (WHTC) – The "Rich States, Poor States" annual report by the American Legislative Exchange Council ranks Michigan 24th, based on several tax, regulatory policy and employment factors....
Apr 08, 2015
Chaney, Biden Slated for Michigan Visits
UNDATED (WHTC) – The current and most recent Vice Presidents will be visiting Michigan over the next month. George W. Bush’s right-hand man, Dick Chaney, will join his wife for a lunch pro...
Apr 08, 2015
Water equals jobs in Michigan
ALLENDALE, MI (WHTC) – A new report says one in five jobs in Michigan is water-related. Grand Valley State University researchers released their Michigan Blue Economy report, which is designed t...
Apr 08, 2015
Tips Sought on Bomb Found at Calkins Dam
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) – Detectives want to know who may have been responsible for an undetonated homemade bomb that Consumers Energy workers uncovered while cleaning out intake screens at the Calki...
Apr 07, 2015
BCBSM Announces Rate Cut for Small Businesses
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan officials say that small group customer rates will go down, based on a filing slated this week with state regulators. Employers who renew ...
Apr 07, 2015
Retired MSU Credit Union Exec Tabbed to Head State Agency
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – After 18 months as director of the state Department of Insurance and Financial Services, Ann Flood has tendered her resignation to Governor Snyder, saying that she wants to ...
Apr 07, 2015
UP State Lawmaker Wants Local Communities to Get First Dibs on Surplus MDOT Equipment
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – Legislation that would mandate all surplus M-DOT equipment be made available first to local municipalities has been introduced in the state House. Scott Dianda says that agi...
Apr 07, 2015
Cut down on waiting time at area airports
DEWITT TWP, MI (WHTC) -It will be a little quicker to go through security at Lansing’s Capital Region International Airport. The Transportation Security Adminstration has started its pre-check p...
Apr 07, 2015
