Category Archives: State News
Allegan Co. Health Dept. Quarantines Teen with Possible Measles
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) – The Allegan County Health Department says that an unvaccinated 15-year-old female student has been quarantined at her home until doctors rule that her illness is not the mea...
Feb 18, 2015
State Capitol Rally on Wednesday for LIHEAP
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – The Coalition to Keep Michigan Warm stages its annual rally on the state Capitol steps tomorrow at 12 Noon. Organizers say that this, along with an online "All-Parties" lett...
Feb 17, 2015
State Income Tax Rollback Bill to be Introduced in Lansing
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – A proposal to roll back Michigan's income tax rate from 4.25 percent to four percent even by October of 2016 should be introduced in the state House this week. The Lower Cha...
Feb 16, 2015
Senate Committee Reviews Governor's Departmental Merging Plan
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – Governor Snyder's proposal to merge the Michigan Department of Human Services with the Department of Community Health later this year was considered by a state Senate subcom...
Feb 16, 2015
Education Unions Show Study to Counter Legislative Anti-MPSERS Efforts
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – In an effort to thwart Legislative moves towards abolishing the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System and moving new hires to a 401-K setup, a coalition led by ...
Feb 13, 2015
Adoption Protection bill reintroduced in State House
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – A bipartisan group of state House members formally introduced a three-bill package that would protect faith-based adoption agencies from being compelled to participate in ad...
Feb 13, 2015
State lawmakers considering 2016 Michigan GOP Presidential Primary date
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – Next year's Republican Presidential Primary may fall on March 15th after the state Senate today approved the date. The scheduling enables the Michigan GOP to not be sanction...
Feb 12, 2015
Governor's Executive Order approved by State House, Senate
LANSING, MI (WHTC) – The Appropriations Committees of both the House and Senate have approved a $102 million gubernatorial executive order aimed at balancing the current fiscal year budget. The ...
Feb 12, 2015
Most promising job in 2015
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC )- Demand for physician’s assistants has risen by more than 300-percent in the past three years which is why Forbe’s Magazine ranks becoming a PA the most promising job i...
Feb 11, 2015
Governor Snyder will not mandate vaccinations.
LANSING, MI (WHTC)-There are no plans by the Snyder adminsration to mandate everyone to get a measles vaccination. Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley told reporters that while the state is encouraging p...
Feb 10, 2015
