Category Archives: State News
State to pull pension funds from companies based in Russia and Belarus
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The State of Michigan Investment Board voted unanimously today to divest the State of Michigan Retirement Systems (SMRS) pension plans from companies based in Russia and Bel...
Mar 09, 2022 Michigan Department of Treasury logo
Whitmer and fellow governors call on Congress to suspend federal gas tax
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- In response to rising gas prices from Russia's attack on Ukraine, Governor Gretchen Whitmer along with the governors from Colorado, Minnisota, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and ...
Mar 08, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC
Trump to host fundraiser for Michigan Attorney General candidate from Kalamazoo tonight
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Former President Donald Trump will host a fundraiser tonight in Florida for Michigan attorney general candidate Matthew DePerno. The Kalamazoo lawyer is seeking the Republ...
Mar 08, 2022 Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Kalamazoo area attorney Matthew DePerno in his bid for Michigan Attorney General in 2022 (courtesy of Deperno for Michigan)
Auto insurance checks to hit mailboxes starting this week
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Director Anita Fox announced on Monday, March 7, that the Michigan Catastrophic...
Mar 07, 2022 Chris Yarzab / CC
Feds find 6 cows shot multiple times at JBS near Plainwell; PETA seeking investigation
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, also known as PETA is seeking investigation on a slaughterhouse in Allegan County for numerous charges of cruelty to...
Mar 07, 2022 USDA logo
Governor Whitmer signs executive directive to speed up pothole repairs
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Whitmer signed on Wednesday, March 2, an Executive Directive 2022-2 to direct the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to speed up pothole repairs on state...
Mar 02, 2022 I 94 road project completion date revised (Photo by John McNeil)
Bizon proposes Learning Loss Grants for families of students affected by pandemic closures
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Battle Creek state senator has introduced a plan in Lansing that would provide up to $1,500 in Learning Loss Grants to Michigan students whose education has been affected ...
Mar 02, 2022 Sen. John Bizon, M.D, R-Battle Creek, testifies before the Senate Committee on Education and Career Readiness March 1, 2022 (courtesy of Michigan Senate)
Governor calls for Michigan to pull all state funds invested in Russia
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's Governor is weighing in on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, calling on the State of Michigan Investment Board to hold a special meeting to divest the state of Mic...
Mar 01, 2022 Governor Gretchen Whitmer. (Photo courtesy of the Michigan Executive Office of the Governor).
Huizenga calls on U.S. stock markets to permanently suspend trading of Russian companies
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) -- On Tuesday, March 1, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Ranking Member of the Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets Subcommittee released the follo...
Mar 01, 2022
Governor Whitmer proclaims March 2022 as Women's History Month
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday, March 1, proclaimed March 2022 as Women's History Month to honor women's contributions in Michigan history. "This month, we look to ou...
Mar 01, 2022 (Photo courtesy of the Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer).
