Category Archives: State News
Michigan's average gas price up to $4.58, 28¢ above national average
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The average price of a gallon of gas in Michigan is skyrocketing higher, up 71 in the last week and a $1.35 higher than last year. Triple-A Michigan says the statewide aver...
May 01, 2026 Robert Geiger / CC
House Speaker Hall wants property tax cut connected to budget
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall says he wants the Republican property tax cut plan connected with the final Fiscal Year 2027 budget. The Richland lawmaker says the plan has...
May 01, 2026
Nesbitt call for Brimacombe firing one day before her retirement from MSP
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt renewed his urgent call this week for the immediate termination of Michigan State Police (MSP) second-in-command Lt. Col. Aimee ...
Apr 30, 2026
Wendzel's Project Lighthouse advances out of committee, designed to repeal Michigan's 2023 green energy mandates
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A west Michigan lawmaker is pushing a plan to repeal Michigan's 2023 green energy mandates. 39th District State Representative Pauline Wendzel, chairwoman of the Michigan Ho...
Apr 28, 2026 State Representative Pauline Wendzel (courtesy gophouse.org)
Michigan DNR investigating deaths of five bald eagles in U.P.
DELTA COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is investigating the deaths of five bald eagles that were found between April 3 and April 17 in the Upper Peninsula's Garde...
Apr 28, 2026 Michigan Department of Natural Resources logo
State House Speaker: Lawmakers will renegotiate budget with next governor
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The next fiscal year's budget is shaping up to be approved not only on time, but possibly early this year after last year's negotiations stretched into October. State House ...
Apr 28, 2026
Michigan gas prices jump 19¢ in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices are back on the rise in Michigan, jumping 19 a gallon in the past week. Triple-A Michigan says the statewide average price is up to $4.02 a gallon, 3 more than l...
Apr 27, 2026
State House approves Fiscal Year 2027 budget
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A $75.8-billion Fiscal Year 2027 budget has been passed by the Michigan House. Appropriations Committee chair Ann Bollin says majority Republicans feel the budget is solid, ...
Apr 24, 2026
Former House Speaker Tom Leonard drops out of governor's race
UNDATED (WKZO AM/FM) - Former state House Speaker Tom Leonard is ending his bid to become Michigan's next governor. Leonard had been seeking the Republican nomination for the November election, but ha...
Apr 24, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court sides with AG Nessel in Line 5 case
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in favor of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel in her argument against Canadian company Enbridge Energy. Nessel contends E...
Apr 23, 2026 Brittany Hogan / CC
