Category Archives: State News
GM's profits down 88-percent compared to last year
DETROIT, MI (WTVB) – General Motors Corporation says they made $247 million in the first quarter of the year, but that figure was 88-percent lower than one year ago. The coronavirus pandemic has...
May 06, 2020
Lawmakers sue Whitmer over State of Emergency extension
LANSING, MI (WTVB) – Republican lawmakers have sued Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer over her extension of the State of Emergency order. The lawmakers say Whitmer acted “beyond her autho...
May 06, 2020
Voting absentee could become the new normal in Michigan
MICHIGAN (WKZO AM/FM) — Heading to the polls could be a thing of the past in Michigan. On Tuesday the state held its first mainly absentee ballot election, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Under...
May 06, 2020
AG Nessel warns of websites selling coronavirus-related products that never arrive
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Tuesday, Attorney General Dana Nessel issued an urgent consumer alert to notify Michigan citizens of another online retailer that is taking advantage of consumers duri...
May 05, 2020
Pfizer’s manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccine will take place in Portage
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A multinational pharmaceutical corporation headquarted in New York City is planning to manufacture its first COVID-19 vaccine in Kalamazoo County. On Monday, Pfizer In...
May 05, 2020
Gov. Whitmer - $3.3 Million in financial relief collected through liquor buyback program
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — 657 bar and restaurant owners will be receiving $3.3 Million in financial relief thanks to the state spirit buyback program. Late last month, the program was initiated...
May 04, 2020
Gov. Whitmer warns of second surge, encourages voters to stay safe during May 5th elections
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Governor Gretchen Whitmer says the state has made strides preventing the spread of COVID-19, but while some restrictions may be lifted, she’s urging caution to p...
May 04, 2020
"Come Together" event benefits state tourism workers
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - It is ironic that, during this "National Travel and Tourism Week," that travel and tourism are practically halted nationwide, let alone worldwide, because of COVID 19. In an...
May 04, 2020
A State "HEROES" Act Introduced
HUDSONVILLE, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Some state tax relief for those who are on the "front lines" of handling the COVID 19 may be coming. Senate Bill 900 has been introduced that would give medical professi...
May 04, 2020
Shirkey: "Our Governor broke the law" by extending emergency declaration
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - The spirit of cooperation and dtente at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan has given way to a caustic back and forth between Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer and R...
May 04, 2020
