Category Archives: State News
State health officials confirm first two pediatric deaths from influenza this season
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says they have confirmed the first two influenza-associated pediatric deaths in the state for the 2024-2025 flu season. ...
Feb 14, 2025
Michigan, 13 other states suing President Trump over creation of DOGE
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan and 13 other states are suing President Donald Trump over his creation of the Department of Government Efficiency without the approval of Congress. Attorney General...
Feb 14, 2025 Nessel held a closed door briefing with the Kalamazoo SAKI team , which includes a Victim Advocate from the YWCA, before holding a press conference at the Kalamazoo YWCA at 353 East Michigan
Avenue in downtown Kalamazoo. (Photo provided by John McNeill)
Michigan Senate passes bill to keep tipped wage credit
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Senate has approved a bill to save the state's tipped wage credit along with increasing the minimum wage. The bill passed last night by a 20-to-12 vote with bip...
Feb 14, 2025 sugarfrizz / CC
Whitmer wants extension of current minimum wage until July for bipartisan deal to be reached
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer is urging the state House and Senate to pass a short-term extension of Michigan's current minimum wage until July 1, 2025. Her office says that nee...
Feb 13, 2025 AndreyPopov / Depositphotos.com
JOANN Fabrics and Crafts to close 33 stores in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - JOANN Fabrics and Crafts will close 33 stores in Michigan as part of its bankruptcy. In all, the retailer is closing around 530 of its stores across the county that it says ...
Feb 13, 2025
Senator Peters on RFK Jr,: "Extremely alarming" health official nominee
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's senior U.S. Senator Gary Peters is opposing the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Peters says Kennedy's basic...
Feb 13, 2025 Tennessee / Depositphotos.com
Whitmer open to bipartisan deal to save lower tipped wages
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer is open to a bipartisan deal to protect the lower minimum wage of servers and wait staff along with solving the paid sick time issue for small busi...
Feb 12, 2025 Governor Gretchen Whitmer announcing her Lowering MI Costs Plan in Lansing, MI Feb 6, 2022 (courtesy Office of Governor)
AUDIO: House Speaker Hall reacts to Governor Whitmer's road funding plan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State House Speaker Matt Hall of Richland is reacting to Governor Gretchen Whitmer's $3 billion plan to fix Michigan roads. He says what was put forward this week is a big i...
Feb 11, 2025 Photo provided by the Michigan Department of Transportation.
Governor Whitmer releases $3 billion road funding plan, Republicans issue criticism
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer is proposing putting $3 billion into fixing Michigan's roads. Her Mi Road Ahead Plan would put "every penny drivers pay at the pump" in gas taxes i...
Feb 11, 2025 wabeno / Depositphotos.com
Michigan joins alleged unlawful monopoly lawsuit against Deere & Company
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - -Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is joining the Federal Trade Commission and four other state attorneys general as they sue Deere & Company for being an unlawful m...
Feb 11, 2025 Michigan Attorney General logo (courtesy of Michigan Attorney General)
