Category Archives: State News
AAA predicting record number of travelers for the year-end holiday period
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Holiday travel numbers this year are at record highs. Almost 120-million will travel at leave 50 miles away from home, according to Triple-A. With Christmas Day falling on ...
Dec 12, 2024
Servers, bartenders hold State Capitol rally to save tipped wage
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -Bartenders and restaurant servers held a rally at the state Capitol Tuesday as they continue to try to get lawmakers to change the minimum wage increase that will eliminate t...
Dec 11, 2024 Chris Yunker / CC
Unemployment extension, higher jobless pay heading to Governor Whitmer
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bills that raise unemployment pay from $362 to $624 a week by 2027 are heading to Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The bills also extend jobless pay from 20 to 26 weeks and are th...
Dec 11, 2024 (Photo courtesy of the Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer).
Michigan's average gas price under $3 a gallon
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's average gas price is back under $3 a gallon for the first time since January. Triple-A Michigan says the price is down 14-cents in the past week to $2.94. A 15-g...
Dec 09, 2024
State Senate passes unemployment benefit extension
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The state Senate has passed legislation to expand unemployment benefits to 26 weeks and increase jobless pay from $362 a week to $614 over three years. Jobless benefits are ...
Dec 06, 2024 Bytemarks / CC
Whitmer, incoming House Speaker Hall meet on roads
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer and incoming Republican state House Speaker Matt Hall of Richland met this week to discuss road funding. Hall has introduced a proposal ...
Dec 06, 2024
Detroit Mayor Duggan running for Governor in '26 as an independent
DETROIT, MI (WTVB) - As expected, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced his plans on Wednesday to run for the Governor's office in the State of Michigan in 2026. But in a stunning move, the long-time De...
Dec 04, 2024 Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has announced an independent run for the Governor's office in the State of Michigan
Michigan's average gas price up 7-cents to $3.08 a gallon
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's average gas price is seven-cents higher to start the first week of December at $3.08 a gallon. Triple-A Michigan says that is eleven-cents lower than last month ...
Dec 02, 2024 A Shell gas pump in Coldwater M (Midwest Communications Inc 2020)
Michigan Attorney General launches online consumer holiday protection program
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is launching her office's holiday consumer protection program. The program is focused on ways Michigan residents can protect their info...
Nov 29, 2024
Governor Whitmer, Ohio Governor DeWine place bet on Michigan-Ohio State game
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine have placed their bets with each other for Saturday's Michigan-Ohio State game. The Wolverines have won the ...
Nov 29, 2024
