May 11th, 20180DEARBORN — State Schools Superintendent Brian Whiston died Monday night after a months-long battle with cancer, the Michigan Department of Education announced on Tuesday.
Whiston, 56, had dedicated his career to education, first as a lobbyist for Oakland Schools and then as a superintendent at Dearborn Public Schools. In 2014, he...
April 13th, 20180FLINT — When Flint’s oversight moved to a receivership transition advisory board, Governor Snyder stated that city officials worked hard to reverse the financial emergency that led to state-appointed emergency managers from November 2011 to April 2015.
Flint’s emergency manager changed the city’s water source in 2014 in an...
March 30th, 20180DETROIT — The 12 Democratic candidates and every resident of the 13th Congressional District will have to wait until the August primary and November general election to fill the seat left vacant by U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D-Detroit).
U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith found, "no evidence supporting plaintiffs' theory that Governor...
March 2nd, 20180"I will work very hard during this election season to retain my seat because I want to continue serving the people of Wayne County." - Judge Mariam Bazzi
DEARBORN — More than 300 people attended a fundraiser for Wayne County Third Circuit Court Judge Mariam Bazzi at Byblos Banquet Center on Feb. 28.
The crowd included several...
January 26th, 20180LANSING — A number of leaders across Michigan offered unenthusiastic reviews of Gov. Snyder's final state of the state address.
Snyder began his speech on Tuesday by boasting about a headline from the Wall Street Journal entitled, "Michigan's comeback story."
"Folks, we're back and we're only going to keep going up," Snyder...
