November 23rd, 20220Kyra Harris Bolden will be appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court beginning next year. She will be the first Black woman to serve on the high court and will succeed retiring Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack.
Bolden is also Governor Whitmer’s first appointment to the Supreme Court.
She currently represents Southfield and...
October 21st, 20220LANSING — State lawmakers have agreed to set aside $20 million to settle a lawsuit by thousands of people who were wrongly accused of fraud when seeking unemployment benefits.
The money was included in a larger bill recently signed into law by Democratic Governor Whitmer. It followed an agreement reached by the Attorney General’s...
March 18th, 20211LANSING — The prosecution led by Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy in the Flint water crisis won a motion in Genesee County Court on Thursday.
A Genesee County district court judge denied a motion to dismiss criminal charges against former Governor Rick Snyder for his role in the...
January 14th, 20210FLINT — On Thursday, former Governor Rick Snyder pled “not guilty” to two misdemeanor charges that carry up to a $1,000 fine each or up to one year in prison for each, for his role in the Flint water crisis.
In 2014, the switching of Flint’s water source without treatment led to dangerous contamination of its water supply,...
December 21st, 20180LANSING — On Tuesday, Dec. 18, the Republican-controlled State Senate narrowly passed legislation requiring the state to give public schools A-F letter grades beginning next year.
In the final week of the lame duck session, the Senate passed the legislation 21-17, without floor debate at 8:22 p.m., with six Republicans joining...
June 24th, 20180LANSING — The Medicaid work requirements bill passed by the Michigan House of Representatives on June 6 received wide criticism from local organizations, community members and public figures.
The bill, Senate Bill 897, had previously passed in the State Senate on April 19 and requires “able-bodied” adults enrolled in the Healthy...
April 27th, 20180LANSING – Republican gubernatorial candidate Patrick Colbeck outraged both Democrats and fellow Republicans when he claimed that one of his Democratic rivals, Abdul El-Sayed, is part of an organized plot to take over American political leadership positions and start a “civilization jihad.”
Colbeck, currently a state senator from...
November 28th, 20170I am running for Governor to make Michigan the most prosperous state in the nation
LANSING — Lt. Gov. Brian Calley is running for governor, he announced on his website early Tuesday morning.
"I am running for Governor to make Michigan the most prosperous state in the nation," he wrote. "I represent a new generation, and in a time...
