MI AG Nessel reports $1 million increase in child support collected in the first quarter of 2019

April 26th, 20192 LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Wednesday that the Department's child support unit collected a total of $6.5 million in back child support payments in just the first quarter of 2019.  The first-quarter collections are up more than $1 million from that of 2018. Of the amount received, more than $5 million...

Hate crimes on the rise in Michigan

December 15th, 20170 DETROIT — Hates crimes reported to police in Michigan went up 29 percent last year, according to data released on November 13 by the FBI. The increase saw a spike from 309 reported crimes to 399. "Hate crimes are happening more often than actually reported," said Rashida Tlaib, a former state representative now working with the...