LANSING - The air pollution rules headed for likely final approval will not see the drastic changes in handling of toxic and potentially toxic chemicals the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality had originally proposed. The final version of the rules approved by the department have some additional exemptions from air toxics permitting but still generally
LANSING - Only 8 percent of high school graduates nationally receive a diploma representing career and college readiness, a report released Tuesday by the Education Trust said. The report found some 47 percent of graduates are neither college nor career ready because their schools did not provide a coordinated study program or they did not
LANSING - Michigan is extending the deadline for requests for information and proposals as a result of requests from prospective contractors interested in performing an independent risk analysis and independent alternatives analysis related to the pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac, known as Enbridge Line 5. The new deadline will now be April 18 (up
LANSING - The collapse of the Michigan Department of State's project to consolidate and improve its technology systems for renewal of license plates and watercraft registration became so severe that 75 percent of vehicles no longer could have their plates or registrations renewed online, leading to the department's unveiling Tuesday of a temporary backup online
FLINT - The city of Flint has filed a notice of intent to sue the state of Michigan for the actions of the Department of Environmental Quality that led to the water crisis afflicting the city. The notice was filed March 24 in the Michigan Court of Claims, one day after Flint Mayor Karen Weaver
LANSING - The task force that Governor Rick Snyder appointed to investigate how the Flint water crisis occurred takes a hammer to the message Snyder and his staff have emphasized for months that the crisis resulted from a failure of government at all levels. In reading the Flint Water Advisory Task Force's report on the
LANSING - Michigan House Democratic Rep. Jeremy Moss and Republican Rep. Ed McBroom joined forces a year ago to develop a plan to open up legislative communications to the public, and on Wednesday the 10-bill package was introduced with an exemption for all constituent communications unless it is from a registered lobbyist. Eight of the
LANSING - The Joint Capital Outlay Subcommittee is being asked to give authorization to nine new projects that, when constructed, would total $184 million. The projects include the four highest-scoring university projects and the top three community college projects. The two state projects were automatically added to the list. If approved, the institutions could begin
LANSING - In the final joint meeting between the Michigan House and Senate Appropriations Higher Education subcommittees, university officials urged adoption of Governor Rick Snyder's proposed increase for the institutions but said more was needed both to bring the universities back to where they were before the cuts and to bring the state in line
LANSING - Donald Trump delivered on expectations he would win the Michigan Republican presidential primary, putting together a coalition of working class Republicans and doing well enough among wealthier and evangelical voters to take a plurality of 36.5 percent of the vote. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas finished second with 24.9 percent of the
