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As President Barack Obama’s “car czar” in 2009, Steven Rattner played a crucial role in saving the collapsing domestic auto industry. Rattner, a former journalist and investment banker, …
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Rick Haglund (via Michigan Advance)
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9/21/23
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The Senate Energy and Environment Committee heard additional testimony on bills aimed at transitioning Michigan to renewable energy at its Wednesday meeting, following changes to proposed clean …
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Kyle Davidson (via Michigan Advance)
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9/21/23
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Faced with a dramatic increase in homelessness, the City Rescue Mission of Lansing has been looking for additional shelter space in the downtown area.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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9/21/23
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“City of a Thousand Suns,” Samuel R. Delany, 1965 ... “City of Illusions,” Ursula K. Le Guin, 1967 ... “City,” Clifford D. Simak, 1952.
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By LUCAS WAYNE ZEIGLER
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9/21/23
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The City Rescue Mission’s potential purchase of the property it hopes to turn into a homeless shelter would notably include the 147-year-old Glaister House, which is on a list of endangered historic properties in Greater Lansing.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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9/21/23
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The Michigan Supreme court will not hear appeals to the lower courts’ decisions to dismiss criminal charges against key figures in the Flint Water Crisis prosecution, including the state health …
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Anna Liz Nichols (via Michigan Advance)
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9/20/23
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Half of the package to repeal remnants of Michigan’s abortion restriction laws known as the Reproductive Health Act, cleared the House Health Policy Committee on Wednesday, with opposition from …
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Anna Liz Nichols (via Michigan Advance)
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9/20/23
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In a move that could save parents hundreds of dollars a year, a Michigan Senate bill currently under consideration has the potential to make free school breakfasts and lunches a permanent investment …
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Lily Guiney (via Michigan Advance)
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9/20/23
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WASHINGTON — More than 3.5 million federal employees and military personnel — many in the Washington, D.C., area but also scattered across the states and around the globe — are bracing for …
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Jennifer Shutt (via Michigan Advance)
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9/20/23
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For the last 30 years, I have spent my days in the classroom helping children learn reading, math and other critical skills. Educators strive to understand all the factors — in and out of the …
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Carmella Johnson (via Michigan Advance)
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9/20/23
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Thousands of workers at the Stellantis Jeep plant in Toledo are striking as part of the ongoing United Auto Workers (UAW) strike. The strike started Thursday at midnight after contract negotiations …
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Megan Henry (via Michigan Advance)
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9/20/23
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Former President Donald Trump’s plans to skip the second GOP presidential candidate debate and head to Michigan to meet with striking autoworkers isn’t going over well with the United Auto …
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Ken Coleman (via Michigan Advance)
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9/20/23
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats said Tuesday they are preparing their own short-term spending bill that they believe will garner bipartisan support, a decision that could stave off a partial …
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Jacob Fischler (via Michigan Advance)
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9/20/23
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The FBI and U.S. Department of Homeland Security failed to share intelligence with the U.S. Capitol Police ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, leaving the Capitol Police under-prepared for that …
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Jacob Fischler (via Michigan Advance)
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9/20/23
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WASHINGTON — More than 300 signs dotted the lawn outside the U.S. Senate Tuesday, each bearing the name of a military nominee blocked this year by Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama in …
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Ashley Murray (via Michigan Advance)
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9/19/23
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Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist and clean energy business representatives on Tuesday celebrated growth in Michigan’s clean energy industry following the release of a new report by E2, otherwise known as …
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Kyle Davidson (via Michigan Advance)
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9/19/23
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat, re-introduced legislation Tuesday aimed at improving the lives of U.S. restaurant workers. The “Restaurant Workers Bill of Rights” …
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Samantha Dietel (via Michigan Advance)
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9/19/23
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A coalition of community groups and Democratic lawmakers rallied support at events around the state Monday for a set of bills that would prohibit convicted domestic abusers from owning firearms in …
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Lily Guiney (via Michigan Advance)
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9/19/23
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States engaged in decades of underfunding of land-grant Historically Black Colleges and Universities, leading to a more than $12 billion disparity with comparable white institutions, leaders of the …
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Ariana Figueroa (via Michigan Advance)
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9/19/23
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Coming off a red-hot Sunday, the Michigan State women's golf team found themselves in first place with an eight-stroke lead at the Mary Fossum Invitational, hosted at Forest Akers West golf course. …
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Jack Stager (via Capital News Service)
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9/18/23
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