Colin Jackson
Reporter, Michigan Public Radio Network-
Michigan's 15 public universities say they have an annual $45 billion impact, which justifies more state investment. -
Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist's decision to leave the gubernatorial contest means the race for Michigan’s Democratic nomination for governor is largely between current Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson. -
Organizers want one minimum wage in Michigan, not the current system that will let employers pay tipped workers half of what everyone else makes. -
Benson predicts health care will be among the top issues during this year’s election. Yet some of her ideas have struggled in the state Legislature in recent years, even with her party in charge. -
Michigan officials have been trying for years to shut down Enbridge's Line 5 over claims that it is unsafe and liable to spill petroleum products into the Great Lakes -
The top Republican in the Michigan Senate is requesting an audit of the state’s Child Development and Care Program. -
Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, once a Democrat, is running for governor as an independent. the Michigan Democratic Party has disavowed him, painting Duggan as more conservative than he lets on. -
A Wayne County man who was charged after allegedly threatening violence at a school argues the law violates his free speech rights under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. -
Laws set to take effect in March will allow day cares and nursery schools to install temporary locking systems for use in case of a lockdown or other emergency. -
The bills would tighten regulations on products containing more than 1.75 milligrams of THC, the primary psychoactive in marijuana.
