Colin Jackson
Reporter, Michigan Public Radio Network-
Michigan utilities can apply for an increase in their rates every 12 months. The state Senate heard testimony on legislation to reduce that to once every three years. -
The bills would stop hospitals from making nurses work extra hours, with some exceptions, and give nurses at least an eight-hour break following a 12-hour shift. -
El-Sayed is part of a three-way primary battle between himself, Congresswoman Haley Stevens, and state Senator Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak) for the Democratic Senate nomination. -
Polling shows the Democratic U.S. Senate primary race is close between state Senator Mallory McMorrow, Congresswoman Haley Stevens, and former Wayne County Health Director Abdul El-Sayed. -
Michigan U.S. Representative John James, a frontrunner for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, doesn't plan to participate in a debate later this month. -
Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens, a Democrat, turned in signatures to get on the ballot Friday, becoming the first major candidate in the race to do so. -
The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday considered a pair of cases that deal with resentencing people serving long prison terms for crimes they committed as children. -
The Republican-affiliated Senate Leadership Fund (SLF) pledged $45 million to support former Congressman Mike Rogers, the front runner in Michigan’s Republican Senate primary. The money will support advertising for Rogers starting in early September, after the primary election is over. -
In the Michigan Senate, a salary history ban is awaiting a floor vote. A similar bill in the state House of Representatives has been stalled in committee for around a year. -
The governor is declaring an energy emergency in the wake of high fuel prices around the state.
