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Saturday, January 11, 2025
LANSING, Mich. – Today, State of Michigan officials celebrated the United States Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision that upholds the Affordable Care Act in California v. Texas. “Every Michigander deserves access to quality, affordable health care, and today’s Supreme Court decision is a victory for all Michiganders,” said Governor Gretchen Whitmer. “The high quality, affordable health coverage provided under the Affordable Care Act is […]
Of the several hundred businesses that faced government sanctions for not following COVID emergency orders, one appears to have garnered extraordinary attention from the Michigan attorney general’s office. Marlena Hackney was jailed earlier this year after having refused to close her Holland diner in response to a state order banning […]
LANSING — A prisoner died after suffering stab wounds during a Friday morning fight involving more than a dozen inmates at a state prison near Jackson, a spokeswoman confirmed. Two prisoners were taken to the hospital with stab wounds after the fight at G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility, said Brianna Brugel, a spokeswoman […]
Former 40th Circuit Judge Byron Konschuh will be suspended without pay for six years after the Michigan Supreme Court on Friday adopted a Judicial Tenure Commission report recommending disciplinary action. Mr. Konschuh pleaded no contest to a crime in 2016 and later made false statements about whether he had done […]
ST. IGNACE, Mich. (WILX) – On the city’s 350th birthday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer stopped in St. Ignace to announce a record investment in Michigan’s state parks and trails. In the shadow of the Mackinac Bridge from Straits State Park, Gov. Whitmer announced her plan for critical investments in state parks […]
Members of the Senate on Thursday sought to address long secretary of state wait times for appointments by passing legislation that would extend the expiration date of driver’s licenses and state identification cards for residents while also seeking to require walk-in availability at branch offices. The expiration date of enhanced […]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is proposing spending $300 million in federal funds to help Michigan businesses pay workers $15 an hour. “We’ve got an opportunity to make some investments in ways that really lift people up, help small businesses and help us get back to normal,” Whitmer told reporters in Grand […]
Detroit — Federal agents Thursday arrested more than three dozen members and associates of the Almighty Vice Lord Nation street gang in an attempt to stem the rise of gun violence in one of the nation’s most dangerous cities. The arrests coincided with prosecutors unsealing a 39-count indictment accusing alleged Michigan gang leader Kevin “Spaghetti” Fordham, […]
LANSING, Mich. — Governor Gretchen Whitmer today issued Executive Directive 2021-02 to help bridge the digital divide by establishing the Michigan High-Speed Internet Office (MIHI) to make high-speed internet more affordable and accessible. With high-speed internet becoming a necessity in our educational, professional, and personal lives, the new office will be dedicated to coordinating and advancing the State’s efforts to ensure that every home and business in […]
LANSING, Mich. – Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Michigan has reached the next step in the Vacc to Normal plan. As of June 1, capacity limits are lifted for outdoor events and residential gatherings. Additionally, indoor capacity limits will increase to 50%, allowing indoor social gatherings such as weddings and funerals to move closer to normalcy. Face masks will […]