By Laura Weber, Michigan Public Radio Network
The state Senate is expected to spend this week debating government reforms that could save the state hundreds of millions of dollars. But the...
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By Laura Weber, Michigan Public Radio Network
The state Senate is expected to vote this week on funding the "Pure Michigan" ad campaign. The campaign has asked for $33 million dollars to...
By Rick Pluta, Michigan Public Radio Network
Governor Granholm says she expects state lawmakers and the public will eventually accept that new revenue must be raised to balance next year's...
By Linda Stephan
and Rick Pluta, Michigan Public Radio Network
December 21st, schools are expecting too loose $127 dollars for every student...
By Rick Pluta, Michigan Public Radio Network
Governor Granholm has signed the last of the bills that make up the state budget. In total, the governor struck out what may be a record number of 72...
Governor Granholm says she will not shut down popular agriculture support programs, as some had feared. But Michigan State University Extension and the Michigan...
By Bob Allen
Michigan State University Extension officials may face closing their statewide facilities if Governor Granholm vetoes their budget.
The state pays the program each...
Older people with mental illnesses and disabilities no longer have a place to socialize together in Traverse City, thanks to state budget cuts. Friday was the last...
Host: Linda Stephan
Health officials say a Northern Michigan woman died last week from a disease that started as an untreated dental infection. She was in her 50s, mentally impaired,...
By Rick Pluta, Michigan Public Radio Network
Governor Granholm says she will use her line item veto power to free up millions of dollars for college scholarships, local governments, and...
