Jake Neher

A battle over how to pay for emergency harbor dredging is brewing in Lansing. Environmental groups are criticizing plans to tap the state’s Natural Resources Trust Fund. They say it would threaten the state’s ability to buy and improve parks and public land.

Governor Rick Snyder is a step closer to appointing an emergency financial manager for Detroit. He announced today that he agrees with a financial review team’s finding that the city faces a financial emergency.

The Detroit City Council now has 10 days to get a financial plan in place and ask the governor to change his mind.

Snyder expects to appoint someone soon after that.

Lawmakers in Lansing are beginning the months-long task of approving a budget for the next fiscal year.

A bill to accept federal money for a healthcare exchange in Michigan is on its way to the state Senate.

State lawmakers are a step closer to establishing a state web site where people can shop for health insurance.

Democrats in Lansing want to restore the state’s Earned Income Tax Credit for low-income residents.

Michigan business leaders say they’re afraid state lawmakers may miss their best chance to raise the money needed to repair roads.

Governor Rick Snyder has had a tough time selling his plan to increase road spending to the legislature. It would raise the state’s gas tax and vehicle registration fees to boost road funding by more than $1 billion a year.

The Michigan Chamber of Commerce's Jim Holcomb says state officials have to come to an agreement, and fast.

Michigan Republicans said this weekend they want to change the course of future presidential races by changing how the state allocates its electoral votes. Delegates to the state GOP convention voted overwhelmingly to support the proposal.

A state House panel has decided not to add controversial abortion language to a proposed overhaul of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.

State lawmakers say letting Michigan’s drunken driving limit increase to .10% would be a mistake.

A bill to expand the state’s public sex offender registry is a step closer to becoming law.

The state Senate’s top Republican says he’ll once again try to ward off big cuts to Michigan’s film industry credits.

Legislation to lift restrictions on bear petting zoos in Michigan is a step closer to becoming law.

A bill in the state Legislature would boost Michigan’s minimum wage to ten dollars an hour.

The state’s “rainy day” savings fund could get tapped to pay for emergency harbor dredging.

Less than 16 percent of Michigan students are proficient in science.

Medical marijuana dispensaries in Michigan can be shut down as public nuisances, according to a ruling Friday by the state Supreme Court.

Any bill requiring a woman seeking an abortion to get a transvaginal ultrasound will not pass the state House.

People trading in cars, trucks, or boats could soon get a new tax break under legislation that passed the state Senate Wednesday.

Health insurers would only be able to cover elective abortions through optional rider plans under legislation in the state Senate.