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The Michigan Senate has passed legislation that would end pensions for newly hired public school employees and switch them into a 401 (k)-style retirement plan.
 
The Republican-led Senate on Thursday passed the measure that includes many changes to the state's public school employees' retirement system. The bill now goes to the House.
 
A key provision would end the pension plan for teachers hired after July 1, 2013.
 

The Lansing City Council has a budget wrap-up meeting today, leading up to next Monday’s vote to finalize a budget for the coming fiscal year.

Hovering over the meeting is the recent news that Lansing’s two pension funds need an additional $3 million to meet their commitments to retirees.

WKAR’s Scott Pohl reports that while mayor Virg Benero is pushing to deal with the pension system now, one union leader doesn’t see the need for hasty action.

Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero says he is temporarily dropping a plan to consolidate city police operations in a single location.

Michigan’s unemployment rate fell to 8.3% in April – a drop of two-tenths of a percentage point.

State Representative Roy Schmidt took his seat Wednesday on the Republican side of the state House chamber for the first time since he stunned Democrats by switching parties without warning.

It isn't only football and hockey players who suffer from concussions.  Any athlete is at risk, including females.   Studies show girls are reporting nearly twice as many concussions as boys in sports played by both.  Now, new research out of Michigan State University shows that females and younger athletes who suffered concussions took longer to recover than males and older athletes.

More online charter schools will be allowed in Michigan under a law signed by Gov. Rick Snyder.

Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero says the city won't let the local Occupy Wall Street affiliate stay in Reutter Park as it did last year.

Four candidates have filed to run in Michigan’s Republican U.S. Senate primary.