Fifty years ago this weekend, a group of students at a Michigan camp finished writing the Port Huron Statement, which was the manifesto for the activist group, Students for a Democratic Society. The principle author was Tom Hayden, who continued his activism throughout his life as well as being a legislator, teacher, and editor. WKAR's Melissa Benmark spoke with Hayden about the occasion.
The state House has voted for sweeping new regulations and insurance requirements on abortion providers. The measures are backed by abortion opponents, and opposed by abortion rights advocates.
MSU entomologist Howard Russell says it hasn't been a bad year for mosquitoes, but there's still time for hot, wet weather to produce more of the biting bugs.
At the end of our mild winter, there were predictions that 2012 would produce a nasty crop of mosquitoes in Michigan. For the most part, it hasn’t played out that way.
WKAR’s Scott Pohl spoke with MSU entomologist Howard Russell, who says it hasn’t been a bad year for mosquitoes yet, but that depends on your location.
The two state offices dealing most closely with Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and the city's efforts to fix its poor finances say they're pleased by the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging a consent agreement designed to correct the city's fiscal troubles.
The campaign to guarantee collective bargaining rights in the state constitution says it has more than twice the number of signatures needed to qualify for the ballot.
