https://www.wkar.org/mprn MPRN en-US Copyright Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:59:57 GMT https://www.wkar.org/mprn/2026-07-23/new-laws-to-expand-missing-person-alert-vulnerable-adult-protection Newly signed Michigan laws would expand use of the state’s emergency alert system.A couple of new laws expand AMBER Alerts to cover all missing children believed to be in danger, including ones with special needs. Before now, Michigan State Police policy reserved AMBER Alerts just for children suspected of being abducted. Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:59:57 GMT https://www.wkar.org/mprn/2026-07-23/new-laws-to-expand-missing-person-alert-vulnerable-adult-protection Colin Jackson for MPRN https://www.wkar.org/election-2026/2026-07-23/state-board-to-look-at-mi-money-out-of-politics-signatures A bipartisan state elections board meets Friday to decide if the campaign to ban political committees linked to utilities and public contractors has gathered enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot. Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:01:33 GMT https://www.wkar.org/election-2026/2026-07-23/state-board-to-look-at-mi-money-out-of-politics-signatures Rick Pluta for MPRN https://www.wkar.org/mprn/2026-07-22/mi-supreme-court-denies-appeal-on-behalf-of-chimps-in-up-zoo The Michigan Supreme Court has denied an appeal filed by an animal rights group that is seeking constitutional habeas corpus rights for a group of chimpanzees in an Upper Peninsula zoo. Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:02:06 GMT https://www.wkar.org/mprn/2026-07-22/mi-supreme-court-denies-appeal-on-behalf-of-chimps-in-up-zoo Rick Pluta for MPRN https://www.wkar.org/mprn/2026-07-21/housing-bills-meant-to-expand-michigans-affordable-options-become-law Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer approved new tax breaks to spur construction of affordable housing. Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:00:00 GMT https://www.wkar.org/mprn/2026-07-21/housing-bills-meant-to-expand-michigans-affordable-options-become-law Colin Jackson for MPRN https://www.wkar.org/mprn/2026-07-21/whitmer-signs-her-final-budget-into-law Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the new state budget into law Tuesday. It includes funding for universal free school meals and expanded tuition-free community college. Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:58:00 GMT https://www.wkar.org/mprn/2026-07-21/whitmer-signs-her-final-budget-into-law Rick Pluta for MPRN https://www.wkar.org/mprn/2026-07-21/bill-would-end-michigan-rule-that-blocks-parents-from-seeing-kids-medical-records Some Michigan House Republicans are calling for an end to an exception in state law that could block some parents from seeing their kids’ medical records. Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.wkar.org/mprn/2026-07-21/bill-would-end-michigan-rule-that-blocks-parents-from-seeing-kids-medical-records Colin Jackson for MPRN https://www.wkar.org/election-2026/2026-07-20/michigan-house-speaker-talks-canadian-wildfire-response-data-centers-elections-in-tv-interview Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall says data center regulations could be among the policies Michigan lawmakers take up when they come back from their summer break. Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.wkar.org/election-2026/2026-07-20/michigan-house-speaker-talks-canadian-wildfire-response-data-centers-elections-in-tv-interview Colin Jackson for MPRN https://www.wkar.org/mprn/2026-07-17/michigans-jobless-rate-relatively-steady-at-5-but-workforce-a-big-concern-for-future-growth The number of people aging into retirement is not being matched by the number of young people growing into the workforce. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:58:48 GMT https://www.wkar.org/mprn/2026-07-17/michigans-jobless-rate-relatively-steady-at-5-but-workforce-a-big-concern-for-future-growth Rick Pluta for MPRN https://www.wkar.org/mprn/2026-07-17/line-5-opponents-furious-with-permitting-decision Opponents of a project to build a tunnel around Enbridge Energy's Line 5 oil and natural gas pipeline say their fight's not over even though a state agency reissued a resource permit for construction. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:16:48 GMT https://www.wkar.org/mprn/2026-07-17/line-5-opponents-furious-with-permitting-decision Colin Jackson for MPRN https://www.wkar.org/election-2026/2026-07-17/trump-cites-alleged-muskegon-election-fraud-case-in-push-to-tighten-federal-control-over-voting In his primetime address Thursday, President Donald Trump cited an alleged voter registration fraud scheme in Muskegon from six years ago as evidence that elections aren’t secure. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:02:20 GMT https://www.wkar.org/election-2026/2026-07-17/trump-cites-alleged-muskegon-election-fraud-case-in-push-to-tighten-federal-control-over-voting Rick Pluta for MPRN