Tribune News Wire LANSING – More than 166,000 Michigan students received $672.5 million in state financial aid during the 2025-26 academic year, helping make postsecondary education more attainable and supporting students as they work toward credentials that lead to good-paying, in-demand careers. Compared with pre-pandemic levels, the number of students receiving state financial aid has increased […]
LANSING – Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer concluded an investment mission to South Korea and Taiwan, where the Team Michigan delegation strengthened relationships with global companies, advanced new opportunities in maritime manufacturing and key industries, and reinforced Michigan’s position as a destination for international investment. The mission included meetings with Korean companies that have recently invested […]
Mike Rogers calls for gas tax pause. It’s a no-go, says state GOP leader This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here by Lauren Gibbons, Bridge Michigan September 17, 2026 GOP US […]
ITC plans to use helicopters to inspect high-voltage transmission lines and equipment across much of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula through Nov. 13 as part of its ongoing monitoring and maintenance efforts. The flights will be conducted by ITCTransmission and Michigan Electric Transmission Company LLC, according to a community announcement. The company said in the announcement that […]
Before Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary, I wrote that Trump’s threat to derail Michigan elections needed to be taken seriously. Fortunately, the primary went operated smoothly, but that doesn’t mean the threat has disappeared. Just because we didn’t see troops storming voting sites and carting away ballot boxes, or election monitors wreaking havoc the same way […]
Fuel prices are rising again, with diesel hitting a new high in Michigan of $6.54 a gallon and gasoline edging up – in some places in Michigan – to nearly $5 a gallon. Some to worry that it is an indicator of even more trouble ahead for the economy. In Michigan, the price of gasoline […]
Jocelyn Benson, John James offer contrasting plans on tariffs, AI, jobs This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here by Simon D. Schuster, Bridge Michigan September 16, 2026 John James and Jocelyn […]
WASHINGTON — An advocacy group that opposes President Donald Trump’s trade policies has a question for Michigan motorists and football fans: What’s worse than Ohio? The answer: Tariffs, according to a series of billboards going up in southeast Michigan beginning Sept. 15. The group, Small Businesses Against Tariffs, is spending $1 million on an advertising […]
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Timothy VerHey announced Tuesday September 15, 2026, that Toni M. Fisher, 61, of Twin Lake, MI was sentenced to 6 months in prison after a jury convicted her of Major Disaster Fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1040. During sentencing, Chief U.S. […]
It seems lieutenant governor hopeful Jay DeBoyer just couldn’t help himself. These days, GOP candidates aren’t supposed to admit they want to ban abortion. At least, not Republican candidates who want to win statewide in Michigan, and not where people can hear … or make surreptitious recordings that later make wind up in reporters’ inboxes. […]