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LANSING - Michiganders no longer will confront cigarette smoke in restaurants and bars starting in May after the Legislature's passage Thursday of legislation making it illegal to smoke in most workplaces.
Some are upset about businesses that are exempt from new rules.
BURTON, Michigan -- Mayor Charles Smiley presented the City Council this week with a serious of mid-year cuts that promised to preserve jobs while dealing with a $241,000 shortfall in state revenues. The Burton Police Department will see about $140,000...
Governor is holding off on a $127 per-student cut to school districts.
Anti-smoking advocates' huge victory on Thursday pleased many northern Michigan residents and angered others. Everyone seemed to have an opinion.
As a representative-elect for the College of Engineering — specifically, one who ran as an independent — I’d like to share my reaction to Alex Schiff’s recent viewpoint regarding the Michigan Student Assembly ( Hey MSA, make yourself matter , 12/03/2009).
Northville Democrats say many residents don't even vote for Michigan Supreme Court judges. But, they should, because these judges make decisions that affect our everyday lives. At the Nov. 11 Northville Democratic Club Town Hall Meeting at the Northville District Library, lawyers and politicians urged attendees to turn over their ballots in next year's election and cast their votes for the ...
FLINT, Michigan -- The city ombudsman's office is safe from possible elimination for at least a couple months.The Flint City Council tonight agreed to postpone discussing shutting the office down until the mid-year budget review in January.Councilman Joshua Freeman asked...
By Josh Kalil Western Herald Next time the smell of marijuana floats in the air, it may not be illegal anymore. Michigan is budding medical marijuana meant to help people find other ways of dealing with pain. Enacted in April of this year, Michigan’s medical marijuana act passed with 63 percent support when it was on the [...]
Last month, the Central Student Judiciary ruled, with considerable irony, that the Michigan Student Assembly’s attempts to amend its constitution were unconstitutional. This was due to the fact that constitutional convention delegates were appointed rather than elected by the student body, a clear violation of the rules for amending the constitution.
An MSU assistant law professor plans to run for Michigan Senate in 2010.