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Lawmakers Approve Heating Assistance Plan
SOUTHFIELD (WWJ/AP) – There is now hope for truly needy in Michigan who are facing the possibility of their heat being shut off because their state aid program has run out of money. WWJ Lansing Bureau...
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Democratic Lawmakers Downplay Scuffle In Michigan House
LANSING (WWJ/AP) - After a long day in the Michigan House reportedly ended in a near-brawl, two state lawmakers say that the whole thing is being blown out of proportion. Rep. David Nathan and Rep....
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State House Passes Bills To Change Medical Pot Law
LANSING (WWJ/AP) - The Michigan House has passed a package of bills aimed at clarifying the state’s voter-approved law allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The House passed four bills...
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Problem-Plagued Prison Co. Could Be In Line To Oversee Mich Inmates
LANSING (AP) - A private company that a federal investigation found allowed “a cesspool” of conditions to exist at a Mississippi youth prison and that paid a $1.1 million fine for understaffing New...
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Proposed Legislation Targets So-called ‘Swatters’
DETROIT (WWJ) - Michigan legislators have approved a proposal for dealing with individuals referred to as “swatters.” These individuals are known for calling police departments and making false police...
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Bills Would Require More Government Transparency
LANSING (AP) – The Michigan House has passed two measures aimed at making government more transparent. Both won unanimous approval Wednesday. The bills now go to the Senate. House Bill 5196 would...
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Opinion: Ryan VP Pick Changes Electoral Math
W. Mitt Romney’s vice presidential selection, Paul Ryan, has changed the Electoral College math. Prior to the selection of Ryan, it was an open question if Romney could help himself with certain...
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Tigers Fan Offers House In Exchange For World Series Tickets
By: Sara Getting together enough scratch to go see your favorite team can be tough. Getting together enough funds to see your favorite team during the World Series can be downright impossible! When you...
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Opinion: Romney’s Desperation Showing In Final Days Of Campaign
The Romney campaign enters this weekend in a bind. This race has boiled down to Ohio. The problem for Romney is that the Obama campaign has built a firewall there. Between advertising, organizing and...
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Opinion: Ballots Full Of Women
Famously, Mitt Romney boasted at the second presidential debate about binders full of women. He was telling a story about how he asked for more female candidates for political jobs when he was elected...
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Matthew Stafford Sells Franklin Home For $1.59 Million
By: Evan Jankens @kingofthekc Have you ever dreamt about what it would be like to live the life of a number one pick and starting QB in the NFL? Now you kind of have that chance, via the internet....
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House School Budget Differs From Snyder Plan In Key Areas
By ALISHA GREEN/Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan’s Republican-majority House and Senate budget committees have approved separate plans for more than $13 billion in spending for K-12...
View ArticleGretchen Whitmer Turns in Signatures to Get on the Ballot for Governor
LANSING (AP) — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday filed 30,000 voter signatures to qualify for the ballot, pledging to make Michigan a state where young people stay and...
View ArticleHouse Approves Bill Allowing Parental Eavesdropping
LANSING (AP) — Michigan’s House wants to give parents free reign in listening to their children’s conversations. In a 105-3 vote, lawmakers passed the bill that adds parental exemptions to Michigan’s...
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Rosa Parks House Will Be Displayed
PROVIDENCE — The house where Rosa Parks sought refuge after she fled the South will be displayed in Rhode Island for at least a month after all because several groups have provided money. The future of...
View ArticleHome Firebombed Day After Shooting Wounds 3-Year-Old Boy
RIVER ROUGE (AP) — A woman says her suburban Detroit home was apparently firebombed a day after gunfire from a drive-by shooting critically wounded her 3-year-old son. The shooting was reported early...
View ArticleMichigan House Approves Online Gambling Bill
LANSING (CBS DETROIT/AP) — Lawmakers voted 68-40 Tuesday night for two main bills to create a Lawful Internet Gaming Act that would regulate online versions of licensed casino games. Thirty-five...
View ArticleLawmakers OK More Michigan Charter Schools
LANSING (WWJ/AP) – The Michigan Legislature has approved a bill that will allow more charter schools in the state. The Republican-led Senate passed the measure by a 22-16 vote Thursday, sending it to...
View ArticleMichigan Congresswoman Against Raising National Debt Ceiling
LANSING (WWJ) – The debate over raising the debt limit is back, as House Republicans vote on a measure to block the increase on Wednesday. Michigan Congresswoman Candice Miller tells WWJ, she hasn’t...
View ArticleMichigan House Backs Ban On Cages For Egg-Laying Hens
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan would become the fifth state to require that egg-laying hens be housed in cage-free areas under legislation approved by the state House on Wednesday. The main bill ,...
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Eastpointe Man Steals SUV, Crashes Into Royal Oak Home
Police arrested a 29-year-old Eastpointe man after he reportedly stole a car from a woman at a the Mobil Gas Station in Royal Oak and ended up crashing it into the side of a house in a nearby...
View ArticleOzone House Expands To New Facility In Washtenaw County
WASHTENAW COUNTY, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) – Ozone House is a community-based agency that serves young people with housing challenges throughout Washtenaw County. “When young people aren’t housed and they...
View ArticleWhitmer Signs Bills To Strengthen Michigan Small Businesses, Licensees
LANSING, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) – Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill package on Tuesday containing Senate Bill 588 and House Bills 4620 and 4621 which amend the Michigan Liquor Control Code, as well...
View ArticleHere’s A Closer Look At Bills Gov. Whitmer Signed Into Law
LANSING, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) – On Thursday, Governor Whitmer signed Senate Bill 268 and House Bills 5576 & 5580, which together establish the governor’s Michigan Reconnect Grant Program and move...
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Rosa Parks’ Detroit Home Is On The Road And Being Displayed In Italy
NAPLES, Italy (AP) — The run-down, paint-chipped Detroit house where U.S. civil rights icon Rosa Parks took refuge after her historic bus boycott is going on display in Italy. It’s the latest stop for...
View ArticleHere’s A List Of Bills Gov. Whitmer Signed Into Law Thursday
LANSING, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed several bills into law and also vetoed three bills Thursday. The bills are outlined below: House Bill 4851 amends the General Property Tax...
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2020 Election Results: Biden Wins Michigan, Sen. Gary Peters Wins Reelection
(CBS DETROIT) – With Joe Biden’s projected win in Michigan, the current CBS News electoral vote estimate is Biden 253 and Trump 213. CBS News projects Joe Biden wins Michigan. https://t.co/T6GArkvEPf...
View ArticleElection 2020: Congressional House Races From Michigan
(CBS DETROIT) – Republican, Peter Meijer of the Meijer family, won his race for Michigan’s 3rd Congressional District. He replaces Libertarian Representative Justin Amash who chose not to run....
View ArticleGet Creative With These Forest-Inspired Crafts
(CBS DETROIT) – Need a creativity boost? Take a look around the house – and even outside the house – for a little inspiration. With the following winter craft ideas, simple items like popsicle sticks,...
View ArticleLawmakers Approve Bill To Ban Tesla From Directly Selling Cars In Michigan
(CBS DETROIT) – Michigan House lawmakers approved a bill to ban Tesla from directly selling cars in Michigan. This also includes a ban on start-up automakers from owning auto repair shops in Michigan....
View ArticleMichigan House Cancels Voting Session After Giuliani Tests Positive For COVID-19
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan House canceled its voting session scheduled for Tuesday following an announcement that President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani had tested positive...
View ArticleMichigan House Adds Drunken Driving To Expungement Program
LANSING, Mich (AP) — People with drunken driving convictions would be added to an expungement program under a bill that was approved Wednesday in the Michigan House. The legislation will go to the...
View ArticleRally Calls For Rep. Johnson To Be Reinstated To House Oversight Committee
(CBS DETROIT) – Supporters of State Rep. Cynthia Johnson are gathering in the Fifth District in Detroit— a district that she represents in the Michigan house. On Wednesday night, constituents and...
View ArticleFlint Water Settlement Borrowing Plan Approved By Lawmakers
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan legislators on Wednesday finalized a plan to borrow $600 million to finance the state’s proposed settlement with the residents of Flint, whose water was contaminated with...
View ArticleGov. Whitmer Signs A Series Of Bills Into Law. Here’s Everything You Need To...
(CBS DETROIT) – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a series of bills into law to help those struggling during the pandemic. The bills include a water shutoff to prevent residents from losing access to water...
View ArticleMichigan House Ties Aid To Giving Virus Powers To Counties
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-controlled state House approved a nearly $3.6 billion coronavirus relief package Thursday but voted to withhold $2.1 billion for schools unless Democratic Gov....
View Article4 A.M. Bar Curfew Gets Mixed Reviews
(CBS DETROIT) – The last call for alcohol could be extended in Michigan. “I think we’ve been long overdue for it and it’s been like that in a lot of other cities and people don’t want to go home at 2...
View ArticleMichigan State House Passes Vaccine Passport Ban
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republicans alongside a handful of Democrats in the Michigan House passed a bill Wednesday that would ban government-required COVID-19 vaccine passports, even though they do not...
View ArticleHouse: Require Financial Info From Officials, Limit Lobbying
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Elected state officials would be required to disclose personal financial information in annual reports and would be banned from becoming lobbyists until two years after leaving...
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Michigan Matters: Film Incentives Making a Comeback?
Southfield (CBS Detroit) – Michigan once had the most lucrative film incentives in the nation in 2008 but were ended in 2015. Now, some state legislators are trying to bring a modified version back as...
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