Michael Gerstein
The Detroit News
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Snyder, GOP leaders unveil retirement reform plan
Gov. Snyder and legislative leaders hope local government retirement reform bills will win over public employee unions → Read More
Prevailing wage repeal effort clears major hurdle
A group has submitted 380,000 signatures to the Secretary of State’s office to repeal Michigan’s prevailing wage law → Read More
Enbridge: Pipeline had coating gaps for years
Spokesman: Engineers at Enbridge knew about damage to a pipeline running through the Straits of Mackinac for years → Read More
AG office asked to probe Detroit lawmaker
Secretary of State’s office asks the Attorney General’s office to investigate State Rep. Bettie Cook Scott of Detroit → Read More
Snyder approves unlimited super PAC cash
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation Wednesday allowing candidates to raise unlimited money for super PACs → Read More
Unlimited political donations pass another hurdle
The Michigan House approved a Senate plan letting political candidates raise unlimited cash through super groups → Read More
Diversity marks Democrats’ field for Michigan gov
The race features a woman, a Muslim, an Indian-American and an African-American but no high-profile white male candidate → Read More
Complaint: Kid Rock breaking campaign law
Group files complaint saying Robert Ritchie failed to register Senate candidacy or comply with campaign donation rules → Read More
State demands Enbridge fix Mackinac pipe coating gaps
Enbridge: At least two areas on the twin pipelines running under the Straits of Mackinac are missing enamel coating → Read More
Legislature OKs pension reform over teacher protest
Michigan’s Republican-led Senate on Thursday approved a controversial overhaul of the state’s teacher retirement system → Read More
Mich. House panel OK’s sanctuary city ban
House panel votes to stop sanctuary cities despite concern that it would lead to litigation, racial profiling → Read More
State botched 6,650 more unemployment fraud cases
A new state review of unemployment fraud determinations show Michigan wrongfully accused thousands more → Read More
Rep: ‘Foreign law’ bill could cut Jewish circumcisions
Jewish and Muslim state reps are outraged at a bill that would ban ‘foreign law’ in Michigan → Read More
Michigan township panel rejects Nestle pump permit
An Osceola Township commission denied Nestle’s request to build a new pumping station to withdraw underground water → Read More
Plan to stop Michigan clock shifts gets panel hearing
State lawmaker wants to put Michigan on Daylight Saving Time year-round → Read More
Computer glitch touches Wayne Co. district, ADP, state
List shows payroll vendors touched by state computer glitch included 7-11, ADP, Hewitt Associates and Mercantile Bank → Read More
Rizzo expands empire after pumping cash into campaigns
Trash hauler at center of FBI corruption investigation received multimillion contracts after donating to local races → Read More
Cheap prices halt Mich. drilling, kill oil, gas jobs
Michigan’s decline new oil and gas wells leave environmentalists optimistic but keep industry experts leery → Read More
New DEQ director: Line 5 shutdown calls premature
Snyder’s pick for DEQ director has face criticism over oil industry ties but considers herself an environmentalist → Read More
Doubt arises for Michigan marijuana legalization, here’s why
The bill Gov. Rick Snyder signed was drafted after lawmakers learned the marijuana group, MI Legalize was attempting to use a loophole for signatures. → Read More