The Battle of Madison
Michigans budget debate is just getting started. The governor has called for deep cuts and tax increases. The plan has been criticized. But the situation is no where near as passionate as in Wisconsin....
View ArticleDemonstrators rally at state capitol
Several hundred demonstrators braved cold and snow to gather in front of the state Capitol Saturday afternoon. It was both a gesture of support for Wisconsin protesters, and to oppose some...
View ArticleSnyder: Michigan is not Wisconsin
Governor Rick Snyder is asking state workers to be patient as his administration tries to set Michigans fiscal affairs in order. The governor sent an e-mail to state workers last week saying he does...
View ArticleMEA plans rally in Lansing as Senate considers financial manager bills
The Michigan Education Association, along with the Working Michigan coalition, is planning a protest rally in the capitol tomorrow. From the MEA s website: Working Michigan, a coalition of...
View ArticleJudge blocks controversial Wisconsin union bargaining law
A judge has temporarily blocked Wisconsins controversial new law affecting collective bargaining rights in the state. Here the update from the New York Times : A judge issued a temporary restraining...
View ArticleFOIA requests raise concern over academic freedom
Controversy continues to swirl around collective bargaining rights--and the protests that recent legislation has sparked--in Michigan and Wisconsin. At issue now is a number of Freedom of Information...
View ArticleHow do Wisconsin recalls differ from Michigan recalls?
Voters in Wisconsin on Tuesday will vote on the recall of two Democratic state senators. Wisconsin voters last week recalled two Republican senators. Michigan is also embroiled in its own recall...
View ArticleMichigan to Wisconsin: Hands off our mitten image
In a fight over mittens, the gloves have come off. Michigan and Wisconsin are tussling over which state can rightly lay claim to using mittens in their public-relations and tourism campaigns....
View ArticleOriginally exempt, Wisconsin police and firefighters now face cuts (Part 2)
Midwest states are changing their relationships with unions. Last week, Indiana became the first in the region to become a right to work state. Last year, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker dismantled...
View ArticleFeds want more answers from Enbridge on Wisconsin oil pipeline spill
Enbridge Energy is facing new questions from federal regulators. Those questions come after another one of the companys pipelines in Wisconsin sprung a leak.
View ArticleHow one city in Wisconsin may change how we protect the Great Lakes
A water dilemma is brewing in Wisconsin. The city of Waukesha (near Milwaukee) is asking for permission to tap into Lake Michigan for drinking water — to the tune of 10.1 million gallons per day....
View ArticleShips on Lake Superior battle ice
SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) Ships using Lake Superior are having a tough time due to the worst build up of ice in decades. Wisconsin Public Radio News reports the National Weather Service started tracking...
View Article8 Mile Road is eight miles from where?
When Michael Imperiale moved to Michigan from Brooklyn, New York, he noticed the mile road system and wanted to know what it was all about. "I've asked people from time to time, occasionally, and no...
View ArticleMaybe another right-to-work state, Detroit's new budget and more money for...
This week, Jack and Emily talk about another state considering a right-to-work law, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s budget proposal and a new grant to boost skills training in Michigan.
View ArticleWMU football team’s first loss of season in Cotton Bowl against Wisconsin
Wisconsin tight end Troy Fumagalli made a leaping 8-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter and the Badgers won 24-16 in the Cotton Bowl on Monday to deny Western Michigan an undefeated season. The...
View ArticleFoxconn wants to divert 5.8 million gallons of Lake Michigan water a day. Is...
President Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan will be in Wisconsin this Thursday for the groundbreaking of the $10 billion Foxconn plant. The Taiwanese electronics company has promised thousands of jobs...
View ArticleDeer tests positive for chronic wasting disease in the UP
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says a fatal neurological disease in deer has turned up for the first time in the Upper Peninsula. The 4-year old doe was discovered about four miles from...
View ArticleFLOW files amicus brief in Lake Michigan diversion suit
The Michigan-based water law non-profit “For Love of Water,” or "FLOW," filed an amicus brief this week in support of a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Last April, the...
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