March 14, 2014
Michigan legislative leaders have agreed to set aside $215 million for road maintenance, partly to help local governments grappling with winter costs and potholes. A House-Senate committee approved a spending bill Wednesday while another storm was hitting the state. More …
February 24, 2014
House Republicans are proposing a revised overhaul of Michigan’s auto insurance system and to guarantee a 10 percent cut in premiums for two years. The plan unveiled Thursday does away with unlimited medical benefits for people catastrophically injured in car …
February 19, 2014
Michigan lawmakers are considering a mid-year budget bill that would give extra money to state and local governments grappling with higher snowplowing costs. The Senate Appropriations Committee amended the legislation Tuesday to spend $100 million more on road maintenance. Legislators …
December 31, 2013
A new law that will allow companies to test driverless cars on Michigan roads will be a boost for the state’s auto industry, according to Gov. Rick Snyder and the sponsor of the legislation. Snyder signed the bills Friday, saying …
December 18, 2013
Authorities in Saginaw County, Mich., say electrical problems caused a blaze that destroyed two school buses and damaged two more. WSGW-AM reports Monday that damage to the four Saginaw Intermediate School District buses from the Saturday night fire is estimated …
December 10, 2013
The total costs for a workers’ compensation claim in Michigan were low compared with other states according to a recent study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI), Michigan System Performance Prior to the 2011 Legislative Changes: CompScope™ Benchmarks, 14th …
November 1, 2013
Police in suburban Detroit have filed a reckless driving charge against a man who was pulling a hayride wagon when it tipped, sending nine passengers to hospitals. The accident happened Sunday at Camp Dearborn in Oakland County’s Milford Township, about …
October 30, 2013
Dearborn’s mayor says the Michigan city is trying to find out why a tractor-pulled hayride trailer made a sharp tip, sending nine people to hospitals for hospital. The accident happened Sunday evening at Camp Dearborn in Oakland County’s Milford Township, …
October 18, 2013
Michigan can lower auto insurance premiums without making major changes to the state’s no-fault system proposed in legislation that has stalled for months, according to a nonpartisan report issued Oct. 14. The Citizens Research Council of Michigan, which studied medical …
September 27, 2013
A Michigan man says a big part of him has been ripped away with the theft of his restored 1970s Chevrolet Chevelle during a trip to Indianapolis for a classic car show. Keith Parmer of Holt, Mich., said he was …