Jim Mishler

The Michigan State Supreme Court is being placed in the unusual position of ordering the implementation of one of its rulings - a second time.

A broad-based coalition of public interest groups and energy activists in Michigan is calling for public hearings addressing the long-range plans of Consumers Energy.

The company says some of its new hires can expect annual wages and overtime to top $50,000.

Kalamazoo County is one of the focal points of ongoing virus caseloads with no less than two public K-12 schools and two colleges under watch for virus cases that just won’t go away. At least not yet.

Michigan State Representative Pamela Hornberger is using some strong language when referencing Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.

If it can do it, Consumers would become one of the first power generating operations in the United States to move entirely away from coal.

Bishop Paul Bradley of the Kalamazoo Diocese represents the church over a large area of SW Michigan including Calhoun and Kalamazoo counties. While he participated in the national meeting, it is not known how he voted. But we can guess.

Among the lingering issues is whether the Dominion Voting Systems elections machines were connected to the internet and had the capability to adjust vote totals.

Albion College is offering one year’s tuition to a middle or high school-age student who takes the vaccination step at one of three upcoming public clinics.

Virus vaccination efforts are not ending. Michigan’s chief medical executive, Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, says, “...there is more work to be done…". Dr. Khaldun says COVID-19 hasn’t been completely stopped in its tracks. She says more variations of the virus will be working their ways throughout the world and we need to stand ready.