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By David Eggert | Associated Press • 1 hour ago Credit Reginald Hardwick / WKAR-MSU The Michigan Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to propose adding whistleblower protections for state employees to the state constitution. If the resolution is approved by two-thirds of the House, it will be placed on the November 2022 ballot for voters’ consideration. The constitutional amendment would prohibit a state department or agency from taking disciplinary action against workers in the...

Credit Reginald Hardwick / WKAR-MSU A commission has recommended salary increases of 2% a year for the governor, legislators and other state elected officials. The State Officers Compensation Commission adopted the proposal Friday. The increases would take effect in 2023 and 2024, after next year’s elections. But it’s not a done deal. An amendment to the Michigan Constitution requires the Legislature to ratify the recommendation. And that hasn’t happened in a while. Commissioner Robert Em...

Credit Reginald Hardwick / WKAR-MSU Gun rights were at the center of a passionate state Senate debate Wednesday. The symbolic gesture on the part of the Senate Republican majority was also a proxy battle over COVID-19 restrictions in Michigan and Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s use of emergency powers. The issue was Senate Resolution 22, which registered the Senate’s opposition to any efforts at the federal or state levels to impose new firearm restrictions. The measure rang harsh to Democrats ...

Racism is the idea that one racial group is inferior or superior to another, and has the social power to carry out and benefit from systemic discrimination. This applies to most, if not all, institutions in this country, including public media. Anti-Blackness and white supremacy shape both the institutional policies and practices of society and shape the cultural beliefs and values that support racist policies and practices. White supremacy is the political and socio-economic system that allows...

Credit Reginald Hardwick / WKAR-MSU A deadlock on the Michigan Supreme Court has effectively reversed a ban on any taxpayer funds going to private and religious schools. The decision allows state funds to go toward helping schools comply with health and safety mandates.   Religious organizations cheered the decision, while public school administrators and teachers unions won’t rule out a renewed challenge.  Republican-led legislatures approved nominal funding in two state budgets to test th...