Category: Interlochen Public Radio
Michigan lawmakers introduce bills to expand prison oversight agency
A pair of bills introduced would expand the authority of Michigan’s Legislative Corrections Ombudsman.
The state’s ‘Shark Tank’ for recycling solutions comes to Traverse City
Teams from NextCycle Michigan pitched ideas to judges on how to reduce food waste in rural areas or reuse plastic for fixing roads, competing for funding and business partners.
Leelanau County hired an administrator to improve its work culture. He’s now the center of multiple complaints.
Leelanau County hired James Dyer to stabilize a troubled workplace. Eighteen months later, multiple allegations of intimidation have culminated in the county administrator being placed on paid leave pending an investigation.
Senate votes to extend housing assistance to middle-income families
The Michigan Senate voted Wednesday to expand a low-income housing assistance program to cover potential homebuyers who fall in the middle-income category.
Audio postcard: The Petoskey stone diaries
Petoskey stones, formed about 350 million years ago, are a true passion for northern Michigan beachgoers.
