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Rick Pluta

  • Michigan Governor Vows To Fix Flint's Drinking Water Emergency
    Rick Pluta
    Gov. Rick Snyder delivered his State of the State address, and apologized for the drinking water disaster in Flint. He said he will release his emails on the lead-contaminated tap water in Flint.
  • Same-Sex Parenting Goes On Trial In Detroit
    Rick Pluta
    Michigan's ban on same-sex marriage goes on trial today in Detroit, and Michigan Public Radio's Rick Pluta is there. A lesbian couple wants to settle the doubts over same-sex parenting.
  • At Lansing Community College in Michigan, students who've moved on to four-year schools can come back and claim their credits, and maybe even a degree.
    Michigan Works To Match Dropouts With Degrees Already Earned
    Rick Pluta
    A national project found that hundreds of former Michigan students had enough credits for an associate degree — but they'd never claimed them. Thousands more were close. Those credentials could make ex-students more employable or eligible for better-paying jobs.
  • Challenge To Michigan's Gay Marriage Ban Grows From Adoption Case
    Rick Pluta
    A federal judge could rule as soon as Thursday in the case, which comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is also set to deal with gay marriage later this month. In Michigan, a lesbian couple sued because the state bans same-sex couples from adopting kids. Then, the judge invited them to go even further.
  • Mich. Gov. To Consider Concealed Pistols Bill
    Rick Pluta
    Rick Snyder faces a stark choice on whether to allow concealed pistols in schools. In the closing hours of its lame duck session — and the day before the Sandy Hook killing spree — Michigan's legislature approved a bill that would allow concealed pistols in places where they are currently banned. The bill has yet to be formally presented to the governor, but once it is, he has 14 days to decide what he will do.
  • Despite Protests, Michigan Is A Right-To-Work State
    Rick Pluta
    Michigan is now the nation's 24th right-to-work state, where unions cannot automatically collect dues or fees from workers. The governor signed the law just hours after it was approved by the state's legislature in a day marked by protests.
  • Michigan Likely To Become A Right-To-Work State
    Rick Pluta
    The Michigan House and Senate have passed the legislation in different versions, and may take final action on the bills next week. Michigan could become the 24th state to say workers cannot be forced to pay union dues even if they work for a business or government employer with union representation.
  • Mich. Voters Defeat 2 Organized Labor Ballot Issues
    Rick Pluta
    Unions poured millions of dollars into ballot campaigns to guarantee collective bargaining rights in the Michigan Constitution and allow state-paid home care assistants to organize into a union. Both were resoundingly defeated.
  • GOP Michigan Congressman To Run Write-In Campaign
    Rick Pluta
    Thaddeus McCotter's campaign fell far short of the number of petition signatures he needs to qualify for the August primary ballot. Compounding his troubles: It appears election fraud may have played a part in the failure.
  • Road To The White House Goes Through Michigan
    Rick Pluta
    There is a battle underway on the presidential campaign trail over Michigan's economic recovery. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says President Obama is given too much credit for helping the domestic auto industry. President Obama has made the auto industry's turnaround a central point of his re-election campaign.
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