Rick Pluta
Managing Editor, Michigan Public Radio NetworkRick Pluta is the managing editor for the Michigan Public Radio Network.
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The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to consider a case where the state Department of Health and Human Services wants to take temporary custody of a troubled child. Lower courts have split on whether the state has the authority to do that. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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The Michigan Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on whether schools can be held legally liable under the state’s civil rights law for failing to protect students from sexual harassment by other students. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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A state House committee held its first hearing Tuesday on a bill to permanently bar people convicted of many election-related crimes from serving on boards that certify election results. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped very slightly during January to 4%. The new jobs numbers were released Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that last year’s state income tax rate reduction is temporary. Rick Pluta reports.
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The state House Judiciary Committee held its first hearing Tuesday on measures to update Michigan’s exoneration law. One of the bills would allow defendants who pleaded guilty to ask to have their cases re-opened. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer will consider whether to act under a rarely used state law to dismiss public officials for misconduct. In this case, she has been asked to remove two Michigan State University trustees accused of ethics violations. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Former President Donald Trump swept Michigan Republican caucuses held Saturday in Grand Rapids. That’s despite a bitter rift in the GOP over a change in the state party leadership. Rick Pluta has more.
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Former Michigan Republican Party chair Kristina Karamo has lost an important court decision in her effort to be reinstated as the GOP leader. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Former President Donald Trump is the unofficial winner of Michigan’s presidential primary election. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden decisively won Michigan’s Democratic primary Tuesday, but there was a significant protest vote. Colin Jackson has more.