Battle Creek Times

University of Michigan 'baffled' by Mackinac Center suit over state shutdown and COVID response documents

By Karen Kidd | Jan 19, 2021

The University of Michigan says it doesn't understand why it's being sued by a Midland-based legal foundation over an allegedly botched Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.

Two Battle Creek marijuana dispensaries get adult-use rec license from state as Michigan sales top $10M

By Karen Kidd | Jan 17, 2020

Two Battle Creek marijuana dispensaries received adult-use recreational licenses from the state as legal weed in Michigan exceeded more than $10 million in sales its first six weeks, according to news reports.

From Capitol News

'They didn't say it': crowd fails to respond with Tlaib impeachment pejorative directed at Trump at rally

By Karen Kidd | 5 years ago

Freshman U.S. House Rep. Rashida Harbi Tlaib is trying to make profane language directed at President Donald Trump into a slogan for her 2020 re-election campaign but recently found that at least some of her supporters haven't gotten the memo.

Lead-contaminated drinking water not just a problem in Flint, pediatrician and author says

By Karen Kidd | Sep 9, 2019

Flint isn't the only city in the nation troubled by lead-contaminated drinking water, a pediatrician who helped expose the Genesee County city's water issues about four years ago said in a recent op-ed piece.

Michigan's 100 largest municipalities have $5.5B in unfunded pension liability, Mackinac Center says

By Karen Kidd | Sep 9, 2019

Michigan’s 100 largest municipalities are carrying more than $5.5 billion in unfunded pension liability, a nonprofit research and educational institute found in a recent update of its pension system health map for the state.