Kalamazoo Times

Rea: 'C&S is a locally-born and -grown company that has been a fixture in our community for the past 56 years'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 15, 2022

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) welcomed the expansion C&S Machine Products, a manufacturer of precision components, in Bertrand Township.

Lawmakers mulling bill that would publish Michigan employees' salaries on quarterly basis

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 30, 2020

Lawmakers in Michigan are weighing the issue of launching a government website that would list the salaries, benefits and civil service classifications for all state employees without directly naming them.

Report: Michigan employee salaries are stagnant but costs of benefits are up

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 29, 2020

The cost of employing state government workers in Michigan rose in 2019 despite direct compensation for that group essentially remaining flat over the last decades.

Reps. Hall, Schroeder introduce plan to make Michigan child abuse investigations more effective and transparent

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 18, 2019

State Reps. Andrea Schroeder (R-Independence Township) and Matt Fall (R-Marshall) are intent on granting the state’s Children’s Ombudsman investigators more ammunition in the battle against child abuse.

Rep. Hall: School budget invests in students without the governor’s gas tax increase proposal

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 23, 2019

State Rep. Matt Hall (R-Marshall) is pushing a massive local school investment plan with the aim of no new taxes.