Michael Kransz
Environment and County Reporter at MLive
Reporter at Grand Rapids Press
News reporter @GRPress and @MLive
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2 days ago |
mlive.com | Michael Kransz
Michigan rocker and avid hunter Ted Nugent took aim Wednesday at the state’s Department of Natural Resources, telling officials to “get the hell out of our way and let us do our job” when it comes to hunters helping manage deer overpopulation. Rather than implementing common sense policies and working with hunters, Nugent said the DNR has maintained an antagonistic relationship with hunters and driven them out of the state.
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6 days ago |
mlive.com | Michael Kransz
Michigan rockstar Ted Nugent will testify before state lawmakers Wednesday about alleged abuses by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The conservative activist and avid hunter will testify in person and touch on a number of topics involving greater accountability for the DNR during the joint House committee meeting at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 25. One issue Nugent is particularly fired up about is the department conducting “lawfare” against residents, said state Rep.
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1 week ago |
mlive.com | Michael Kransz
The University of Michigan ranks among the best higher education institutionsin the world. So why do Michigan House Republicans want to slash the university’s state funding by roughly two-thirds, or $234.4 million, in their proposed higher education budget?
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1 week ago |
mlive.com | Michael Kransz
The Michigan woman who resigned in protest this year from her post as the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine is running for Congress. Bridget Brink announced Wednesday, June 18, she is running as a Democrat in the 2026 election for the state’s 7th Congressional District. “I’ve dedicated my life to public service, making the hard calls, tackling the toughest problems and holding the powerful accountable,” Brink said.
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1 week ago |
mlive.com | Michael Kransz
The Michigan Attorney General’s Office has executed a search warrant on the headquarters of the state’s economic development agency. Attorney General Dana Nessel’s spokesperson Danny Wimmer said the search warrant executed Wednesday, June 18, on the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Lansing headquarters is part of an ongoing investigation. The office also executed a search warrant on a home in Farmington Hills as part of the same investigation.
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Marquay McCoy, the 20-year-old convicted of murdering MSU student Dominique Nolff, today was sentenced to 32-48 years in prison. @thesnews
Crews removing the plastic-mesh barriers around landscaping at Cedar Village. @thesnews http://t.co/O8MEM0W0dW