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The median house-hold income has jumped $2,800 to $56,500. Business editor Murray Feldman says the it’s the first positive jump in eight years. Feldman says even with the spike we are still one point six percent below where we were before the recession hit in 2007.

The state board of education is expected to vote today on guidelines for schools to create a comfortable environment for LGBT students. Part of those recommendations will include recommending that schools let transgender students use bathrooms and locker rooms with the gender they identify with. It’s generated a lot of …

An average of six student athletes at every high school suffered a concussion during the last school year. For the first time, the Michigan High School Athletic Association ordered every high school to report concussions in it’s athletes. The results–over 4,400 reported concussions, says spokesman John Johnson.

As part of a National Day of Action, hundreds of low-wage workers gathered in Lansing to express the fact that over 64 million workers in America are underpaid. That’s health care worker Manilla Freeman. The march was to highlight what they call the moral imperative for racial and economic justice, …

Ford working to demonstrate today why it believes it can have a self driving car in fleets by 2021. AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert takes us for a ride.

You’re told to watch your fat intake to protect your heart, but has that advice been influenced by the sugar industry? Here’s Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites.

A new survey released Tuesday shows companies in Michigan expect to hire more workers in the last three months of the year. The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey shows 15-percent of businesses in Michigan plan to add jobs in the fourth quarter. That’s down slightly from a year ago. Job prospects appear …

Interest in the Mega Millions and Powerball lottery games may be growing now that both jackpots are over $100 million. Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot stands at $122 million. The jackpot for the Powerball drawing Wednesday night has grown to 222-million dollars. Those who select the cash option would win $150 million before …

A state lawmaker has been killed in a motorcycle accident in northern Michigan. Presque Isle Republican representative Peter Pettalia died Monday. Details about the accident weren’t immediately available, however investigators from the Montmorency Sheriff’s Department and State Police were at the scene. House Speaker Kevin Cotter issued a statement that …

Voters legalized the drug for medical use in 2008, but there have been conflicts in the courts. Legislation up for a vote today in the Republican-controlled House would create a tiered regulatory system. A state license would be required to grow, process, sell, transport and test marijuana. Dispensaries would pay a …