A Michigan bill to keep utility rates steady for three years at a time received a state Senate committee hearing Thursday. Colin Jackson has more.

The Michigan Legislature is going to work on budget bills. The Senate Appropriations Committee voted along party lines Thursday to advance several budget bills to the floor. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Saying the time for change is now, new Eastern Michigan University President Dr. Brendan Kelly says they are launching a new strategic planning process. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

An affordable housing project in Chelsea has encountered complications that will delay construction. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

The Trump Administration is suing Washtenaw County over its policy not to cooperate with ICE. At Wednesday’s County Commission meeting, residents told the body to keep up the fight. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Details are being withheld until union members can be briefed and vote on deal next week. WEMU's Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Ypsilanti Township has passed a resolution asking the Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority (YCUA) to impose a moratorium that would directly affect the proposed U-M/Los Alamos Computing Facility. It appears YCUA may be willing to oblige. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The creative community is coming together for the Independent Film Festival Ypsilanti (iFFY) to display the impact film has on local culture. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the story.

The University of Michigan will start a new search to replace President-elect Kent Syverud, who announced his recent diagnosis of brain cancer. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

Saying there needs to be continuity in leadership, Saline Mayor Brian Marl says he’ll be running for reelection this November. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Michigan nurses would no longer be forced to work overtime under bills passed in the Michigan Senate Wednesday. Colin Jackson has more.

Federal funding has been released to build part of a barrier system to keep invasive carp from reaching Lake Michigan from the Illinois River. As Rick Pluta reports, this is after the Trump administration moved the management of the project from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island-Illinois District to the Detroit office.