Author Archives: Syndicated Content
State Rep. Rogers offers bill to postpone auto insurance changes
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) – State Rep. Julie Rogers has introduced a bill that would delay the implementation of changes to Michigan's auto insurance law. Rogers said that the bill is necessary in...
Jun 24, 2021
Exclusive-EssilorLuxottica considers suing GrandVision over 7 billion euro deal -source
By Claudia Cristoferi (Reuters) -Spectacles maker EssilorLuxottica is considering suing its takeover target GrandVision after a court ruled that the Dutch eyewear retailer had violated the terms of th...
Jun 24, 2021
State House package aimed at alleviating teacher shortage in Michigan
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Several state lawmakers have combined forces to put forth a package of bills designed to help alleviate the teacher shortage in Michigan. State Rep. Christine Morse, D-...
Jun 24, 2021
Fundraising underway for new $20 million Special Olympics Michigan complex in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Special Olympics Michigan Thursday announced their Building Tomorrow's Champions campaign, a multi-million-dollar fundraising effort to renovate and transform the...
Jun 24, 2021
Ghana court to rule on Eni’s oilfield combination dispute
ACCRA (Reuters) - A Commercial court in Ghana will rule on Friday whether to withhold revenues from an Eni-operated oilfield in an escrow account, as requested by the local operator of an adjacent fie...
Jun 24, 2021
U.S. infrastructure deal would fund electric buses, charging stations
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure framework does not contain new money for electric vehicle rebates but would spend $15 billion to boost EV charging ...
Jun 24, 2021
Biden calls closure of Hong Kong tabloid ‘sad day for media freedom’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday called the closure of Hong Kong's Apple Daily tabloid a "sad day for media freedom" and said it signaled "intensifying repression by Beijing...
Jun 24, 2021
WMU approves tuition rate increase that’s below Senate and Governor’s cap
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees approved a tuition and required fee increase Thursday, but college official say it falls well below the tuition-increase r...
Jun 24, 2021
U.S. evacuation of Afghan interpreters, families could reach 50,000 people -U.S. lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The evacuation by the United States of at-risk Afghan interpreters will include their family members for a total of as many as 50,000 people, a senior Republican congressman tol...
Jun 24, 2021
Athletics: Telfer out of U.S. trials due to eligibility rules
By Gene Cherry EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) - Hurdler CeCe Telfer will not be allowed to compete in the U.S. Olympic trials this week because she has not met World Athletics standards for transgender athl...
Jun 24, 2021
