This week, Republican-led Michigan House of Representatives passed a state budget. Just ahead of that, Rep. Steve Frisbie, (R-Pennfield) joined Community Matters, expressing optimism that budget negotiations would begin in earnest soon. Frisbie called the law...
Cover photo courtesy City of Marshall Marshall Mayor Scott Wolfersberger returns to Community Matters with updates on the master plan – and on work being done to the Brooks Memorial Fountain. He also comments on progress at the BlueOval Battery Park Michigan and more....
Rep. Steve Frisbie (R-Pennfield) returns to Community Matters to update listeners on legislative activity in the Michigan House of Representatives. Frisbie discusses legislation to give volunteer emergency response workers in Michigan a tax break, restoring local...
Michigan's 45th District Rep. Sarah Lightner (R-Springport) chairs the House Judicial Committee, this after Republicans regained control after the November 2024 election. In this update with Community Matters, Lightner talks about the role of the Judicial...
When asked about tariffs the Trump administration is enacting, Battle Creek auto dealer Vince Pavone of Lakeview Ford suggests folks should take a breath. Pavone calls tariffs a negotiating tactic, pointing to those employed in the first Trump administration in the...
Steve Frisbie, elected to the Michigan House of Representatives District 44 in 2024, is planning town hall community meetings around Battle Creek in March 2025. The 44th District of Michigan includes Battle Creek, along with northern and a portion of western Calhoun...
Waiting months for word from the Michigan Supreme Court as to whether or not it will hear the Committee for Marshall-Not the Megasite's legal case spurred by the Ford battery plant development, the wait goes on. Committee attorney Robby Dube returns to Community...
After public events and an online submission portal provided a chance for Marshall residents to offer input on the city's future, the process will move ahead. Mayor Scott Wolfersberger tells Community Matters about the next steps in the city's master plan...
Michigan's impending Earned Sick Time Act and changes to the tipped wage minimum have been the sticking point in Lansing between Democrats and Republicans. It even made for a less-than-productive lame duck legislative session at the end of 2024. Since the new...
In his first long form interview after his defeat in the November 2024 election, Michigan House 44th District Rep. Jim Haadsma (D-Battle Creek) speaks with Community Matters about the post-election process to confirm the vote. A recount and canvass determined Haadsma...