Legislation to give almost $200 million to Detroit’s bankruptcy settlement is on its way to Gov. Rick Snyder’s desk, after the state Senate approved the measures yesterday. So, how'd we get here? Where do we go next?
Also, on Stateside it was 25 years ago today that Chinese security forces turned on student protestors in Tiananmen Square. We spoke to a Michigan man who was in Beijing leading up to that day.
The U.S Coast Guard has issued a permit to build a new bridge that connects Detroit to Windsor.
But first on Stateside, Herbert Hoover was president when a law was passed in Michigan that made panhandling a criminal misdemeanor.
That 1929 law stood until last September. That's when the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the law, saying it trampled on the rights of free speech.
Police in Grand Rapids made vigorous use of that now-overturned law, arresting hundreds over the years for panhandling.
With the state law overturned, Grand Rapids and other cities have been trying to figure out how to keep a lid on aggressive panhandling, while still respecting the constitutional right to free speech.
Last night, the Grand Rapids City Commission had a meeting on proposed changes to local ordinances.
Michigan Radio's West Michigan reporter Lindsey Smith spoke with Stateside.
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