Governor Rick Snyder

Governor Rick Snyder spoke Wednesday on The Richard Piet Show, looking back on a year with ups and downs. Snyder stands behind a roads funding bill that some criticize as being short-sighted, given it relies on a financial climate several years from now...

On The Richard Piet Show Tuesday, Governor Rick Snyder gave his reasons why his plan to restructure the Detroit Public Schools will work, and how it is important to the rest of the state. The governor also discussed discussions in Lansing for a road funding plan, which broke off recently after tensions ran high and the talks were said to be at an impasse...

After 41 months of having a glorified babysitter keep an eye on our finances, Governor Rick Snyder has declared that Flint's financial emergency is over.

Governor Rick Snyder announced his budget plan for fiscal year 2016, along with a projected 2017 budget, which he said he is proud of because it accomplishes a number of goals and still contributes to the state's rainy day fund. Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley assisted the governor in making media rounds Thursday morning to tout the plan, including on WBCK...

Just hours after his State of the State address, Gov. Rick Snyder told The Richard Piet Show on WBCK there is no other way to repair Michigan roads than to hike the sales tax, as he has proposed. Snyder also discussed his plan to merge the Department of Human Services and Department of Community Health, as well as his regional prosperity teams meant to spur job growth...

Update: The Michigan House of Representatives has passed a proposed plan to ask voters to raise the state sales tax from 6% to 7% to help fund road repair projects. Click here for the Detroit Free Press report with the details.   The Detroit Free Press is reporting Michigan lawmakers are poised to ask residents to approve a 1% hike in the state sales tax in order to raise more money for road repai

A day after visiting Battle Creek's Air National Guard facility to attend the 110th Airlift Wing Awards Ceremony, Governor Rick Snyder discussed the visit on The Richard Piet Show on WBCK. The governor also talked about road funding proposals being hammered out in the lame duck Michigan legislature, saying he is confident a compromise will be reached...

Whether or not e-cigarettes - the smokeless, vapor-producing, battery-operated placeholder for the traditional cigarette filled with tobacco - is experiencing an exploding growth in popularity across the country. But, should they be considered in the same category as tobacco cigarettes...