Representative Jim Ananich

On Wednesday, Governor Snyder called a special election to fill the vacancy in the 49th District in the state House of Representatives. The seat became available when former state Rep. Jim Ananich was sworn in as state senator for the 27th District...

State Representative Jim Ananich (D-Flint) will visit a local elementary school today to highlight Earth Day. Ananich plans to discuss the benefits of recycling and renewable energy with the students. In a news release, Ananich said "it's never too early to start learning about the benefits of using our resources wisely...

On Tuesday's Conversations with Jason Cooper, Crime Stoppers Coordinator and Flint Police Officer Tanya Meeks will be in studio. We'll discuss the multiple shootings over the weekend in Flint, talk about an unsolved crime and how you may be able to help, and get Officer Meeks' crime prevention tip of the week...

State Representative Jim Ananich (D-Flint) on the State of the State Address: "Middle-class families in Genesee County have been hit pretty hard the last few years, suffering tax hikes and not enough jobs. I'm disappointed we didn't hear more of a sense of urgency about how we can get people back to work and let them keep more of their hard-earned money...

State Representatives Jim Ananich (D-Flint) and Joe Graves (R-Argentine Twp) will be on Friday's Conversations with Jason Cooper. We'll be discussing the new Freedom-to-Work legislation signed by the governor, changes to the Emergency Manager law, and more...

Update: Earlier this evening the House approved House Bill 4054 which will provide workplace freedom to private sector union workers, ending forced unionization and forced union deductions that take away a worker's right to control how their hard-earned paycheck is spent. A separate bill currently in the Senate will provide ...

As the debate in Lansing regarding education funding reform intensifies, State Representative Jim Ananich (D-Flint) is offering a measure that would help keep money in the classroom by encouraging energy upgrades in schools. “If we want to be serious about improving education funding, we need to look at ways of helping schools help themselves,” said Ananich, a member of the House School Aid Fund C

Newly re-elected state Representative Jim Ananich will be joining us on Friday's show. We'll discuss the status of the state's health insurance exchange, a possible replacement for the emergency manager law, and whether he'll run for the soon-to-be vacated seat in the state Senate...

The Republican Majority in the Michigan House of Representatives shot down amendments by State Representative Jim Ananich (D-Flint) to use a significant portion of the funds Michigan receives from the national foreclosure settlement to boost public safety...

State Representative Jim Ananich will host coffee hours this Friday, June 29th. Ananich would like to hear from constituents about their concerns and discuss happenings at the State Capitol. Ananich represents Michigan's 49th House District which includes Flint, Swartz Creek and the townships of Flint, Gaines and Clayton...