WSJM Morning News – January 3, 2019

Governor Whitmer has signed her first executive directive, aimed at protecting the public’s health, safety and welfare.
The legislative goals for new state Representative Pauline Wendzel for northern Berrien County remain unchanged from what she ran on last year.
A property foreclosure lawsuit headed to the Michigan Supreme Court is being watched closely by county treasurers across the state.
Two new state laws exempt part-time student workers at community colleges in Michigan from the state teacher’s retirement system.
A new year brings a new chief of police for Benton Township.
The sprawling 81-acre property Muhammad Ali once called home in southwest Michigan has a new owner.
Michigan’s new governor and attorney general are moving quickly to review the legality of a contentious state deal to run an oil pipeline beneath a crucial section of the Great Lakes.
Democrats taking control of the House today will bring up a bill to try and reopen the government.
The taxman’s coming. And there’s one way to prepare for what will be here…before you know it.
Comic Bob Einstein, perhaps best-known for playing the stuntman character Super Dave Osborne, has died at age 76.