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Steve Carmody/Michigan PublicMichigan's reading scores have failed to recover from the pandemic and are falling behind other states. The governor's Every Child Reads Champions Council will be made up of people with backgrounds in education, community organizing, and business. -
Steve Carmody/Michigan PublicSecretary of State Jocelyn Benson, seeking the Democratic nod for governor, says she’d create a new department of arts, culture, tourism, and sports if she is elected.
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A ballot initiative to ban Michigan’s public utilities and large government contractors from political giving has submitted signatures to go before voters this November. -
Dominant plant species in Michigan are changing as the climate becomes more suitable for warm-loving plants. That could let some invasive species move north. -
Clemson University has appointed Kevin Guskiewicz as its next president. Guskiewicz will leave his post as president of Michigan State, where he served just over two years. -
A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants a sweeping overhaul of how the board members of the three largest state universities are selected, as well as Michigan's attorney general and secretary of state. -
A new bill in Congress would stop the U.S. Postal Service from allowing the mailing of handguns by anyone other than a federally licensed firearm dealer. -
Chedrick Greene joined the Michigan Senate after winning a special election earlier this month to serve out the remainder of a term in a seat left vacant last January. -
For Republican House Speaker Matt Hall, the bills are part of his party's plan to shrink Michigan's budget and trim excess spending from state programs. -
A state Senate committee voted to create a Michigan Voting Rights Act, largely in response to the U.S. Supreme Court stricking down key portions of the federal Voting Rights Act. -
Meridian Township, east of Lansing, adopted a data center moratorium. Just a day earlier, Lowell Township, outside Grand Rapids, rejected one. -
Benton Harbor’s annual kite flying event returns Saturday for its 10th year, promoting family engagement, STEM education and aviation awareness.
