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The budget includes a record amount in per-pupil funding, along with money for school safety, special education and free meals for students.
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Public scrutiny has intensified on legislative earmarks, especially when it comes to spending on economic development projects.
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A state law passed last year allowed the vote by classifying home caregivers — often paid through state programs — as public employees for bargaining purposes.
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The state says the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center missed the window to sue. The group says the harm of the state's policy is ongoing.
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State Attorney General Dana Nessel predicts "it’s only a matter of time” before President Donald Trump tries to send national guard troops to Michigan cities.
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Two major Michigan law firms have teamed up to represent patients who were allegedly sexually assaulted by a former Sinai Grace Hospital nurse.
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Marijuana businesses are already filing lawsuits to try to stop a new wholesale cannabis tax from taking effect in January.
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The Michigan Court of Appeals upheld the state’s anti-hazing law this week in the first challenge to the constitutionality of the policy to reach that level.
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A closed-door signing ceremony in the governor’s Capitol office capped months of contentious bargaining.
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The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments this week on a key procedural question that could decide whether an immigrant rights case goes to trial. It could also affect future civil rights challenges to state laws.
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Michigan lawmakers included around $1.1 billion in new funding for road repairs in the state budget they passed early Friday morning.The roads money comes from a mixture of budget cutting and other streams, many of which have faced their own criticism along the way to a final deal.
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More than two days past the deadline, the Michigan Legislature very early Friday morning finally approved a bipartisan budget for the new fiscal year.