Colin Jackson
Colin Jackson is the Capitol reporter for the Michigan Public Radio Network.
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A new Michigan law signed Tuesday makes it illegal to cheat the system by using automated software -- often called "ticket bots" -- to buy concert or other event tickets. Colin Jackson has more.
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The Michigan Court of Appeals is upholding a state law that can require wrongfully imprisoned people to pay back damages they've been awarded by the state. Colin Jackson has more
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Bills passed by the Michigan Senate would set a lower THC threshold for regulating a product as marijuana or “consumable hemp.” Colin Jackson has more on what that would mean
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Michigan energy regulators conditionally OK’d a plan to power a massive data center project during a meeting Thursday. Colin Jackson has more.
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A federal judge ruled against Michigan’s efforts to shut down an oil pipeline running through the Straits of Mackinac Wednesday. Colin Jackson has more.
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The Michigan Senate voted Tuesday evening to restore most of the funding that a House committee had canceled last week. As Colin Jackson explains, the Senate vote is the first step toward potentially undoing budget cuts by a House committee that bypassed the Senate and governor by using a rarely invoked section of state law.
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A Michigan childcare program could become part of the basis for federal policy. Colin Jackson has more.
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Michigan court hears case over requirement that schools waive legal privileges to get safety fundingA legal fight over what Michigan schools should have to give up in order to get state grants for school safety went before a state Court of Claims judge Thursday. Colin Jackson has more
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The Michigan House Judiciary Committee heard testimony Wednesday on bills to limit the state attorney general’s powers. Colin Jackson has more.
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The Michigan Senate voted Tuesday to expand a program to repurpose land that’s not being used anymore—like old factories or office buildings. Colin Jackson has more