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Bills to preempt many future state and local COVID-19 emergency orders are expected to be voted out of a Republican-controlled state House committee today. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The submission deadline for initiative petitions to get on Michigan’s November ballot is Wednesday. Colin Jackson has more.

The Michigan Senate has advanced a reading education package to the state House of Representatives. We have more from Colin Jackson.

The Michigan Senate on Tuesday advanced much of its proposal for the next fiscal year budget to the House of Representatives. Colin Jackson has more.

Expanding access to meaningful STEM Education: That's the mission behind UniteSTEM in Ypsilanti. The non-profit describes education as "an adventure," and it wants to create real-world career opportunities by working with local kids and giving them access to the tools required to be a success. UniteSTEM co-founder, Frank Norton, provides an insider's look at the program in this week's "On the Ground-Ypsi" with WEMU's David Fair and Concentrate Media's Sarah Rigg.

The state Senate has adopted a bill that would encourage recently retired teachers and other school personnel to return the classroom as substitutes. That goal is to help alleviate a shortage of teachers and support staff in schools. Rick Pluta reports.

The Republican-controlled state House Education Committee has adopted a non-binding resolution that takes aim at, what it calls, “radical politics” and “political indoctrination” in schools. Rick Pluta reports.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s budget proposal is now on the table with a record-setting 74 billion dollars in revenue to work with. The governor’s calling for money for schools, for roads, even some tax cuts. And all she has to do is get the Republican Legislature to go along with her in an election year. We have more from Rick Pluta.

February is Black History Month. Every Monday in February, WEMU's "Washtenaw United" will explore the history being made today in context of, where we've…

Former US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has thrown her support behind a petition campaign in Michigan. The campaign would allow personal and corporate…