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Michigan lawmakers are renewing their effort to ban hands-on phone use while driving. Colin Jackson has more on a House committee hearing on the legislation.

The Michigan House voted Tuesday to stop giving out letter grades like “A” or “F” to schools. Colin Jackson has more.

Michigan students would no longer have to repeat the third grade if they're not reading at grade level under a bill that passed the House Tuesday. Colin Jackson has more.

Committee assignments are now posted in the Michigan Senate. The update allows lawmakers to start dealmaking and holding hearings on their first bills of the session. Colin Jackson has more.

An official legal opinion from Attorney General Dana Nessel says the state has failed to comply with a 1978 law that requires it create a registry and safety rules for medical tests conducted on animals. We have more from Rick Pluta.

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.

Michigan residents could get a break on their back to school shopping. As Cheyna Roth reports, recently introduced bills would create a back to school…