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The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has kicked off the new public comment period regarding the proposed expansion of Wayne Disposal in Van Buren Township. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Michigan’s monthly unemployment rate in July was 5.3%, which was unchanged from June. Rick Pluta explains why.

Michigan kids are going back to school soon, and districts still don’t know how much state funding they'll get for the new year. Colin Jackson has more on how state legislative leadership is responding.

On Tuesday, a Michigan Senate committee voted out bills to ban creating AI-generated sexual content of real people without their consent. Colin Jackson has more.

A bill scheduled for a committee hearing today in the Michigan Senate would put more resources into a program that helps pregnant and new mothers. Colin Jackson has more.

The Michigan Court of Appeals has tossed out a Republican lawsuit challenging the state’s guidance for many overseas voters. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The family of a Hmong American man is asking for help in getting him released from a Michigan immigration detention facility. Colin Jackson has more.

Republican state House Speaker Matt Hall says he would be OK with Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s request for a federal waiver to delay the full impact of cuts to Medicaid. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Kevin Cox handed down a ruling Tuesday blocking shipments of radioactive waste from New York to Wayne Disposal in Van Buren Township. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

A trendy species of mushroom could be a new threat to Michigan’s forests. Colin Jackson has more.