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The Michigan legislature is in session today as it continues to work on a budget. Like last year, lawmakers missed yesterday’s deadline to come up with a spending plan. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports what one local state representative is still hoping to see funded.

The Michigan Legislature meets again today to try to finalize a budget after missing Wednesday's deadline set in state law. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Michigan House of Representatives voted to loosen the state’s child labor laws Wednesday. Colin Jackson reports that’s as current law has pending requirements waiting to take effect.

The Legislature returns to the state Capitol today for a one-day dash to finish the new state budget before the clock strikes midnight. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Michigan high schools don’t have to include standardized test scores on students’ transcripts anymore. That’s under a pair of laws that took effect Tuesday. Colin Jackson has more.

With Ann Arbor State Senator Jeff Irwin term-limited, someone new will be taking the 15th District seat in January. Two Democrats are facing off in the August Primary to move on to the November ballot. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

A U.S. Supreme Court decision that allows for counting mail-in ballots that arrive at clerks’ offices after Election Day upholds Michigan’s system for counting late-arriving ballots. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Washtenaw County state legislators Morgan Foreman, Jimmie Wilson Jr, and Jason Morgan want to rein in the University of Michigan regarding land purchases. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Trump administration is expected to appeal two federal court rulings that stand in the way of the federal government getting hold of unredacted voter information from states. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Michigan Senate voted today to expand a low-income housing assistance program to cover potential homebuyers who fall in the middle-income category. We have more from Rick Pluta.