Michigan Court of Claims

State grants to upgrade two minor league ballparks in Lansing and Utica have been suspended by a Michigan Court of Claims judge, who says it appears the Legislature skirted the rules when it approved the money. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A Michigan Court of Claims judge says the Michigan Bureau of Elections can’t deny access to public records on what method voters use to cast their ballots under the state’s Freedom of Information Act. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Michigan’s recreational marijuana industry filed a new lawsuit Monday challenging the 24% wholesale tax on marijuana that took effect in January. Rick Pluta reports.

The Whitmer administration and Michigan House Republicans have agreed to put a legal fight over GOP-ordered budget cuts on hold because a settlement may be in sight. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A Michigan Court of Claims judge will hear arguments today on disputed spending in the state budget that legislative Republicans want stopped. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Michigan Court of Appeals says it won’t bypass the state Court of Claims to hear a challenge by the cannabis industry to the new wholesale tax on recreational marijuana. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A Michigan Court of Claims judge has set a Friday hearing on whether to block an official opinion that restored $645 million in grants for projects that were abruptly cut by a GOP-controlled state House committee. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A cannabis industry group filed a challenge Tuesday with the Michigan Court of Appeals in an effort to block a new marijuana tax from taking effect January 1. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A 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

A Michigan Court of Claims judge has declined to block a new wholesale tax on recreational marijuana from taking effect January 1. Rick Pluta reports.