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The Michigan Senate has voted to get rid of a rulemaking committee within the state Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. Colin Jackson has more.

The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office has been awarded a nearly $1 million grant for a violence intervention initiative. WEMU’s Taylor Bowie has more on how the department plans to use the new funding.

The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments in January on whether the state owes money to businesses affected by COVID-19 shutdown orders. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Four mid-Michigan residents, including a former state employee who reviewed Children’s Protective Services cases, are facing child abuse charges. Colin Jackson has more.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, or MDHHS, is appealing a federal court ruling over its infant blood sampling program. Colin Jackson has more.

The new state budget includes almost $50 million to implement recommendations from the Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Planned Parenthood of Michigan says the number of out-of-state patients seeking assistance from them has tripled since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. We get the details from WEMU’s Taylor Pinson.

The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled the law the state health department used to issue an emergency COVID-19 order is unconstitutional. Colin Jackson has more.

Bills to end child marriage in Michigan are heading to the governor after passing the Legislature this week. Colin Jackson has more.

The number of new COVID-19 cases across Michigan is continuing to decline. We get more from WEMU's Taylor Pinson.