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Bills before a Michigan House committee aim to give sexual assault survivors rights to have support during the investigation process. Colin Jackson has more.
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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.
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Legislation to end the statute of limitations for some cases of criminal sexual conduct passed out of a Michigan House committee Tuesday. Colin Jackson has more.
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A state House committee has approved legislation that would prohibit people convicted of many misdemeanor domestic violence crimes from possessing guns. As Rick Pluta tells us, the bills now go to the House floor.
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House and Senate committees held a hearing Wednesday on improvements to Michigan’s juvenile justice system. The topic was ensuring youths charged with delinquency get adequate legal representation.
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Advocates for survivors of intimate partner violence are calling for the passage of new legislation aimed at preventing abusers from possessing a firearm within eight years of their sentence. Colin Jackson has more.
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State House and Senate committees will convene today for their first joint hearing on bills to ensure juveniles facing criminal charges have proper legal assistance. Rick Pluta has more.
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A pair of House and Senate committees held their first joint hearing Tuesday at the state Capitol on bills to overhaul Michigan’s juvenile justice system. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Legislation to toughen Michigan’s laws against harassment based on factors like race or religion made it out of a House committee Tuesday. Colin Jackson has more.
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The state House Criminal Justice Committee opened hearings Tuesday on legislation that could allow people sentenced to life in prison when they were teenagers the possibility of parole. Rick Pluta reports.