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Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a $23.4 billon education budget Tuesday that includes a guarantee the state will pay for at least two years of post-high school learning. Rick Pluta reports.
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Blackmailing someone using sexually explicit content could become illegal under bills in the Michigan House of Representatives. Colin Jackson has more.
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Republican supporters of a survey going out to state House candidates are arguing it’s time to re-evaluate the chamber’s rules. Colin Jackson has more.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer wants to provide big tax incentives to lure new data centers to the state. These centers can be the size of several football fields and are a huge drain on electricity and water supplies. While it may create some new jobs, many say it won't create enough and will negatively impact the state's climate goals. WEMU's David Fair and Michigan League of Conservation Voters executive director, Lisa Wozniak, talked it over with Michigan Climate Action Network executive director, Dr. Denise Keele.
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Medical and recreational marijuana licensing could become one under new bills in the Michigan Legislature. Colin Jackson has more.
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One of the most anticipated decisions from the Michigan Supreme Court will determine the fate of the state’s minimum wage and earned sick leave laws. Rick Pluta reports.
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Some Republican Michigan state lawmakers are filing an appeal in their lawsuit against two voter-approved constitutional amendments. Colin Jackson has more.
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Michigan lawmakers pulled an all-nighter and worked until sunrise to finalize the new state budget and then begin the Legislature’s summer recess. Rick Pluta reports.
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A bill to expand access to medical parole in Michigan is going to the governor. Colin Jackson has more.
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Landlords could not discriminate against tenants or prospective tenants who use housing vouchers or some other type of public assistance to pay the rent under bills adopted early today by the Legislature. Rick Pluta reports.