Michigan Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety Committee

A new judicial task force report calls for an overhaul in how Michigan’s local courts are funded. The report says the local jurisdictions rely too much on fines and fees to fund their operations. The report says that is not only unfair, it undermines faith that courts and judges are more interested in dispensing justice than collecting money. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Michigan Senate lawmakers discussed expanding the state’s Amber alert system to cover older and vulnerable adults in committee Thursday. Colin Jackson has more.

New bipartisan legislation in the Michigan Senate would reform policing practices in the state. Colin Jackson has more.

A state Senate committee adopted new firearm restrictions Tuesday that are meant to make it easier to trace homemade firearms assembled from guns kits or 3-D printed parts. Rick Pluta reports.

Older and vulnerable adults in Michigan would have more options to fight abuse under bills that advanced out of a state Senate committee this week. Colin Jackson has more.

Legislation to support crime victims made it out of the Michigan Legislature Thursday. Colin Jackson has more.

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.

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.

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.

Bills introduced in the Michigan Senate Thursday would bar people convicted of a misdemeanor involving domestic violence from possessing guns for at least eight years. We have more from Rick Pluta.