Michigan State Senate

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says the Michigan Public Service Commission needs to hold off granting DTE’s ex parte application to service a proposed data center in Saline Township. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer pardoned two turkeys named “Faygo” and “Vernors” Tuesday in what’s become an annual pun-laden tradition. Colin Jackson has more

Local school board candidates in most Michigan communities appear on the ballot without party labels. Many people who serve on school boards say they like it that way because their major responsibilities don’t align with partisan agendas. But, as K-12 education has become more of a political flashpoint, an effort has launched in Lansing to have school board candidates show their blue or red primary colors. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The cannabis business in Washtenaw County has been rather robust since the legalization of recreational use. Now, the state is putting an additional 24% tax to help fund road repair and construction. WEMU's David Fair and Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Chamber Executive Vice President Andy LaBarre spoke with Mike DiLaura about potential business impacts in Washtenaw County. Mike is the Chief Corporate Operations and General Counsel at House of Dank, which has stores in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti.

The Michigan Senate approved bills Thursday to outlaw per-signature payments to professional circulators gathering signatures for pollical candidates and ballot campaigns. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Michigan bills to have the state track abortion data again are scheduled for a state House committee hearing today. Colin Jackson has more.

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.

New Republican-backed bills in the Michigan Legislature would get rid of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). Colin Jackson has more.

A first-of-its-kind case testing the power of the judicial branch to issue orders to the Legislature on how to conduct business is heading to the Michigan Supreme Court. Rick Pluta has more.

A spending bill to provide some food assistance during the federal government shutdown passed in the Michigan Senate Thursday. Colin Jackson has more.