Roger Hauck

Governor Gretchen Whitmer says the Legislature should reach a bipartisan deal this week on new state minimum wage and earned sick leave laws or temporarily extend the status quo into the summer. We have more in a joint report from Rick Pluta and Colin Jackson.

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.

Bills heard in a House committee Thursday would require written parental consent and another care provider in the room before a minor can undergo certain intimate procedures. Colin Jackson has more.