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Governor Gretchen Whitmer put abortion rights, a clean energy plan and guaranteed paid worker leave on her agenda for the Legislature’s fall session that begins next week. The governor outlined her priorities Wednesday in a special address. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer was in northern Michigan Thursday to sign the new pre-K-through 12th grade education budget. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The state Legislature capped weeks of negotiations Wednesday with the adoption of an $81.7 billion state budget. It now goes to Governor Gretchen Whitmer. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A package of bills to address sexual assault and child abuse reporting made it past the Michigan Legislature Wednesday. Colin Jackson has more.

A repeal of Michigan’s “Right to Work” law that stops the payment of some union fees from becoming a condition of employment made it out of committee Tuesday morning Colin Jackson has more.

Gun safety bills have started working their way through the Michigan Legislature. Rick Pluta reports.

The Michigan Senate adopted a tax proposal Thursday along party lines and amidst arguments over who most deserves a break. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Classes at Michigan State University are cancelled until Monday as the East Lansing campus grieves. That’s after three students were murdered and five were seriously wounded in a mass shooting. We have more from Rick Pluta.

After weeks of buildup, a Democrat-backed tax plan that's been at the top of the party's priority list has made it out of the Michigan House. But, as Colin Jackson reports, the road has been far from smooth.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Legislature’s Democratic leaders rolled out a tax relief plan Monday that includes sending out $180 rebate checks and expanding the earned income tax credit. Republicans in the minority say the Democrats’ plan doesn’t go far enough. We have more from Rick Pluta.