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A coal-fired power plant in western Michigan that was scheduled for shutdown almost a year ago continues to operate under a series of Trump administration emergency orders. The newest order took effect this week. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Michigan Senate welcomed its newest member Thursday. Colin Jackson has more.

About 80 people gathered in front of the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility on Wednesday to protest conditions and recent inmate deaths at the prison. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Michiganders would see their property taxes lowered under bills passed Wednesday night in the Michigan House of Representatives. Colin Jackson reports some fear that would come at the cost of schools and public services

A state Senate committee advanced legislation Wednesday to create a Michigan Voting Rights Act, largely in response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision last month that struck down key portions of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A southeast Michigan military base is likely to receive $152 million in state spending under a bill passed in the state Senate Wednesday. Colin Jackson has more.

A Democratic-led state Senate committee plans to act today on legislation to create a Michigan Voting Rights Act. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s office and the Michigan Strategic Fund Board are officially supporting the development of an affordable housing project in downtown Ann Arbor. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

Michigan will receive as much as $240 million as part of a legal settlement with the chemical company Monsanto to help clean up PCB contamination across the state. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Starting next year, 11th graders in Michigan will no longer face the essay portion of the Michigan Merit Exam, and SAT scores will no longer have to be part of high school transcripts. That’s under bills signed Thursday by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. We have more from Rick Pluta.