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Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed off on the state’s budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. 15th District Senator Jeff Irwin shares his thoughts with WEMU’s Ana Longoria on how the budget’s passage will impact the local community.

A new report is questioning whether the state's newly approved budget is actually balanced, as required by the state constitution. Colin Jackson has more.

The Michigan Supreme Court has refused a case filed by an animal rights group that is seeking constitutional legal rights for a group of chimpanzees in an Upper Peninsula Zoo. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Michigan’s governor OK’d new tax breaks to spur construction of affordable housing Tuesday. Colin Jackson has more.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the bills Tuesday that make up the new state budget. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A bill before a Michigan Senate committee would end an exception that allows minors to hide some medical information from their parents. Colin Jackson has more.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says she will challenge a state appeals court decision Monday that reversed terrorism charges against men convicted in the plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer. We have more from Rick Pluta.

President Donald Trump, in a national address Thursday, cited an alleged voter registration fraud scheme in Muskegon from 2020 as evidence that elections aren’t secure. State officials say it shows the opposite is true. Rick Pluta has more

Environmentalists are criticizing a state permitting decision in favor of a proposed oil and natural gas pipeline tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac. Colin Jackson has more.

Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in June was 5%, according to the state’s monthly jobs report. We have more from Rick Pluta.