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It’s now less than two weeks before Michigan government goes into a partial shutdown without approval of a new state budget. The state’s new fiscal year begins October 1. Rick Pluta reports.
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The Michigan House voted to add photos and signatures to food and cash assistance cards on Wednesday. Colin Jackson has more.
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Oral arguments in a lawsuit against some earmarks in the current state budget are taking place this week. Colin Jackson has more.
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Michigan Senate lawmakers discussed expanding the state’s Amber alert system to cover older and vulnerable adults in committee Thursday. Colin Jackson has more.
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Michigan Senate Democrats are sharing their thoughts on what it will take to fund roads in the upcoming state budget. Colin Jackson has more.
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Bills adopted Wednesday by a state Senate committee would outlaw political petition circulators being paid by the signature. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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The leader of the state health department appeared before the Michigan House Oversight Committee Tuesday for a tense hearing. Colin Jackson has more.
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The Michigan Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday on whether the Michigan House Republican majority can sit on bills adopted by the Legislature in the last session instead of sending them to the governor. Rick Pluta reports.
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President Donald Trump is reposting Republican claims about Michigan’s state budget on social media. Colin Jackson has more.
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Notices go out from the state this week to thousands of Michigan workers to let them know will have to start repaying improperly disbursed unemployment benefits. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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The Michigan Court of Appeals will hear arguments this week in the state Senate’s lawsuit against the state House of Representatives. Colin Jackson has more.
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Public school bathrooms and locker rooms would have to be restricted based on students’ sex assigned at birth under a Republican-sponsored bill adopted Thursday by the state House. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Approval for Michigan projects to capture carbon dioxide emissions and store them underground could happen at the state level under bipartisan bills passed in the Michigan Senate Thursday. Colin Jackson has more.
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Negotiations continued Wednesday in an effort to end the budget impasse at the state Capitol. We have more from Rick Pluta.