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The July 1 deadline for the Legislature to send a finalized budget to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s desk is approaching, and the House and the Senate don’t appear to be close. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Michigan monthly jobs report released Wednesday shows the state’s unemployment rate dropped by one-tenth of a percentage point. Rick Pluta tells us this drops the state’s jobless rate to 5.4%.

An education budget plan passed in the Michigan House Wednesday. It would give schools around $2400 more per student than under the current budget. Colin Jackson has more.

Anthony Stanco shares some of his favorite jazz-related things in a Jazz Appreciation Month feature.

Michigan’s unemployment rate edged up in February by one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.4%. The jobs report was released Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Rick Pluta reports.

Survivors of sexual abuse are asking Michigan House lawmakers to take up bills they say would give people access to justice. Colin Jackson has more.

Four state universities do not owe students tuition and room-and-board refunds for cancelling in-person classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Michigan Court of Appeals released those decisions Thursday. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Michigan Democrats held a nominating convention in Lansing Saturday to finalize the party’s statewide ticket for the November ballot. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Michigan Republicans finalized their candidates for state Supreme Court, Board of Education and several university boards during their nominating convention on Saturday. Colin Jackson has more.

Ann Arbor will serve as host to the National PFAS conference, which runs June 10th-12th at the Michigan League. Scientists, political leaders and environmental advocates will gather to discuss the best ways forward in dealing with toxic forever chemicals. Among them will be Robert Kerr, who is co-chair of the 2024 National PFAS Conference and Community Leader with the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network. He, along with WEMU's David Fair, previews the conference and why it's so important to Washtenaw County and the state of Michigan.