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The state budget isn't done, and differences between the House and Senate could drag this on. WEMU's David Fair talked with Ann Arbor State Representative Jason Morgan about what the holdups are and when work might be completed.

A ballot campaign planning to launch soon would ask voters to ban political donations from committees affiliated with utility monopolies and from with public contractors. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The U.S. Supreme Court is taking up a case concerning a lawsuit over the Line 5 oil pipeline that runs through the Straits of Mackinac. Colin Jackson has more.

Democrat lawmakers will review Michigan’s state omnibus budget plan for fiscal year 2026. State Representative Jennifer Conlin is concerned that Republicans are overlooking education funding. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

Downtown Saline has experienced its problems over the years, but there is a movement to turn the area into a destination for arts, shopping and entertainment. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Michigan House and Senate are pushing a vote on a new budget for K-12 schools into next week. Colin Jackson has more on the negotiations Thursday that led to the decision.

The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled the state of Michigan does not have to destroy data gleaned from infant blood samples collected by hospitals at birth. Rick Pluta has more.

Ghost guns—often built at home from kits or 3-D printed parts—would become banned in Michigan under bills that passed the state Senate Wednesday. Colin Jackson has more.

A state House committee voted along party lines Wednesday for a bill to blunt the effects of a Michigan Supreme Court decision. The ruling says 19- and 20-year-olds cannot be automatically sentenced to life-without-parole. Rick Pluta has more.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson sat before the Michigan House Oversight Committee for roughly an hour and a half Tuesday. She was testifying on glitches in the portal for elected officials to file legally required financial disclosure statements. Rick Pluta reports.