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Whitmer blamed Hall and House Republicans for the lengthy litigation that made the bills unworkable by the time they reached her desk

The bill was one of the recommendations of a task force empaneled by Governor Gretchen Whitmer,who has been supportive of efforts to overhaul juvenile justice in Michigan

The laws also end a requirement for schools to include test scores in each subject area on high school transcripts

They’re not likely to get anywhere.

Crain’s Grand Rapids Business staff writer Mark Sanchez talks about struggling rural healthcare systems, the introduction of legislation mandating hospitals cut prices or lose nonprofit status, and Michigan agritourism where some farmers are disputing township regulations.

The package would separate rules into major and nonmajor categories

Mailing a handgun would remain illegal under a new federal bill backed by Haley Stevens. The bill will likely face resistance in a Republican-controlled Congress

State Representative Joseph Aragona's bill would create one state website to find everything

The bill would largely prevent kids from being blindfolded, handcuffed, or physically restrained in some other way while heading to a residential treatment program

In the Michigan Senate, a salary history ban is awaiting a floor vote. A similar bill in the state House of Representatives has been stalled in committee for around a year