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A union representing teachers across Michigan is asking the state legislature to restore mental health and school safety funds that were cut in this year’s education budget
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Michigan lawmakers sent a bill to the governor this week that would ban the use of the so-called “LGBTQ panic” defense in court
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The marquee battle was over the education budget that set spending for public universities, community colleges and K-through-12 schools
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Landlords could not discriminate against tenants or prospective tenants who use housing vouchers or some other type of public assistance to pay the rent under bills adopted early Thursday by the Legislature
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Kent County is teaming up with Culver’s to preserve farmland, the Ford Airport is getting 12 new murals, a feature on Ottawa County exploring micro homes to beat the housing crisis and more state and West Michigan news.
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Democratic leaders want to finish budgets for state departments, aid to local governments and spending on K-through-12 schools, community colleges and public universities
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State Representative Neil Friske remains in jail following his arrest early Thursday for “a felony-level offense”
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Under the bill, incarcerated people could request records relating to the arrest or prosecution of themselves or their children
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At first the fund depended entirely on lawmakers appropriating money for it every time it started to run low. That changed with the passage of legislation last year that created an automatic funding mechanism through the end of Fiscal Year 2025. The new funding mechanism would run for ten years
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The bill would prevent drug manufacturers from choosing to not work with or not provide those pharmacies that the entities contract with