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The bills now go to the Senate floor, where Democratic leaders will decide when they will be put on the calendar for votes.

A state Senate committee is expected to vote Wednesday on legislation to create a Michigan Voting Rights Act

The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that entities employed by tribes do not automatically qualify for sovereign immunity from lawsuits

New bills in the Michigan legislature are designed to prevent state agencies from adding administrative hurdles for parents wanting vaccine exemptions for their children,

Right to Life of Michigan and the Pregnancy Resource Center says recent changes to the law require them to hire people regardless of their beliefs on reproductive rights

The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled last week that the chimpanzees don’t have legal status similar to humans

The trial court that first heard the case decided it could go forward. The state Court of Appeals decided it should have been dismissed

The lawsuit says the state has been improperly denying injured worker benefits to people without legal status

The 17-bill package would push landlords to make repairs faster, limit the miscellaneous fees landlords can charge, and seal eviction records after a couple years.

Knowing your rights as a renter and being able to exercise them can be difficult. That's where the Grand Rapids Area Tenant Union comes in. WGVU's Joe Bielecki talked to Grace Cole, an organizer with the union, about how the union is building a support system for renters in the area.