Two more petition campaigns were given the go-ahead Thursday by a state elections panel to start collecting signatures, including one to legalize recreational marijuana in Michigan.
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Rick Pluta reports on two petitions--one for recreational marijuana, he other for prevailing wage-- being allowed to collect signatures.
State lawmakers are quickly pushing through female genital mutilation legislation. About two weeks ago, a Senate committee passed legislation that would make performing female genital mutilation a fifteen year felony.
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The Michigan Public Radio Network's Cheyna Roth reports on the state Senate passing legislation outlawing female genital mutilation in Michigan.
There was a big rally at the state Capitol Wednesday to support improved mental health services and to oppose Governor Rick Snyder’s plan to overhaul how those services are paid for.
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The Michigan Public Radio Network's Rick Pluta reports on a mental health rally that was held at the state Capitol.
There were tears and hugs on the floor of the state House Tuesday as colleagues got word that state Representative John Kivela took his life – one day after his second arrest on a charge of drunk driving.
The Michigan Public Radio Network's Rick Pluta reports on Michigan Supreme Court Justice Joan Larsen's appointment to the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals.
Teachers don’t have to wait if they want to drop out of their union. That ruling was handed down Wednesday by the Michigan Court of Appeals. The court said the Michigan Education Association can’t force teachers who want to leave to wait until an August “opt-out period.”
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The Michigan Public Radio Network's Rick Pluta reports on a court ruling that says teachers can leave their unions whenever they want.
Michigan State University is asking a court to decide whether it has to release police and arrest records related to a highly publicized investigation. The records are related to the criminal investigation into an alleged sexual assault that may involve members of the Spartan football team.
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The Michigan Public Radio Network's Rick Pluta reports on a FOIA request regarding alleged sexual assaults on the MSU campus.
Lawmakers are moving fast to ramp up prison time for female genital mutilation.
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The Michigan Public Radio Network's Cheyna Roth reports on the state Senate moving on legislation designed to increase prison time for female genital mutilation.
Governor Rick Snyder says he’s against an effort in the Legislature to reverse the requirement that parents who don’t want to vaccinate their kids meet with a public health expert.
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The Michigan Public Radio Network's Rick Pluta reports on Gov. Snyder's opposition to legislation that remove vaccine requirements for kids.
A state Senate committee holds a hearing today on bills to outlaw female genital mutilation in Michigan. It’s already a federal crime with a penalty of up to five years in prison. The bill’s sponsors say that’s not tough enough. A lot of experts say a tougher law may not be enough to deter an entrenched cultural and religious practice.
After stops and starts, the state Legislature has adopted a bill to send $100 million to Flint to replace lead pipes. The money is from the federal government, but had to be approved by state lawmakers.
Travel between northern and southern lower Michigan is going to go a little faster on some stretches. Next week, three rural freeways will have new speed limits of 75 miles an hour.