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Michigan could soon require a license to practice medical nutrition therapy. As Colin Jackson reports, that’s under a bill heading for the governor.
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A bill heard before a Michigan Senate committee would make it easier for residents to join the state’s “Pesticide Notification Registry.” Colin Jackson has more.
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The Michigan Legislature will return to Lansing this week following its spring recess. Much of the focus over the next few months will be on the state budget. Rick Pluta reports.
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Government can be proactive, reactive, tedious, frustrating, intimidating, confusing and several of those all at once. You might remember "Schoolhouse Rock" and know the basics of how a bill becomes a law. But there is a lot to know how things operate in Lansing. Colin Jackson from the Michigan Public Radio Network has produced a series of stories that digs into the workings of the state Capitol called "Understanding the Legislative Process." Colin talks more about his ongoing project with WEMU's Kevin Meerschaert.
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A federal court this week approved a new plan for Michigan’s state House districts around metro-Detroit. That’s after judges declared the state’s old maps unconstitutional because they were drawn predominantly based on race. Colin Jackson has more on what this means for the future of redistricting in Michigan.
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Michigan’s redistricting commission is once again raising its wages to 35% of the governor’s salary. Colin Jackson reports that’s for the time it spends redrawing state legislative districts.
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The Michigan Senate adopted two bills this week to expand Michigan’s ethnic intimidation law. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Bills to re-shape an incentives program aimed at attracting largescale business investment are advancing in the state Legislature after passing the Senate this week. Colin Jackson has more.
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The state Senate adopted bills Tuesday to repeal Michigan’s ban on surrogate parenting contracts. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Michigan would have its own research and development tax credit under bills that passed the state Senate Tuesday. Colin Jackson has more.