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Editorial Roundup: Michigan
Detroit News. May 27, 2023. Editorial: Move power lines underground Michigan is consistently ranked as one of the worst states for frequency of power outages and their duration. And the forecast isn’t looking any better. The state is likely to experience more...
Michigan public schools won’t be given A-F grades anymore
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan will ditch a system that gave A-through-F grades to public schools each year after state education officials called the system overly simplistic and a duplicate of federal requirements. The Michigan School Grades System, which was narrowly passed in...
Man charged after toddler finds gun in couch and accidentally kills himself
KENTWOOD, Mich. (AP) — A Grand Rapids-area man was charged Monday with involuntary manslaughter after his girlfriend's 2-year-old son found a gun and fatally shot himself. Police said the gun was in the couch at their apartment in Kentwood. Kiaire McCoy apparently found it and shot...
Michigan governor signs red flag gun law as questions linger over enforcement
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave final approval Monday afternoon to a red flag law that aims to keep firearms away from those at risk of harming themselves or others as the state grapples with ways to slow gun violence in the wake of its second mass school shooting. ...
Editorial Roundup: Michigan
Detroit News. May 17, 2023. Editorial: Selfridge’s future should remain a priority To continue as a fully activated military base, Selfridge Air National Guard Base needs a future fighting mission. It’s not enough to just make an economic case for the base; it...
Michigan revenue dips after tax cuts, but surplus remains high
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's revenue will be nearly $900 million less this year than forecasted in January due to new tax cuts, state officials said Friday, leaving lawmakers with less money to spend as they work toward the state's next budget. The new projections, released...
Michigan protects workers from retaliation for having an abortion
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan companies will be prohibited from firing or otherwise retaliating against workers for receiving an abortion under a bill signed Wednesday by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that amends the state's civil rights law. Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil...
Editorial Roundup: Michigan
Traverse City Record-Eagle. May 7, 2023. Editorial: Transparency in Michigan The votes are in and it’s confirmed: The Great Lakes State flunks transparency. The Michigan state legislature and the judiciary are exempt from Freedom of Information Act...
Whitmer meets with government, business leaders on Europe trip
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer conducted her second international trade mission of the year this week, spending two days in Austria and Latvia meeting with both business and government leaders. Whitmer, who spoke with The Associated Press upon returning to...
Lobbyist pleads guilty to conspiracy in scheme to bribe Michigan marijuana board chair
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A fourth person pleaded guilty Friday in an investigation of bribery at the now-defunct Michigan marijuana licensing board. A lobbyist, Brian Pierce, said he conspired to give $42,000 and other benefits to Rick Johnson to help clients with marijuana...
