BY ANNA LIZ NICHOLS, MICHIGAN ADVANCE MICHIGAN—There is no law on the books in Michigan that expressly criminalizes engaging in sexual conduct with a dead person. And that is an oversight by elected officials and a loophole that must be fixed in order to treat...
Lawmakers say Michigan is facing a ‘child care crisis.’ But a series of bills introduced this month would help to make child care (much) more affordable for thousands of families. MICHIGAN—A package of eight bills introduced this week by Democratic lawmakers in the...
BY KYLE DAVIDSON, MICHIGAN ADVANCE MICHIGAN—Parents of victims and survivors of the Oxford High School and Michigan State University shootings on Tuesday drove to Lansing and called in over Zoom, sharing their stories and calling on lawmakers to continue the push to...
Michigan lawmakers and teachers are rallying behind President Joe Biden—and reflecting on a rough period for public schools after Trump put Betsy DeVos in charge. LANSING—With about six months until absentee ballots start arriving in millions of mailboxes across...
BY SUSAN J. DEMAS, MICHIGAN ADVANCE MICHIGAN—Two Democratic House members on Monday announced they are sponsoring legislation that would eventually eliminate the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in household products like clothes and cleaning...