State Courts
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Industry group files lawsuit to block Michigan’s new wholesale tax on weed
A cannabis industry trade association is challenging the state’s newly approved tax on the sale or transfer of wholesale marijuana, filing the complaint shortly after the policy was signed into law.
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Legislature passes $21.3B school aid budget, securing school meals and increased student funds
The state Legislature delivered on promises to preserve free school meals and increased per pupil funding, after months of tough negotiations ended in lawmakers passing an eight-day budget extension to iron out the final details.
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ACLU seeks release of Michigan immigrant held in custody despite life-threatening leukemia
Federal authorities refuse to release a Michigan man in a pending deportation case, despite his life-threatening leukemia and the inconsistent health care he’s received while in custody since August.
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Trump DOJ argues Michigan effort to shut down underwater pipeline interferes with US foreign policy
The Trump administration is stepping into the legal fight over whether Enbridge can continue to operate an aging pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel.
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5 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
Politics, pot, and a little bit of psilocybin. Michigan’s cannabis world never really slows down.
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Advocates warn of harms to trans youth as Corewell Health ends gender affirming care for patients under 18
Corewell Health on Wednesday announced that it would no longer prescribe puberty blockers and hormone therapy for patients under 18, citing a “serious risk of legal and regulatory action,” as President Donald Trump’s administration works to limit access to gender affirming care for minors.
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Wayne County judge halts plan to dump Manhattan Project radioactive waste in Van Buren Township
A Wayne County judge has blocked radioactive waste leftover from the Manhattan Project from being dumped at a Van Buren Township landfill.
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Michigan petition drives: What to know before signing your name on a clipboard
Signatures are being collected by groups that want to change state laws or amend the state Constitution. This is your guide to the petition drives.
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Michigan literacy center begins layoffs amid Trump education funding freeze
A surprise move by the Trump administration to freeze $7 billion in congressionally-approved federal education funding has triggered layoffs and class cancellations across the country.
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Demonstrators gather on Independence Day to protest ICE detention center in Baldwin
Approximately 100 demonstrators gathered Friday in West Michigan to denounce the reopening of what was previously the North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin.
