State Law
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Baker College hit with $2.5 million fine for misleading students about job prospects
A federal investigation revealed that Baker College repeatedly lied to its students in violation of federal law.
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Mid-Michigan nurses union to strike amid call for higher wages, unfair labor practice charge
bout 2,000 nurses and healthcare professionals at Mid-Michigan’s largest healthcare provider are set to go on a five-day strike this month.
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Michigan parents can enroll kids in free preschool and save $10K this year
State officials still have enough cash to cover preschool programs for about 9,000 more kids—which can save their families about $10,000 on child care costs this year.
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8 new Michigan laws taking effect in 2025
Democratic state lawmakers passed some big changes into law last year that were largely designed to make life better for Michigan workers, families, and communities.
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Detroit sees a drop in homicides and violent crime, according to preliminary 2024 data
Homicides in Detroit have dropped to levels not seen since before the mid-1960s, according to preliminary year-end statistics released Friday by the city.
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7 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
There’s never a shortage of news from Michigan’s cannabis industry as the state inches closer to becoming the nation’s weed capital.
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What’s the deal with cage-free egg laws in Michigan?
Grocery stores across the state are shifting their egg supplies to accommodate newly enacted legislation that requires most eggs to come from cage-free housing systems.
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Company official charged in 2022 oil-chemical discharge into Flint River
The president of a chemical company has been charged in connection with the unauthorized discharge of oil that left a miles-long dark, oily sheen on the Flint River in Michigan more than two years ago.
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7 big things Democrats did with their majority in Lansing
Over the past two years, Michigan Democrats have used their majority control in both chambers of the state Legislature—and the governor’s office—to pass hundreds of bills
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Michigan Senate forges ahead after House melts down due to Democratic infighting
While House Democrats failed to achieve the majority needed to hold session on Thursday—even after approving an order to bring absent members to the House floor—the Michigan Senate worked late into the night, sending dozens of bills to the Governor’s desk in an effort to finish out their policy agenda.
