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John Bizons decision was announced on the final day when candidates can file paperwork necessary to run for many political offices.

More than a handful of earmarked projects in West Michigan are set to get funding as part of the $4.8 billion spending plan approved by the Legislature last week.

The bill was introduced last week by Democratic State Senator Dayna Polehanki due to the ongoing negative impact of the COVID pandemic on students and educators.

Republicans and Democrats on a joint House and Senate legislative committee are deadlocked on absentee ballot rules.

The result could be a lack of guidance for clerks and election boards during elections this year.

The differences center on standards for matching signatures in clerks’ files with signatures on mailed-in ballots and the ability to request a ballot online using an electronic signature.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican lawmakers on Tuesday delayed until after the November election rules that will tell Michigan election clerks how to match the signatures of people applying for and submitting absentee ballots.

GM plans to spend up to $4 billion to convert its Orion Township plant to make electric pickups.

GM plans to spend up to $4 billion to convert its Orion Township plant to make electric pickups.

LANSING — Lawmakers on Wednesday authorized a $666 million transfer of state funds to finalize incentives for General Motors to locate an electric vehicle plant and an electric vehicle battery factory in Michigan.