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Detroit News. February 17, 2022.

A new bill would amend Michigans school code to encourage lessons on Native American boarding schools in high school history classes.

LANSING — A two-year study of how Michigan could implement high-tech tolling on the state's freeways may get extended by another six months to give researchers a better picture of how commuting patterns have changed during the coronavirus pandemic.In 2020, lawmakers instructed the Michigan…

Nine years ago today, the State Waterways Commission sent an urgent request to the Legislature seeking emergency funding to dredge government-owned marinas and harbors of refuge along the Great Lakes as low water levels threatened recreational boating and charter boat fishing.Lawmakers responded at…

The plan uses federal money from the American Rescue Plan Act and other grants to fund expenditures related to COVID-19 and other health issues.

The plan uses federal money from the American Rescue Plan Act and other grants to fund expenditures related to COVID-19 and other health issues.

The Michigan Senate approved a $1.2 billion spending plan Tuesday to supplement the current fiscal year's budget.

State and local boards in Michigan must provide remote participation options for people with disabilities for all meetings that are open to the public, according to an official legal opinion issued Friday by state Attorney General Dana Nessel.

Michigan Attorney General says state and local boards and commissions must provide remote participation options under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has released an opinion addressing open meeting requirements and attendance accommodations.