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Lilliana’s Law: Mother of 3-year-old girl killed by falling lunch table fights to make schools safer Lilliana Kerr killed in 2017 Tags:  Lilliana Kerr was killed on Jan. 20, 2017, after a lunch table fell on top of her while she was attending the Head Start program at St. Albert’s Church in Dearborn Heights. She was 3 years old. Since then, her mother, Tabatha Kerr, has spent years trying to get laws passed to make schools safer for children. “She was a sweet little girl. She was very adventurous. Very smart,” Tabatha Kerr said. The Local 4 Defenders have learned that there is no sta...

‘I see a sea of lobbyists here today’

Modern updates to texting while driving law debated in Michigan House Updated 4:51 PM; Facebook Share LANSING, MI - Three new Michigan bills introduced in the state House would change current restrictions on texting while driving in an attempt to update them for advances in technology. House Bills 4277, 4278 and 4279 would add exemptions for hands free devices, expand prohibitions for social media usage while driving and add additional fines for violations. The current law has not kept up with modern advances, said co-sponsor Rep. Mari Manoogian, D-Birmingham. “Distracted driving constitut...

The Daily Telegram LANSING — While bars have struggled financially with pandemic restrictions for almost a year now, few establishments in Lenawee County think a proposed bill in the Michigan House of Representatives to allow on-premise alcohol sales until 4 a.m. once pandemic curfews are lifted will benefit them. The bill, House Bill 4115, introduced on Feb. 3 by State Rep. Ryan Berman, R-Commerce Township, aims to allow municipalities to extend closing time for bars and restaurants that serve alcohol in their jurisdictions from the previous 2 a.m. cutoff to 4 a.m.  Berman testified for t...

A Midland lawmaker plans to push for legislation and budget language that would bar the state from entering confidentiality agreements with former department heads