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The state is convening a technical panel this week that’s supposed to come up with a plan to respond to the Flint drinking water emergency. The group is…

Officials say a backlog of 11-thousand untested rape kits is almost cleared. In some instances, the cases go back more than three decades. But some…

A federal appeals court says the Livingston County Jail can’t refuse to deliver letters in envelopes from ACLU attorneys to inmates.The ACLU mailed…

More Michiganders are using rooftop solar panels to generate electricity and take advantage of a state program. It requires utilities to buy back their…

There may have to be some changes made to Michigan’s sentencing laws following a recent state Supreme Court decision.The decision says once juries…

A Wall Street bond agency has just upgraded Michigan’s credit rating. Moody’s Investors Services says Michigan now has a Aa1 rating. That’s on the heels…

A state Senate panel has OK’d bills that would allow faith-based private adoption agencies that take public funds to turn away same-sex couples.The bills…

Governor Rick Snyder says one of his long-term ambitions is to improve Michigan’s access to electricity by extending the power grid to connect the upper…

A survey of Michigan employers suggests more hiring is in store this year.The Business Leaders for Michigan survey quizzes some of the state’s largest…