New state data shows prison assaults continued to climb in Michigan prisons last year. Now, the state is launching a new effort to try to improve safety.
Michigan Government
Citizens cannot do their job of running their government if they don’t know what their public servants are doing.
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Bridge Listens: How Michigan’s next governor will try to fix K-12 schools
Candidates are making bold promises to address dismal reading scores and fix schools across the state. Are they realistic?
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Jocelyn Benson targets ‘dark money’ in Michigan transparency plan
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Jocelyn Benson wants to ban ‘dark money’ by requiring groups ‘to disclose the source of all contributions received that go towards any political spending.’
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In their words: What Michigan governor candidates would do to fix schools
Michigan schools have problems. Learn what nine leading candidates for governor say they’d do to fix them.
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Sparing 8,000 doctors, Michigan lawmakers reach medical compact deal
After months of gridlock, Michigan lawmakers say they finally have a deal to renew an interstate medical compact. Without it, 8,000 doctors could lose their ability to practice across state lines.
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Senate mulls giving Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban the boot
Citing fears of a Supreme Court reversal, same-sex marriage advocates are pushing to remove a dormant ban from Michigan’s books. Doing so would require a ballot proposal.
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As signature deadline looms, petition fraudster gets prison time in 2022 scandal
To make this year’s primary ballot, Michigan gubernatorial candidates must file signatures next month. A man whose fraud kept several hopefuls off the ballot in 2022 was sentenced Wednesday.
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Fact check: JD Vance touts jobs in Michigan, says gas prices will drop
Speaking in Auburn Hills, Vice President JD Vance said rising gas prices are a ‘temporary blip’ and that Michigan is part of a manufacturing ‘renaissance.’ Here are the facts.
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Ex-CFO: I was fired after raising concerns over $25M earmark project
Testimony began Tuesday in the preliminary exam for David Coker, a former legislative aide accused of embezzling from a $25 million earmark his ex-boss added to the state budget.
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6 major issues in Michigan’s US Senate race
In Michigan’s high-stakes US Senate race, candidates are clashing over immigration enforcement, health care, dark money and more.