Colin Jackson | MPRN
Colin Jackson is a reporter for the Michigan Public Radio Network.
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Michigan courts saw an uptick in the number of cases filed at nearly all levels last year. That’s among the data listed in a new state report summarizing the judicial branch’s work in 2023.
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Michigan Democrats made their pitch to military veterans Monday on why they should support President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign.
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A group of Republican state lawmakers is appealing the dismissal of a federal lawsuit to undo some of Michigan’s voter-approved constitutional amendments.
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Michigan’s top elections official says the U.S. Supreme Court got it wrong Monday in a ruling about presidential immunity and the 2020 presidential race.
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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a new agreement Monday to try to prevent invasive carp from reaching Lake Michigan.
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A bill to expand parole opportunities to more of Michigan’s medically frail inmates is on its way to Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
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A new proposal for state Senate districts in metro Detroit is headed to a federal court for approval after the state redistricting commission voted for it Wednesday.
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Advocates called on state lawmakers to pass a series of stalled criminal justice reform bills during a rally in Lansing on Tuesday. Some pieces of the legislation include bills to end the practice of sentencing young people to life in prison without parole, allow for incarcerated people to shorten their prison terms by earning good time and productivity credits, and providing a chance for resentencing after ten years.
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Public high schools in Michigan could soon see requirements to provide at least one computer science course. That’s under legislation that passed the state House of Representatives Tuesday.
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Michigan bills expected to move from the House Elections Committee Tuesday could change how candidates and proposals make the ballot.