
Colin Jackson | MPRN
Colin Jackson is a reporter for the Michigan Public Radio Network.
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Two special elections in Michigan Tuesday could break the tie between Democrats and Republicans in the state’s House of Representatives.
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New bills in the Michigan Legislature are working to identify and address racism and bias within maternal health care.
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A Michigan expungement law has helped clear over a million misdemeanor and felony convictions since taking effect, according to a report from Safe and Just Michigan.
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Michigan could soon require a license to practice medical nutrition therapy under a bill heading for the governor.
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A bill before a Michigan Senate committee would make it easier for residents to join the state’s Pesticide Notification Registry.
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The plan would give families with young children who qualify for the EITC an additional credit worth $5,000 for children under three and $2,500 for children between the three and six.
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Restoration work of the dome at the Michigan state Capitol building is nearing its end. Scaffolding is scheduled to start coming down next week.
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A new state report predicts Michigan’s population will decline by 2050.
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Criticisms of the Biden administration’s immigration policies made up a major part of former President Donald Trump’s speech in Grand Rapids Tuesday. His visit comes in the wake of the murder of 25-year-old Ruby Garcia, allegedly by a former romantic partner. The suspect is in the country without permission from immigration officials, something the former president hammered down on.
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The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments this month about whether a civil case involving 25-year-old clergy sex abuse allegations should go to trial. The case rests upon whether a 2018 state law expanding the civil statute of limitations for criminal sexual conduct applies retroactively.