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The two-bill package aimed to create a new Public Safety and Violence Prevention Fund to award grants to local governments in Michigan.
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People convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence would be automatically barred from possessing firearms for eight years under bills that have cleared the Michigan House.
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The House Elections Committee approved bills to ensure that hiring transportation to give voters rides to the polls won’t run afoul of state law.
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This week: Climate legislation, a retiring reporter, and a few moments with a local Orthodox priest whose church has become a popular destination for aurora hunters.
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Bills to require doctors to screen young children for lead poisoning passed the Michigan Legislature Tuesday.
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New Michigan legislation is meant to prevent anyone guilty of a misdemeanor involving domestic violence from carrying a gun within eight years of their sentence.
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State House and Senate committees will convene Tuesday for their first joint hearing on bills to ensure juveniles facing criminal charges have proper legal assistance.
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Lawmakers are working off recommendations made by a task force named by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2021.
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State Reps. Betsy Coffia (D-Traverse City) and Cam Cavitt (R-Cheboygan) are named in petitions filed with the state Board of Canvassers.
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The proposal from some lawmakers would add water, juice, and other non-carbonated beverages — but not milk — to those already covered under Michigan's bottle deposit law.