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A bill to increase transparency in the Michigan budget process has passed out of the state Senate, but lawmakers across the aisle want to see more.

An animal rights group plans to appeal a case to the Michigan Supreme Court, seeking an unlawful imprisonment hearing for six chimpanzees at an Upper Peninsula zoo.

The agency that’s overseen foster care cases in Kent County for most of the past decade is suing the state health department for eliminating its funding, while judges that oversee child abuse and neglect cases in the county called the lack of transition planning a “child welfare emergency.”

Running for a local school board would require a partisan affiliation — like “Democrat” or “Republican” — under a Michigan bill scheduled for a committee hearing Tuesday.

Dozens of "No Kings" protests against the Trump administration took place in Michigan on Saturday, with a couple thousand more events happening across the U.S. and abroad.

When the last clinic offering abortion in the Upper Peninsula closed, a local urgent care started offering abortion pills to help fill the gap. Now it could be a national model for a new kind of abortion access.

Republicans are pressuring Democrats to vote to open the federal government before negotiating subsidies for health care. A Democrat in a vulnerable district in Michigan says no, as do most of the Members of Congress in her party.

Economic data such as unemployment information is important data information for government and business. The federal government shutdown has prevented economic data from being released.

Auditor General report on Michigan State Police handling of sex offender registries finds shortcomings.

The legislation would require lawmakers to publicly list any special spending items they’re requesting, and hold a hearing on them before they’re voted on.