Bipartisan bills to ensure DNA testing is available for some convicted felons and to compensate those who are wrongly convicted remain stalled in Lansing.
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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Higher death rates, medical bills for Michigan motorcyclists without helmets
Government and medical studies reveal motorcyclists are more likely to die or be seriously injured if they are not wearing helmets in a crash, raising questions about the 2012 repeal of Michigan’s helmet law. A Republican Legislature sees no reason to take up the issue.
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Electoral College voting
Republicans are promising another effort to change the way Michigan electoral votes are apportioned in presidential races, giving Republican candidates an advantage even when most state votes go to a Democrat.
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Road funding
Gov. Snyder, business groups and state experts agree that more than $1 billion is needed to fix Michigan’s crumbling roads. If an agreement is not brokered in lame duck, the prospects of a deal diminish significantly in January.
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A-F grades for schools
Michigan currently uses a confusing, color-coded system for grading the performance of its public schools. Some lawmakers want the state to convert to an A-F grading system that they say is easier for parents and educators to understand.
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First meeting of Detroit financial review board on Wednesday
Gov. Rick Snyder appoints New York’s Richard Ravitch to head a nine-member commission that will oversee Detroit’s finances post-bankruptcy.
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Is Michigan now officially a red state?
What was once a state of solid Democratic majorities is undeniably moving in another direction, and has been for two decades. What might lie along that road?
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10 issues to watch in Legislature’s “lame-duck” session
By all accounts, finding money to fix Michigan’s roads is a priority. But what after that? A school bill? Or something nuclear, like changing how we count presidential electoral votes?
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7 ways Tuesday’s election changes Michigan
From governor on down, Republicans intensified their dominance in Lansing. Here’s what the data tell us about Michigan’s future.
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Fewer voted, Snyder wins – here’s how he did it.
Despite claims that voter turnout would be above 2010 levels, perhaps turning the Michigan governor's race into a toss-up, turnout was actually down across Michigan Tuesday and Republican Gov. Rick Snyder won handily.