A host of new laws are coming to Michigan in 2025, from cage-free eggs to expanded unemployment benefits, along with wage and sick leave rules that lawmakers are still debating whether to change.
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Citizens cannot do their job of running their government if they don’t know what their public servants are doing.
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Transparency time? Michigan House plans oversight, Senate pushes public records
Michigan lawmakers are again promising transparency. Skeptics say it may take a ballot proposal to get it done.
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Early voting was a hit in Michigan. Here's who used the new in-person option
More than 1 in 5 Michigan voters cast their ballots early and in-person in November. State data shows the new option was especially popular with older voters, but they weren’t alone.
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Michigan’s new Legislature: Older, whiter and more male than state
Michigan has a new Legislature, but some things remain the same, including underrepresentation for women, minority groups and young adults.
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100 promises Donald Trump made to Michigan
Donald Trump made dozens of specific promises to Michigan during campaign stops last year. Some changes, he said, will happen “immediately.”
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Fact check: Trump promised a ‘Michigan miracle.’ Now comes the hard part
Trump made dozens of promises during 21 campaign stops in Michigan, from lowering taxes to bringing back all auto jobs. We’ve chronicled them all and gauged what it would take to accomplish his goals.
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Billionaires, dark money dominate record-setting Michigan election spending
Money from undisclosed sources and the ultrawealthy made up the largest chunks of Michigan political spending in 2024 elections.
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Police use of license plate readers raising privacy concerns in Michigan
A recent study found that automated license plate readers are useful tools but also have the potential for abuse.
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Michigan rolls out technology to reduce contraband in prison mail
The Department of Corrections will start using the TextBehind system in January. It requires those wishing to send mail to an inmate to register.
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Michigan preservation grants are reviving historic buildings along shoreline
Restoration projects underway along the Great Lakes shoreline range from the Mackinac Island City Hall to a century-old theater in Alpena,