Putting solar farms on agricultural land is meeting more resistance in rural areas. But in the emerging agrivoltaics movement, solar panels peacefully coexist with crops, allowing both to benefit from one another.

A nine-bill package introduced Thursday would extend the statute of limitations for sexual assault survivors to take legal action. They would be able to sue until they turn 52 and have two years to consider lawsuits even after the statute of limitations expires.

The state’s gross domestic product numbers and personal income growth were near the bottom of state rankings for the end of 2022. But business leaders expressed more confidence than they did last year in the economy remaining steady.

Local governments are flush with one-time federal and state money but face staff shortages, rising costs and rapidly approaching deadlines to spend funds. Having the money is not the same as being able to push it out the door for needed investments.

In 2021, there were more than 5,800 work zone crashes in Michigan, 19 of them fatal. Automatic speed enforcement systems will reduce the danger. The idea isn’t to surprise drivers; work zones and the presence of cameras will be clearly marked under the legislation.

Administrators stepped in just days before the school musical was to open to rein in all those dancing, pistol-waving cowboys. The district cites an ‘ongoing epidemic of gun violence.’ But a school board member fears the district will become a ‘laughingstock.’