Less than half of violent crimes like murder, assault, rape and robbery are speedily solved in Michigan. A bipartisan effort in the Michigan Legislature would offer targeted funding to help police departments solve more cases.
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Michigan Senate votes to hike hunting and fishing fees
Michigan Senators approves fee increases for hunting, fishing licenses. House leader opposed past attempts.
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Poll: Tariffs, grocery costs have Michigan residents sweating economy
Economic worries are often split along partisan lines, as is support for President Trump’s tariffs, according to a survey from the Detroit Regional Chamber.
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Michigan National Guard troops headed south to assist border patrol
About 120 Michigan National Guard soldiers will be deployed to the southern border to assist the Trump administration with an ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration.
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Passenger train planned for Detroit transit hub at Michigan Central campus
The transit hub would be built across the street on land owned by Ford Motor Co. Riders who travel to and from Canada would go through a border checkpoint in Windsor.
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Road funding 101: What to know about Michigan’s $2B deal
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday celebrated the state’s new bipartisan road funding deal, which is historic in scope but still short of earlier targets. See what roads will get fixed, and which taxes will go up, as a result.
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New state budget bars Count Day financial incentives, requires curriculum transparency for parents
Michigan schools could also lose a portion of their state aid if they offer financial incentives to get students to attend school on Count Day.
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Michigan cash aid program for moms and babies gets ‘massive investment’ in state budget
The additional funding will allow Rx Kids to expand in more low-income communities and reach about 100,000 babies over the next few years.
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Michigan schools budget: free meals, record funding, safety upgrades
Michigan’s $24.12 billion budget includes universal no-cost K-12 school meals, boosts at-risk funding and includes funding for safety and mental health. School groups said the process was a mess.
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Michigan gets a new state budget: Winners, losers in the $81B deal
Days after missing the deadline, Michigan lawmakers finally passed a budget at around 2 am Friday. Here’s what’s in the $81B spending plan.