Marijuana vaping is becoming more popular among Michigan teens, according to new University of Michigan survey data. That’s raised health concerns and pushed schools to seek stricter policies.
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Michigan expands ID program to help people leaving jail, prison
Michigan is expanding a program that helps people leaving jails and prisons obtain state IDs or driver’s licenses. It’s now available in Wayne County, where most detainees lack a valid ID.
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Whitmer, legislative leaders: Michigan budget deal will avert government shutdown
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, House and Senate leaders say they’ve reached agreement to pass a state budget, boost road funding and avoid a government shutdown next week.
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Pot for potholes: Michigan House OKs marijuana tax to raise $420M for roads
The Michigan House approved a new 24% wholesale tax on marijuana projected to raise $420M a year for road construction and repairs.
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Michigan schools face tough calls as government shutdown looms
Michigan schools are taking out loans, limiting free meals and warning of preschool closures if the state government shuts down Oct. 1. A prolonged shutdown could cost them even more.
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Gretchen Whitmer: National Guard deployment in Detroit ‘unwarranted’
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she will not ask Trump to deploy the National Guard in Detroit to combat crime, calling the move ‘unwarranted.’
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Michigan GOP governor candidates: We’d welcome National Guard in Detroit
City officials oppose the move that was brought up first by Vice President JD Vance
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Push to take SAT scores off Michigan students’ transcripts, abolish essay
Proposed legislation seeks to make the college application process more fair for high school students, advocates say, since most colleges offer students the option of not providing test scores.
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Michigan faces worst drought in a decade as rainfall and rivers run low
Parts of Michigan are in the most ‘severe’ drought since 2012, with much of the Lower Peninsula receiving far less rainfall than normal. That’s left rivers running low and soil moisture scarce, affecting agriculture.
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Wayne State president leaves with ‘bargain’ settlement of $760K, plus health care
Kimberly Andrews Espy, WSU’s first female president, departed this week with a settlement in exchange for giving up her rights to return to the faculty. Her $760K departure settlement is on the low side, according to one expert.