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The Michigan State Police (MSP) is asking Michiganders to be vigilant by looking out for any suspicious behavior or activity and notifying law enforcement immediately if they see something suspicious. There are no known threats to Michigan at this time, but the recent terrorism-related incident in Belgium serves as a …

Some lawmakers are stepping up efforts to change state tax law dealing with the so-called “Dark Store” controversy, where big box stores can vastly reduced property taxes when they abandon their site. Under the proposal, even if the store is left empty, the owners of the property will have to …

The Great Lakes shipping season kicked off this week with the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The lock system, which allows travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes, opened two weeks early due to warmer weather. It’s the 58th shipping season for the system that supports more …

It’s setting up to be a busy day at the Capitol Wednesday. As state lawmakers continue to chip away at a plan for Detroit Public Schools, a nurses group and civil rights activists plan separate demonstrations on the Capitol grounds. Registered nurses are scheduled to hold a rally on the …

The state’s auditor general was back in the hot seat Tuesday at the second state legislative hearing on the Flint water crisis. He fielded questions from the six lawmakers on the panel of an audit he performed of the state Department of Environmental Quality’s drinking water division. The committee will …

A Michigan House committee has laid out its education budget recommendations for the coming fiscal year and it includes getting rid of the M-STEP exam. State Representative Tim Kelly, R-Saginaw, is chairman of the committee and says it took way too long for the state to get test results back …

Michigan is a leader in clean energy jobs in the Midwest with more than 87,000 people working in the sector, according to a new report. The Clean Jobs Midwest report, which compares Michigan to 11 other states, shows Michigan leads the Midwest region in clean energy vehicle jobs and is …

While the Michigan Senate cleared a package of bills Tuesday to overhaul Detroit Public Schools and pay down the districts debt over ten years, the chamber still has another DPS issue to address: an emergency spending bill to keep the district open for the rest of the school year. State …

The state Senate Tuesday passed a plan to restructure the Detroit Public School district. The $715 million plan would break the district in two, pay off its debt, and transition from state emergency management to an elected school board. However, a board of state appointees would still oversee the district’s …

The March meeting of the Hancock Public Schools Board of Education got off to a positive start by congratulating the Bulldog’s boys hockey team, fresh off their Division 3 state championship. Superintendent Monica Healy read an email that praised the team for their good behavior at the hotel. Healy said …