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Fewer high school students in Michigan will mean fewer high school graduates, according to a national study. The graduation rate is expected to decline in the years ahead as the result of a lower birth rate, according to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. In fact, next year will …

The state house has voted to lessen the penalty for underage drinking, making a first offense a civil infraction instead of a misdemeanor crime. The maximum fine would remain unchanged at $100, and minors may still have to get substance abuse help. In 2014, there were about 9,300 first-offense convictions …

Opposing court rulings on the Michigan ballot recount. The state court of appeals says it should end, being Green Party candidate Jill Stien did not have enough of a vote to qualify for a recount. But a federal appeals court upheld the original ruling forcing the recount Monday, saying a …