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Michigan’s prison inmates would have more time to petition the courts for DNA testing in their cases, under a bill signed by the governor Thursday. The measure repeals the sunset date on post-conviction testing of DNA, which was set to expire at the beginning of next year. State Senator Steve …

Businesses could keep lifesaving epinephrine injectors on hand in case an employee or customer has an allergic reaction, under a bill signed into law by the governor Thursday. The bill’s sponsor, State Representative Lisa Posthumus Lyons, says a business doesn’t have to stock epipens, but can if it wants to. …

Michigan’s governor says he’s still weighing the pros and cons of signing a bill to end straight-ticket voting in the state. The bill to do away with the check box for Democrat or Republican at the top of your ballot was passed by both the Michigan House and Senate late …