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A bill locking in a mandate by the federal government that states run credit checks on kids in foster care as young as 14 years old has passed the Michigan House. State Representative Robert Kosowski is sponsoring the measure, which was originally introduced last session by a colleague before the …

The Michigan House has cleared a series of bills cracking down on people who make methamphetamine. One of the bills would increase the fines and jail time for someone who is caught making meth near a school or library. A second set of legislation would cut someone a break if …

Disabled hunters in Michigan will have more opportunities to get outdoors, under a bill headed to the governor. The measure, which won final legislative approval in the state Senate, would allow those with mobility issues and have certain permits to hunt from personal mobility devices, like an electric wheelchair or …