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Michigan’s risk for Lyme disease continues to grow. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Michigan is among several Midwest states that has seen an expansion of high-risk areas for the illness. Lyme disease is transmitted by infected deer ticks, so Jennifer Smith of the Michigan Department of …

Employers couldn’t use credit checks when making hiring decisions under a bill introduced this session in the Michigan House. State Representative Henry Yanez is sponsoring the bill this go-round. Yanez says the recession years ago was the driving force when this bill was first introduced. And while he concedes most …

A Michigan Democrat is making another run at revamping campaign finance laws in the state. State Representative Jim Townsend is sponsoring a bill to prohibit someone who is doing contract work for a local government from making campaign contributions to a local office holder. A similar bill impacting contractors on …