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The state says it helped more than 170,000 Michigan consumers deal with insurance and financial services issues last year. Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services spokeswoman Andrea Miller says an important aspect of the department’s job is reaching out to keep the public up to date about changes in …

The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that Michigan’s right-to-work laws, which prohibit requiring employees to join a union or pay a union fee, also apply to state employees. The court ruled in a 4-to-3 decision. The high court also ruled the state law requiring state employees to contribute four percent …

Governor Rick Snyder and the four legislative leaders have been huddling up this week to discuss road funding. The governor’s office says the meetings have happened both in person and on the phone and that they’ve been constructive. Gideon DAssandro, spokesperson for House Speaker Kevin Cotter, wouldn’t say if they’ve …