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Homecare providers compensated through Michigan's Medicaid system could unionize under bills approved by the Senate last month. Also, the legislation creates the "Home Help Caregiver Council," overseeing payroll deductions for union fees.

House Democratic Campaign Committee Chair Regina Weiss (D-Oak Park) has resigned from her campaign leadership post, along with Finance Chair Rep. Samantha Steckloff (D-Farmington Hills).

Last month, Michigan emerged as the top seller of legal cannabis in the country. Now, Rep. Graham Filler (R-St. Johns) is reviving an effort to ease the state’s regulatory burden on marijuana retailers.

The Detroit Police Department has settled a Farmington Hills father’s lawsuit arising from his wrongful arrest in 2020 based on faulty facial recognition technology.

The lock and dam project separating the Great Lakes from the Mississippi River to prevent the spread of the invasive silver carp, known as Asian carp, saw an agreement signed that would fund the construction.