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78 Percent Support Ending Presidential Immunity Via Constitution Amendment 

02/19/25 12:16 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
78 Percent Support Ending Presidential Immunity Via Constitution Amendment 
Michigan voters overwhelmingly support a U.S. Constitutional amendment to subject presidents who commit crimes in office to prosecution like any other American, a new poll shows.

DeSana Wants Everyone With A Quarter Acre To Be Able To Have Backyard Chickens 

02/18/25 12:47 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
DeSana Wants Everyone With A Quarter Acre To Be Able To Have Backyard Chickens 
Rep. James DeSana (R-Carleton) reintroduced legislation that would let anyone with at least a quarter-acre of property be able to raise five hens, up to 25 chickens in residential-zoned property.

State's Terrorism Threat Statute Ruled Unconstitutional 

02/18/25 12:43 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
State's Terrorism Threat Statute Ruled Unconstitutional 
An appeals panel held Michigan’s statute that makes false threats of terrorism a crime is unconstitutional.

FOIA Expansions Are As Good As Dead, Hall Indicates 

02/14/25 01:13 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
FOIA Expansions Are As Good As Dead, Hall Indicates 
Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) insinuated during a press conference on Thursday that SB 1 and SB 2 that subject the governor’s office and state Legislature to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in some cases are dead.

Michigan Tech Becomes 4th Research University In The State 

02/14/25 01:07 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Michigan Tech Becomes 4th Research University In The State 
Michigan Technological University received the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education’s top R1 status, designating it as a top-tier research institution for doctoral universities.