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A $305 million supplemental would replace cuts made in the fiscal year (FY) '25 budget for school safety and mental health as part of a bill package sponsored by Reps. Nancy DeBoer (R-Holland) and Jaime Greene (R-Richmond).

A state government contract for a third-party towing management system (meant to help Michigan State Police (MSP) troopers clear wrecks) was pulled at the last minute, but still spawned a lawsuit and a bill.

The Michigan Court of Appeals will decide whether Oxford schools and its employees are entitled to governmental immunity in lawsuits arising out of the 2021 shooting at Oxford High School that left four students dead.

The Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Fight Like Hell political action committee endorsed in five more congressional races Wednesday, raising the number of seats she's playing in to 11 U.S. Senate and 23 U.S. House races, each with one candidate from Michigan.

Rachel May, a 35-year-old bartender at Applebee's, opposes Michigan phasing out its tipping system. She wants state officials to know she chose to be part of the tipped worker industry, and "we're not some poor little servants that are underpaid."