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A bill package allowing for the installation of automatic traffic enforcement devices in work zones received testimony in the House Regulatory Reform Committee, where bill sponsor Rep. Will Snyder (D-Muskegon) said the legislation would limit construction worker fatalities.

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 02/28/2023) Western Michigan University’s Cooley Law School Innocence Project representatives want the Legislature to expand state DNA testing laws.

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 02/16/2023) Michigan Supreme Court justices would all receive home security systems and unmarked vehicles for themselves and their security detail under next year's $12.5 million Judiciary budget proposed by the Governor last week.

When Anthony McRea was arrested on a gun possession charge in 2019, the Lansing man was given 18 months of probation as opposed to five years in prison, which is the maximum penalty for this type of offense.

Finding more money for community violence intervention (CVI) programs and lengthening waiting periods for firearm purchases are among the new policy proposals being suggested to reduce firearm violence in Michigan.