Advocates for a proposal to shave time off a prisoner's sentence for learning a trade or taking classes would not require three-quarters support for final passage as some presume, according to a legal analysis for the Alliance for Safety and Justice.

The Michigan twins on trial for supporting the planned kidnapping of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were willing to die for their cause, according to a video the jury heard Friday.

The House-passed Michigan Hate Crime Act is not a “wild west legal approach” or a novel departure from current law or national standards according the bill's sponsor, Rep. Noah Arbit (D-West Bloomfield).

Many would argue that Michigan doesn't have adequate penalties to punish those who commit hate crimes. That could change, however, under a package of bills currently being considered in the House’s Criminal Justice Committee.

Attorney General Dana Nessel announced last week that her office helped bring charges against a trio of individuals who defrauded the federal food stamp project of $4 million, but an analyst who tracks systems integrity for LexisNexis told MIRS Monday podcast the number is closer to $150 million.