MIRS Articles Of Note

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland put forth a proposal to reclassify cannabis from a schedule I drug, along with heroin, to a schedule III drug, with some codeine combinations, which could change some rules in the Michigan industry.

The Michigan Supreme Court declined to hear a technical question regarding an appeal filed by Paul Bellar, one of the men convicted in connection with the plot to kidnap and kill Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Bellar's appeal will continue, however.

An elections worker who erected a non-functioning camera and solar light near a ballot drop box in Plymouth in the run-up to the February presidential primary will not be charged, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Thursday.

An alternate exam could be developed and used by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for those looking to become licensed paramedics under legislation the House passed Wednesday with bipartisan support.

The Senate's $547.6 million spending plan for the Governor's developing “lifelong education” department deploys $75.9 million to raising child care rates for providers, specifically for those in Michigan's child care subsidy program for poor families.