MIRS Articles Of Note

Polehanki Leading Charge For Mandatory Kindergarten For 5-Year-Olds

03/13/24 02:16 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Polehanki Leading Charge For Mandatory Kindergarten For 5-Year-Olds
If a child is at least five years old, their parents or legal guardians would be required to send them to kindergarten under legislation being spearheaded by Senate Education Chair Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia).

MSU Employees Ask Supremes To Look At Vaccine Requirement

03/12/24 02:50 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
MSU Employees Ask Supremes To Look At Vaccine Requirement
Michigan State University (MSU) employees are taking their fight against the university's COVID-19 vaccine mandate to the U.S. Supreme Court.d

Former Legislators/Staffers Say Successful Staff Union Is Unlikely

03/12/24 02:43 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Former Legislators/Staffers Say Successful Staff Union Is Unlikely
Former GOP Sen. Wayne Schmidt and former Democratic House member LaMar Lemmons III, both of whom have worked on legislative staff

MSP To Pay $475K For Blocking Disabled Residents From ADA Event

03/11/24 03:38 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
MSP To Pay $475K For Blocking Disabled Residents From ADA Event
The Michigan State Police has been ordered to pay $475,000 to six residents whose rights were violated when they attended an Americans with Disabilities event at the state Capitol in 2015.

Why Kids Are Forced To Spend Nights In Courthouses

03/11/24 03:29 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Why Kids Are Forced To Spend Nights In Courthouses
In 2022, the Michigan Probate Judges Association documented the case of a girl named Katie, who was removed from an abusive home and placed in a juvenile detention center. Because space wasn't available, Katie spent nine days residing in a courthouse, sleeping on an air mattress.