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Michigan Senate panel votes to expand open records law to governor, lawmakers

March 18, 2024

Over the last year, multiple prominent figures in Lansing have been under criminal investigation. Former House Speaker Rick Johnson pleaded guilty in April to taking bribes as the leader of the state's medical marijuana licensing board. And in December, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel brought embezzlement charges against two top staffers of former House Speaker Lee Chatfield.

The criminal allegations came after the nonprofit Center for Public Integrity rated Michigan the worst state in the country in 2015 for its systems to deter corruption.

James Crumbley convicted of involuntary manslaughter over son's school shooting

March 15, 2024

The Crumbleys represent a rare case of parents being charged in connection with a shooting carried out by their child. James Crumbley chose not to testify in his trial with the defense resting after only calling one witness Wednesday. He had pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Legal action could end use of toxic sewage sludge on US crops as fertilizer

March 13, 2024

New legal action could put an end to the practice of spreading toxic sewage sludge on US cropland as a cheap alternative to fertilizer, and force America to rethink how it disposes of its industrial and human waste.

Nitrous oxide whippet abuse bill signed into Michigan law

March 12, 2024

The bill, SB 58, adds the sale or offer for sale of an object designed to facilitate the inhalation of nitrous oxide for recreational use to the existing penalties for other drug paraphernalia.