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Michigan is protecting some dark sky. Governor Rick Snyder has signed a bill into law that protects three areas of state-owned land from light pollution. The law is designed to protect activities like stargazing and nighttime photography. In the designated areas, outdoor lighting fixtures must have special shields or otherwise …

Michigan is protecting some dark sky. Governor Rick Snyder has signed a bill into law that protects three areas of state-owned land from light pollution. The law is designed to protect activities like stargazing and nighttime photography. In the designated areas, outdoor lighting fixtures must have special shields or otherwise …

Riding a motorcycle without an endorsement on your driver’s license could get expensive under legislation that passed the Michigan House Thursday. The measure would increase the fine for a first offense from $100 to $500 and up to $1,000 for a second offense. Jim Rhoades with ABATE Michigan hopes the …

Bills that would set guidelines for the Secretary of State’s (SOS) office to oversee the ignition interlock program won final legislative approval in the Senate Thursday. Under the bill package, the devices, which prevent a person who has had alcohol from driving, would have to be installed by a licensed …

Bills that would set guidelines for the Secretary of State’s (SOS) office to oversee the ignition interlock program won final legislative approval in the Senate Thursday. Under the bill package, the devices, which prevent a person who has had alcohol from driving, would have to be installed by a licensed …

A group of activists dropped off petitions Thursday to the governor’s office, signed by 1 million people calling on the governor to resign over the Flint water crisis. Mark Crain with MoveOn.org says Rick Snyder resigning is the only thing that would right the wrongs of lead contaminating Flint’s drinking …

A group of activists dropped off petitions Thursday to the governor’s office, signed by 1 million people calling on the governor to resign over the Flint water crisis. Mark Crain with MoveOn.org says Rick Snyder resigning is the only thing that would right the wrongs of lead contaminating Flint’s drinking …

The Michigan House has given the green light to a $30 million supplemental spending bill Thursday intended to reimburse Flint residents for their water bills. The money will be offered as a credit to Flint residents who have been paying water bills between April of 2014 and now or as …

The Michigan House has given the green light to a $30 million supplemental spending bill Thursday intended to reimburse Flint residents for their water bills. The money will be offered as a credit to Flint residents who have been paying water bills between April of 2014 and now or as …

Some minor league ballparks in Michigan are adding netting along the baselines, to protect fans. The changes are being urged by Major League Baseball, following a lawsuit. In Grand Rapids, the home of the West Michigan Whitecaps, CEO Lew Chamberlin says 78 feet of nets will go up on each …