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A bill to lessen the penalty for underage drinking cleared the state Senate Thursday. It’s currently a misdemeanor for those charged with minor in possession, but the legislation would change it to a civil infraction, punishable by a $100 fine. Subsequent offenses would remain a misdemeanor. Senator Rick Jones, R-Grand …

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder will not resign. Despite a call for his resignation from Michigan House Minority Leader Tim Greimel Wednesday, the governor says he’s fully committed to remaining in office and fixing the problems with the water in Flint. Greimel wants Snyder to resign over “actions and inactions” related …

Governor Rick Snyder has announced that he’s filing an appeal with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in an effort to seek more federal funds to help the city of Flint through its water crisis. The governor says there’s a long road ahead for Flint’s recovery and more assistance is needed …

The top Republican in the Michigan House says Flint won’t see another dime from the state to help with its water crisis until October, when the new budget takes effect. House Speaker Kevin Cotter says lawmakers took care of immediate needs, such as approving money for bottled water and water …

The federal government has given Michigan the green light to expand Medicaid coverage to pregnant women and children affected by the Flint water crisis. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services approved a waiver allowing the state to expand Medicaid coverage and services to expectant mothers and children up …

Lawmakers on four different Michigan House and Senate panels picked through a scathing audit of a veteran’s home in Grand Rapids Thursday. The audit, released last month, shows employees and supervisors at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans lied about checking on patients who may have fallen, higher ups didn’t …

Donald Trump has a ten-point lead over his nearest rival for the Republican presidential nomination in Michigan in a new poll. The survey by Lansing-based EPIC-MRA shows Trump with a 10 point lead over Senator Ted Cruz. Trump is at 29 percent and Cruz is at 19 percent. Running third …

Frontrunner Donald Trump spent much of Thursday night’s Republican presidential debate, hosted by Fox News, in the cross-hairs of Florida Senator Marco Rubio and Texas Senator Ted Cruz. Rubio and Trump routinely tussled in shouting matches that had to be broken up by moderators, while Cruz leaned on recent polls …

Despite being held 70 miles from Flint, the Republican presidential debate Thursday night in Detroit – hosted by Fox News – made little mention of the city’s water crisis. Only one candidate, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, was asked a direct question about Flint’s lead contaminated water. In his response, Rubio …

A pair of leading political scholars from Finland will share their expertise with a presentation regarding how the Finns are handling the more than 32,000 asylum seekers from the Middle East and Afghanistan. Historian Juhana Aunesluoma from the University of Helsinki and Matti Jutila, a political scientist from the University …