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Under a proposal unveiled Tuesday, schools are encouraged to develop positive behavioral support programs for students with behavioral problems. This was among recommendations recently from Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley’s special education task force. The proposal was prompted in part by the case of a student who died following prolonged restraint. …

Riding a motorcycle without an endorsement on your driver’s license could catch you a steeper fine, under a bill passed by the state Senate Wednesday. The current penalty is a $100 fine and/or up to 90 days in jail. But that fine would go up to $500 for a first …

Michigan Democratic Party Chair Brandon Dillon says documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show the Snyder administration used the Flint emergency manager law to lock Flint into drinking water from the Flint River when it agreed to grant the city a $7 million emergency loan. And it came …

The top Democrat in the Michigan House is the first state lawmaker to publicly call on the governor to resign over the Flint water crisis. House Democratic Leader Tim Greimel, D-Auburn Hills, says Rick Snyder should resign because of what he did and didn’t do about the Flint water crisis. …

Grade school students in Michigan would get their vision screened more often under legislation before a House committee Thursday. State Representative Amanda Price is sponsoring two bills in the three bill package and says the goal is to head off a reading problem at the pass. She says a drop …

Lawmakers on four different Michigan House and Senate committees will meet Thursday to bat around ways to ensure a veteran’s home in Grand Rapids continues to operate on the up and up. State Representative Ed McBroom, chairman of a House oversight committee, says a scathing audit of the Grand Rapids …

Three presidential hopefuls made campaign stops in Michigan in advance of the Republican presidential debate in Detroit Thursday and the Democratic debate Sunday night in Flint. Democrat Bernie Sanders hit the campus of Michigan State University where he addressed a standing room only crowd at the Breslin Center. Republican John …

A family is safe after their house caught fire in Mass City. The fire was reported around 3:45 Wednesday morning. The Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Office says the house sustained considerable damage. All occupants of the home were able to get out of the home safely. Authorities believe the fire may have …

For the full story and video, see the original ABC-10 story by Andy Kulie. A new road maintenance innovation is gaining traction in the Upper Peninsula and across the state. The “Superior Stick” is allowing winter maintenance technicians at the Michigan Department of Transportation to realize the full potential of …

State Representative Scott Dianda is voicing his opposition to Governor Rick Snyder’s recent appointment to the Michigan Tax Tribunal.  Here is the statement released from Dianda’s office:   LANSING — State Representative Scott Dianda (D-Calumet) said today that Gov. Rick Snyder’s appointment of lawyer Marcus Abood to the Michigan Tax …