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A proposal to change the way teachers and administrators are evaluated in the state has cleared a hurdle, passing the Michigan House Thursday. The legislation would mandate student growth make up a smaller portion of a teacher’s evaluation with in-classroom observation rounding out the evaluation model. Right now, student growth …

The Michigan House has passed a series of bills aimed at strengthening the states domestic violence laws. One bill would allow a woman to go to court to strip an abuser of parenting rights if they are the child’s father. Another would allow victims to claim a pet on a …

A two-week pilot program to see if school buses in the state should have more lights warning drivers a bus is stopped begins Monday in 10 school districts. The new lights will illuminate the words, “Stop Do Not Pass,” on the back of the bus. State Representative Holly Hughes is …

When former Michigan Governor John Engler was Michigan’s chief executive, he faced criticism from Democrats for being immovable from his partisan position on certain issues. But he says what’s happening in Washington now is over the top. He’s joined on to NoLabels (nolabels.org) which is pushing both parties to work …

A focus on Detroit and a website update are part of the plan for Michigan’s popular travel ad campaign — Pure Michigan — in 2016. Dave Lorenz of Travel Michigan says a challenge for the state’s travel industry has been negative perceptions about its biggest city. So, he says, the …

Legislation to set-up a statewide court e-filing system awaits action in the state House. The bill package would develop and implement a system for filing and sending court documents using the internet. It also creates a fund for collecting electronic filing fees. State Supreme Court Justice David Viviano says the …

Michigan’s prison inmates would have more time to petition the courts for DNA testing in their cases, under a bill headed to the state House. The measure would repeal the sunset date on post-conviction testing of DNA, which is currently set to expire the beginning of next year. State Senator …

Every year, three lucky Pure Michigan Hunt winners get to live out their dreams by pursuing elk, bear, deer, turkey and ducks in Michigan’s great outdoors. This year has been filled with success for all three winners – Jason Eurich of Saginaw, Mike Sikkenga of Whitehall and Mike DiLorenzo of …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources presented representatives of Plum Creek and the North Country Trail Hikers Chapter of the North Country Trail Association with Partners in Conservation Awards at the Oct. 8 meeting of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission in Cedarville. The awards are given six times each year …

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is seeking recent photos from the public to show during broadcasts of“Ask the DNR” – a live, hourlong call-in show produced five times a year and broadcast on WNMU-TV13 from Marquette. “We want to highlight and share some of the great times people are having in …