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It appears a budget deal between Governor Rick Snyder and the Legislature’s Republican leaders could include an election year tax cut.

There’s a debate underway in Lansing on whether to extend the 10-cent bottle deposit to alcoholic beverages sold in pouches.

Last Saturday, hundreds of students graduated from Lansing Community College.  It was a time for celebration, but many of them are already in debt.  Some will go on to four-year universities, where they’ll probably have to borrow a lot more money.

Review teams that recommend whether a city or school district should be taken over by a state-appointed emergency manager don’t have to meet in public.

Protesters have disrupted a meeting in which a Michigan House committee approved a series of proposed election law changes, including one that would require a voter to present a photo ID or birth certificate when registering to vote.

Two versions of a proposed Lansing city budget go before Lansing Board of Water and Light commissioners today.

Eaton Rapids is wondering how to respond to a recent rise in teen fighting.

The Michigan Catholic Conference is in federal court in an effort to reverse an Obama administration rule that requires employer health plans to cover contraception.

New teachers in Michigan still would get hybrid pensions under changes made to a teacher benefits bill.

A state House committee goes to work this morning on a plan that would force teachers and other school employees to pay more for their retirement benefits. Governor Rick Snyder and Republican leaders say that’s necessary to ensure the long-term solvency of the retirement system.

There are a lot of details to work out, but the bottom line for public school employees is, one way or the other, they will pay more for retirement benefits and retirement health care.

Governor Rick Snyder says overall, he supports the plan.

"(Be)'cause it's striking the right balance about taxpayer long-term liabilities and employees who have benefits."

“What’s going to happen next year?" asks retired teacher Thom Houseman.  "What more can they take from teachers next year?

About 2,500 Michigan Republicans gather in Detroit this weekend for their party’s spring convention.

More than a dozen Democratic Michigan House members have introduced legislation to repeal the state's "stand your ground" self-defense law after the fatal shooting of Florida teen Trayvon Martin.