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The school smartphone ban on the way to the state Senate would create exemptions for medical issues, lessons that involve devices, and for basic phones that can't download apps or use internet browsers.
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Bypassing the Court of Claims would have sped up the Michigan cannabis industry's lawsuit over the state's new wholesale tax on marijuana, but the state appeals court says it's not persuaded that the case needs immediate review.
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