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The MSP reports that in '24, about 40.7% of deadly traffic crashes involved drugs and/or alcohol.Brian Swift, who lost h...
10/13/2025

The MSP reports that in '24, about 40.7% of deadly traffic crashes involved drugs and/or alcohol.Brian Swift, who lost his parents to a high driver, says oral testing devices are sitting on shelves, unusable because they're not legally binding currently.
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Anti-Human Trafficking Bills Focus On 'Demand Side' . . . https://zurl.co/gvUB9 Wish to receive MIRS' featured articles ...
10/13/2025

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Legislation has been introduced to target the “demand” side of human trafficking or commercial s*x. The proposed changes allow victims of trafficking to be expunged of crimes they committed while being exploited, and gives prosecutors tools to build cases.

Fewer Car Wrecks Post COVID, But More Car Wreck Fatalities . . . https://zurl.co/XaCpL Wish to receive MIRS' featured ar...
10/13/2025

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The number of traffic crashes on Michigan roads has slowed since COVID, but the wrecks that do happen are more serious and more deadly, based on MIRS's look into Michigan Traffic Crash Facts data posted on the Michigan State Police's website.

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10/12/2025

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Fourth-term Reps. Greg VanWoerkom (R-Norton Shores), 45, and Pauline Wendzel (R-Watervliet), 35, are engaged to be married, making the couple only the second duo of Michigan legislators to be married to each other while serving, and the first in 50 years.

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10/11/2025

Pork Spending Drops To $275.8M; Who Got What? . . . https://zurl.co/Yntnq

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The Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget signed Tuesday includes 200 legislative earmarks valued at $275.4 million, far less than the $2 billion in special projects found in the FY 2024 budget when the state was awash with federal COVID spending. MIRS’ spreadsheet outlining all the projects can be found h...

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10/10/2025

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(Source: MIRS.news, Published 10/08/2025) House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) said Tuesday he's open to working with the Governor on something that's been a part of her economic development wishlist since early 2024: the "HIRE Michigan" program. The plan would be to give away payroll tax e...

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