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Boxwood shrubs in Michigan are in danger this season because of the invasive box tree moth, which can completely defoliate a plant in just a few weeks. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has issued a quarantine for 13 districts in southeast Michigan to try to prevent the moths from spreading. To reduce the spread of the moths, people should dispose of the plants safely by double-bagging infested plants and bringing them to municipal waste sites.

A fired immigration judge says she was dismissed from her job because of her gender, her status as a dual citizen of Lebanon and the fact that she once ran for municipal office in Ohio as a Democrat.

A new bill introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives would lower the state’s income tax rate by a fraction of a percent, from 4.25% to 4.05%.It’s a callback to a couple years ago. That’s when strong state revenue triggered a law that temporarily lowered the tax rate in 2023.

A challenge to a common, controversial and expensive part of the state budget process will be heard Tuesday by a Michigan Court of Claims judge.

The Michigan Public Service Commission is taking feedback on what should be required in long term plans from energy utility companies. Some worried data center energy predictions won't materialize.

Consumers Energy plans to sell its 13 hydroelectric dams to a Maryland-based company — but Consumers would still buy power from the dams.

The Michigan Senate passed a budget transparency resolution Monday as lawmakers scramble to approve a final state budget before a 12:00 a.m. Wednesday deadline.

A Michigan judge has dismissed criminal charges against 15 people who signed false certificates saying Donald Trump won the state's electoral votes in 2020.

Eaton County Prosecutor Doug Lloyd is running for the Republican nomination for state attorney general. He says his decades of experience will set him apart.

Michigan K-12 students are supposed to get a minimum of 180 days of classroom instruction, but Superintendent Michael Rice says in reality, it's nowhere near that.