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The Michigan House of Representatives passed its higher education budget proposal Thursday evening after a long day at the Michigan State Capitol.

First, Congress' vote to put more hurdles around Medicaid. Plus, a West Michigan TikTok chef on her viral recipes. And Detroit techno legend Carl Craig on this weekend's Movement festival.

The Legislature debates a bill package around transgender youth in sports. Then, one person’s journey to become the first person to kayak around the Great Lakes. Plus, the impact of the EPA delaying setting guidelines for PFAS.

First, Joe Tate on his announcement for U.S. Senate candidacy. Plus, a Ypsilanti business with environmentally-friendly curly hair products. And The Dish returns with Hemlock's The Maple Grille.

The Michigan Supreme Court refuses to bypass a lower court in a suit that pits the Legislature’s Senate Democratic majority leader against the Republican House speaker.

First, Michigan municipalities struggle to recruit election clerks. Then, we share some guidance from The Best Advice Show before our Revival special on COVID-19 conspiracy theories.

The Michigan Senate voted Thursday to extend protections for health care systems that take part in a federal drug affordability program.

State House Republicans without advance notice Thursday muscled through a $20 billion dollar bare-bones budget, touching off a rancorous floor fight and setting up a showdown with the Senate Democratic majority.

A Republican state Representative says Michigan lawmakers aren’t working nearly enough and that Lansing is corrupt. He’s introduced a resolution to make the state Legislature part-time. Representative Jim DeSana joins Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta on this week’s It’s Just Politics.

This past week in Lansing, there’s been increased attention to transparency with the state Senate passing bills to open lawmakers and the governor’s office to Freedom of Information Act requests to the introduction of bills that would stop lawmakers from signing non-disclosure agreements.