A judge has ordered the University of Michigan to fill a public records request and release pay information for employees.

LANSING, Mich. – “We are, so excited about this coalition, and we’re excited about these reforms. They prove that when people work together, they make genuine real process in Lansing,” said Kimberly Buddin. Thursday, several organizations -- like Americans for Prosperity, the ACLU of Michigan, Safe and Just Michigan and the Mackinac Center for Public Policy -- presented the Justice Reform Package to the State House and Senate. They addressed key and important issues like driver’s license suspensions, mandatory minimum sentencing, case initiation, sentencing, probation, racial justice and fairness. The State House approved the package, now they move on to the Senate.

LANSING, Mich. – Over the past two weeks, it’s becoming clear Michigan is seeing COVID-19 cases rising along with hospitalizations. Hospitalizations have increased steadily for the last three weeks, including a slight uptick in critical care and ventilator use. The Michigan legislature was not in session Friday but there was a lot of activity in Lansing to work out how to deal with coronavirus after the Supreme Court nixed Gov. One source said the focus is on making the state’s overall COVID-19 response similar to the Return-to-Learn plan, allowing local control. Latest COVID-19 data in Michigan: