Is it legal in Michigan? Answering your biggest questions

"Is it Legal?" is a recurring feature that publishes every Monday on freep.com that aims to help readers understand laws in ...
Detroit News

Smit: Michigan’s election rules demand federal scrutiny

Michigan voters deserve transparent, accountable elections, but Secretary of State JocelynBenson is implementing three administrative rule sets that systematically dismantle electionintegrity ...

New Michigan law removes threats to large carnivore breeding at zoos

Before the change to Michigan's Large Carnivore Act, citations unrelated to large carnivores threatened several animal ...
WYRK

Don’t Break This New York Law! A Warning About Traps

Even if you don’t trap or hunt, there are important laws you should be aware of. New York State is very clear about protecting both trappers and their equipment. According to the DEC, at least three ...
Survival World on MSNOpinion

Michigan’s Deer Crisis: How Politics and Poor Decisions Are Hurting Hunters

Michigan’s deer hunters aren’t just frustrated. According to Lucas Pawlosky, host of The Outdoor Conquest on YouTube, they’re ...
mlive

Michigan wants to keep medical debt off consumer reports

Legislation advancing through Senate committee would standardize hospital financial assistance and prevent medical debt from ...
USA Today

Critics say proposed MDOT rules attack First Amendment rights, homeless individuals

Mary Johns doesn’t want to go to jail. On the other hand, at 71, she notes, “Who cares if I have a misdemeanor?” Johns, a grandmother and retiree from Troy, is eyeing what her future as a protester ...
Crain's Detroit

Michigan lawmakers end last-minute budget earmarks with new transparency rules

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. LANSING — Michigan lawmakers on Thursday finalized ...

Bobcat trapping returns after 56 years. Some fear this will hurt once endangered felines

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources opened the controversial bobcat trapping season this month. Some say more data is needed.
MLive

Michigan toughens factory farm pollution rules after legal fight

LANSING, MI — Michigan regulators have finalized stricter pollution controls for the state’s largest livestock operations following a multi-year legal battle over how factory farms manage animal waste ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Wolves are under federal protection and can't be hunted in Wisconsin. What do the new rules taking effect Nov. 1 in the state mean?

New rules have been approved for gray wolf hunting and trapping in Wisconsin. The rules were developed by the Department of Natural Resources and approved in October 2023 by the Natural Resources ...
wwmt

Michigan court rules GOP-led House unconstitutional for withholding bill package

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled earlier this week in favor of the State Senate in a lawsuit that alleged that the Michigan House of Representatives withheld nine bills from the ...