Rick Pluta

The report measured released prisoners who committed a new offense in Michigan or violated the terms of their parole within three years of being released from a state prison

The July deadline was enacted after a 2007 deadlock between Gov. Granholm and a divided Legislature led to a brief partial government shutdown

Colonel James Grady had to answer for trooper and officer surveys showing widespread dissatisfaction with his leadership

The Michiganders for Money Out of Politics campaign said Consumers Energy and DTE Energy, in particular, have used their clout to fend off efforts to award bigger paybacks to customers for power losses

Benson’s filing this week with the Michigan Court of Claims says the Legislature’s oversight power “is not unlimited, checks and balances apply”

The opinion held that storing data is not medical care and there is no privacy violation because the data is kept anonymous

An American Civil Liberties Union attorney says the legislation is probably unconstitutional because it would automatically change all the sentences without court hearings

Benson acknowledged the problems with the disclosure portal while defending her department’s work

Benson has made technical competence and government transparency central to her campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor

James and Jennifer Crumbley argue they never should have been charged or convicted under a novel interpretation of the manslaughter law