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Calls go out for sentencing, jail reform

By Journal Staff LANSING — Bills previewed by panelists during the 2023 Michigan Day of Empathy Thursday would end the possibility of sentencing a juvenile to life without parole, end Michigan’s cash bail system and make it possible for anyone serving a long, indeterminate sentence in Michigan to have their sentence reviewed periodically by a judge. Another panel comprised mainly of formerly incarcerated people discussed the many barriers they and other people face when coming home from prison. The Day of Empathy, led nationally by Dream.Org, bridges the gap between people who have ...

Court: Michigan city can’t conceal police force policy

A police department in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has been ordered to release its full policy on the use of force after failing to convince the state appeals court that portions should be concealed from the public. The court noted that Amy Hjerstedt’s request in Sault Ste. Marie followed the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis in 2020. “Michigan has a strong public policy favoring public access to government information,” Judge Sima Patel said Tuesday in a 3-0 opinion. “Although certain information may be exempt from disclosure, the statutory exemptions are ...

3-Minute Thesis

By CHRISTIE MASTRIC Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — Cannabis, brain cancer, Scouting and biofuel sorghum were the topics presented by the winners in Tuesday’s Three Minute Thesis competition at Northern Michigan University. NMU’s annual 3MT competition involves graduate students ...

Esperion Therapeutics reports loss in Q4

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Esperion Therapeutics Inc. (ESPR) on Tuesday reported a loss of $55.5 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company said it had a loss of 76 cents. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 87 cents per share. The biopharmaceutical company posted revenue of $18.8 million in the period, which fell short of Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $20 million. For the year, ...

Students, faculty return to Michigan State after shooting

EAST LANSING — Michigan State University students and faculty returned to the East Lansing campus Monday as the university resumed normal operations one week after a gunman shot and killed three students and injured five others. The 50,000-student university’s campus remained relatively ...