Legislation seeking to ensure the Michigan-Indiana border is properly mapped has been approved by the Michigan Senate.

State Senator Jonathan Lindsey tells us this effort has been going on for years as the current border was drawn in the 1800s, prior to Michigan being recognized as a state.

Lindsey says the state Legislature in 2022 approved a bill that outlined Michigan’s responsibilities and provided funding to complete a joint effort between the two states to verify the border. However, unexpected delays mean the state commission set up to oversee the process will soon expire. Lindsey’s bill gives it another four years, and that’s not all.

“ [It] then creates a new mechanism where the resources for this can be pushed down to the county level mon

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