- Business
- Report says focusing on regions could boost Michigan prosperity
- The Fed says its long-awaited rate cut is apolitical, even close to the presidential election
- Teamsters won’t endorse either candidate in presidential race
- Michigan business owners, workers and lawmakers rally to save tipped wages
- Trump mocks conspiracy theorist label, plays to international auto fears at Flint town hall
- States are pushing back with anti-labor laws as union popularity grows, policy experts say
- Detroit households face high energy costs, study says
- Inflation has slowed, but the economy remains a big issue for voters in picking a president
- The nation’s last refuge for affordable homes is in Northeast Ohio
- The cherry would be Michigan’s official state fruit under new bill
- Macomb County lawmaker wants to preserve more than M in road funding
- Bernie Sanders says Kamala Harris can beat Trump on the economy
- Trump’s support of Florida marijuana legalization may show growing bipartisan consensus
- Senate bills aim to soften contentious minimum wage changes following Michigan Supreme Court ruling
- Biden signs ‘Good Jobs’ order during Ann Arbor visit, hands the pen to Rep. Dingell
- Buttigieg touts Biden administration investments in Michigan infrastructure
- Americans’ perception of AI is generally negative, though they see ‘beneficial applications’
- Michigan voters support limiting corporate political contributions, new poll says
- Harris to roll out new plan on tax relief for small businesses
- Pro-union group requests investigation of Webasto for alleged anti-union efforts at Detroit plant
- Michigan Supreme Court won’t hear appeals on COVID-19-related compensation lawsuits
- Harris, union members and elected officials rally in Detroit on Labor Day
- Michigan drops to 31st among states for workers’ rights in 2024 in Oxfam survey
- Pay gap narrows, but CEOs still get way more than regular workers, new report says
- UAW delegation will travel to Germany to take Webasto complaints directly to company leaders
- Trump delivers marathon speech in Potterville railing against Harris: ‘She just doesn’t care’
- Biden’s newest student loan repayment plan temporarily blocked by Supreme Court
- State seeks clarification on implementation of increases to minimum wage and paid sick time
- Vance talks hope for future in Big Rapids, slams Harris’ ‘whining’ and ‘fake joy’
- Michigan aims to tackle clean energy goals in Upper Peninsula
- Where exactly are all the AI jobs?
- X fixes AI chatbot after secretaries of state complained it spread election misinformation
- NLRB finds merit to unfair labor practice allegations at Delta Twp. Chipotle
- US credit card debt continues to rise as housing and other costs remain high for the lowest earners
- Market problems, poor planning causing price hikes in nation’s largest electric market, critics say
- Burton restaurant owner and servers back Trump’s proposal to ax taxes on tips
- Stabenow keeps sights set on new farm bill before retiring
- ‘She knows us’: Whitmer talks grit, groceries and the promise of a Harris presidency
- A look at how federal plans could make the costs of housing more affordable
- U.S. House Dems ask OSHA to respond to reports that state agencies tipped off employers
- Gary Peters brings retired Teamsters onstage during DNC speech
- Bigger investments in childcare are needed as more parents enter workforce, report says
- UAW’s Shawn Fain predicts working-class support for Harris-Walz ticket
- ‘It’s getting hot in here’: UAW President Shawn Fain quotes Nelly in DNC speech
- PitchMI statewide innovation competition opens for entries
- ‘Clean Energy REVolution’ tour touts impacts of EV investments in Michigan
- Webasto-Detroit workers say company is violating labor law to bust union activity
- Michigan Marks ABLE Savings Day by raising awareness of disability savings accounts
- UAW files federal labor charges against Trump and Elon Musk
- Republicans don’t try to solve problems anymore. All they offer is fake outrage.
- Slotkin and Stabenow keep their eyes on the road to November on their ‘Thelma and Louise’ tour
- Harris tells UAW workers, ‘We stand for the dignity of work,’ and vows to fight for them
- Walz brings folksiness — and a winning economic record — to the Harris ticket
- In Detroit, Harris and Walz talk about the Midwest, the middle class and voters in the middle
- How Michigan can break down barriers to safe, affordable housing
- Riding Trump’s endorsement, Junge wins GOP primary for the 8th US House District
- Study says undocumented immigrants paid almost 0 billion in taxes
- Benson urges Musk to fix X’s AI chatbot over election misinformation
- U.S. unemployment rises as the Fed holds tight on key interest rates
- Michigan officials investigating Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC that claims to help register voters
- Slotkin says US Senate Democratic primary is a battle between ‘rhetoric and substance’
- Dems seeking to retain 8th Congressional District talk jobs, immigration, reproductive rights
- Congress must become a fortuneteller since Supreme Court knocked down Chevron deference
- Detroit Webasto workers file for union election
- Minimum wage to increase after the Michigan Supreme Court strikes down legislative maneuver
- UAW endorses Harris, says rally planned with the VP in Detroit next week
- NLRB general counsel meets with Michigan auto parts workers organizing with UAW
- Michigan provides M toward effort preserving Detroit’s Chinese-American history
- U.S. home prices hit a record high as sales fell. Here’s how housing experts explain the trends
- Michigan’s population has stagnated. So have efforts to reverse that trend.
- As acting governor, AG Nessel signs bill intending to protect homeowners into law
- Officials celebrate as Gordie Howe International Bridge becomes official border crossing
- Michigan leaders talk funding needs after federal infrastructure law expires in 2026
- Submarine manufacturing program unveiled by Whitmer and national leaders
- States strike out on their own on AI, privacy regulation
- New state office will focus on growing Michigan’s population
- IT glitch causing delays in flights, business operations globally
- Poll: Older Michiganders are facing financial squeeze, despite state’s recovering economy
- Michigan continues to lead in clean energy jobs and investment, report says
- Federal regulator: Pharmacy middlemen appear to be raising prices, hurting patients
- As bird flu spreads on dairy farms, an ‘abysmal’ few workers are tested
- A SCOTUS ruling on laughing gas abandons precedent for the absurd and the partisan
- NLRB says certification of Sweetwaters union effort issued ‘erroneously’
- ‘Frustrating’ partisan stalemate: the new normal for farm bills?
- Corporate sponsors of Pride events also contribute to politicians with anti-LGBTQ leanings
- In West Michigan, first lady promotes the Biden administration’s family support policies
- Michigan lawmakers look to quash non-consensual ‘deepfake’ pornography
- Abortion rights groups file suit to overturn ban on taxpayer-funded abortions
- White House seeks emergency funds for Midwest disaster relief, Key Bridge in Maryland
- The number of job openings has declined sharply in every state
- ‘We fight the good fight and continue forward’
- Michigan House passes bills seeking to crack down on ticket scalping
- Biden administration official announces funding for housing assistance program in Detroit
- U.S. Supreme Court flips precedent that empowered federal agencies
- Michigan House approves increasing unemployment benefits to 26 weeks
- Stabenow rolls out free summer meal expansion for Michigan kids
- Stabenow says GOP farm bill is ‘not balanced’ and won’t pass through the US Senate
- SCOTUS rejects Missouri lawsuit alleging feds bullied social media into censoring content
- Artificial intelligence has spread lies about my good name, and I’m here to settle the score
- Biden campaign plans pre-debate events across Michigan this week
- Trump vows to bring back the auto industry to Michigan. But it never left.
- Congress silenced free speech in TikTok law, platform tells federal court
- Boeing CEO apologizes to families for aircraft safety failings
- Michigan House panel greenlights ‘Taylor Swift’ bills taking on ticket scalpers
- Poll: Democratic female turnout could be dampened without abortion measure on Michigan ballot
- New M Livingston Co. domestic violence shelter is already at capacity
- Low-wage states with cheap housing dominated the post-pandemic jobs boom
- As a key labor union pushes into the South, red states push back
- Business leaders, advocates concerned education budget may fail community childcare services
- Trump floats plan to end taxes on tips, though experts raise doubts
- Michigan could move to a critical new economic development strategy
- Eminem, Diana Ross, more mark official reopening of Michigan Central Station
- Attorney general intervenes on Consumers Energy case requesting 3M rate increase
- Tlaib celebrates federal housing funds for at-risk Detroit families
- Housing concerns rank high among voters in battleground state polling
- Michigan Central Station reopens in its ‘most pristine state ever’
- ‘There is more work to do’: Gilchrist, local advocates talk barriers for Michigan workers
- Michigan’s housing crisis can be fixed, but it needs to be all hands on deck, Hovey says
- Some providers will offer low-cost internet even as federal program ends, White House says
- As lawmakers cross off Whitmer’s priorities, paid family leave efforts sit stagnant
- minimum wage proposal won’t make 2024 ballot, as Michigan Supreme Court denies appeal
- At the Mackinac Policy Conference, the Empire strikes back in seersucker suits
- Legislative leaders butt heads on economic development and more as Mackinac Conference closes
- Whitmer touts Michigan’s history of innovation, announces support for entrepreneurs
- Raimondo: Michigan is ‘worthy’ of federal infrastructure investment
- Manufacturing industry leaders weigh in on need for more talent in electric vehicle transition
- Whitmer to announce Ben Marchionna as new chief innovation ecosystem officer
- Gilbert ‘optimistic’ about Ren Center’s future after GM moves to his Hudson’s Detroit development
- New: Whitmer announces expansion of 3D printer network supporting small manufacturers
- Paul Ryan talks misinformation, polarization and pitfalls of Democrats and Republicans
- Leaders say that racial equity in businesses is key for Michigan growth
- Whitmer announces housing and energy affordability plans to drive down cost of living in Michigan
- Leaders address Michigan’s housing shortage amid rising costs
- ‘A new era of college athletics’: Speaker Tate and MSU coaches talk changes in NCAA
- Poll finds ‘jarring’ stats on democracy amid widening gulf of economic misperception
- Consumers Energy fined M over complaints of faulty meters, delays in electric and gas services
- Report: Starting salaries for Michigan teachers ‘rank among the lowest in the nation’
- Nessel joins AGs to defend workplace accommodation rules for abortion
- Legislation reforming ‘convoluted’ Michigan child labor law receives hearing
- Amid outrage over high ticket prices, Michigan joins anti-trust suit against Ticketmaster
- DHHS urges farmworkers to be vigilant after detecting bird flu in Michigan resident
- U.S. Department of Agriculture to fund 0 million in grants to boost exports
- Trump declines witness stand as testimony in his first trial concludes
- Workers at Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance reject union after months-long campaign
- Group urges MDOT to halt I-375 Reconnecting Communities project in Detroit
- In Detroit NAACP speech, Biden warns ‘unhinged’ Trump is looking for ‘revenge’ in 2024
- Farm bill text released in U.S. House, setting up fight with Senate
- Biden policies aid Detroit in the electric vehicle race with China
- Congressional panel debates who should foot the bill for rebuilding Baltimore bridge
- Five-year FAA bill clears U.S. House, boosting flights into Washington, D.C.
- Renters’ rights group rallies at housing conference in Lansing
- Enviros push back on bills giving tax breaks to data centers
- Tariffs to be sharply hiked by Biden administration on Chinese-made products
- In some parts of the U.S., the grid of the future might be closer than you think
- ‘Mom’ legislators see their numbers, influence grow but barriers to elected office remain
- U.S. Senate in FAA bill adds flights at Washington National, bucking local opponents
- BLM to finalize rule allowing federal leases targeted at protection of natural areas
- Aid to Ukraine, Israel overwhelmingly approved by U.S. House in bipartisan vote
- Following the UAW’s wins against the Detroit Three, Tenn. Volkswagen workers vote to join the union
- Rick Haglund: General Motors is moving out of Renaissance Center. Now what?
- U.S. House tries anew to force sale or ban for TikTok, a ‘spy balloon in your phone’
- Biden makes unions and steel the focus of his first 2024 visit to Pittsburgh
- National privacy standard eyed by Congress for data harvested by big tech companies
- House GOP announce plans to bring back Right to Work, Snyder-era economic policies
- New DOT partnership will streamline airline consumer complaints in Colorado, other states
- ‘Panicked rush to gas’ could hike energy costs, report warns regulators
- Forum explores Flint’s effort to combat poverty using cash payments for mothers and infants
- Small business owners ask U.S. House tax writers to extend Trump-era deductions
- Nessel pushes back on Upper Peninsula Power Company’s request for outage credit waivers
- March jobs report shows strong labor market with job gains in health care and government
- Monique Stanton: Payday lending practices have left many Michiganders drowning in debt
- Gilchrist unveils plan for high-speed internet access in Michigan
- Biden to visit Port of Baltimore Friday to review federal response on Key Bridge
- Trade watchdog: Big retailers used supply-chain problems to inflate grocery costs
- Experts say the economy is getting better, but consumers don’t feel that way. Here’s why.
- Washtenaw County employees picket for wage increase as negotiations continue on expired contract
- Federal rebuild of Baltimore bridge ‘will not be quick or easy or cheap,’ Buttigieg says
- Michigan Medicine health care workers win union recognition
- On this day in 1946: Walter Reuther is elected UAW president
- Biden pledges federal dollars for ‘entire cost’ to rebuild collapsed Baltimore bridge
- Rep. Moolenaar to take over chairing China competition committee
- Rick Haglund: Biden climate protection measures can head off Trump’s ‘bloodbath’
- Breaking records, 1.4M Michiganders have ACA coverage, state uninsured rate plummets
- U.S. Senate in bipartisan vote blocks Biden rule to reopen Paraguayan beef imports
- Student loan repayment program could help Michigan retain more teachers, educators say
- Democrats hail ACA ahead of anniversary, blast GOP efforts to repeal it
- Watch out for China buying U.S. farmland, Noem tells U.S. House panel
- Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gives M to Michigan nonprofits
- Dems, local officials tout state budget for helping relieve medical debt for Michiganders
- Suit alleging suppression of free speech met with skepticism at U.S. Supreme Court
- SCOTUS to hear case alleging federal government bullied social media into censoring content
- New Detroit transit center named after bus driver who died of COVID-19
- Legislation seeks transparency from Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association
- Biden says it’s ‘vital’ for U.S. Steel to remain owned and operated by Americans
- Michigan Senate approves cap on payday loan interest rates
- U.S. House votes to ban TikTok unless it is sold by China-controlled parent
- Business owners, union leader urge U.S. Senate to move ahead soon on stalled tax package
- Slotkin to unveil ‘opportunity agenda’ in Detroit, including filibuster reform
- Looking toward November, Biden targets ‘shrinkflation’ in State of the Union speech
- Know what an APR margin is? If you have credit card, it’s likely driving up your interest rate
- Biden warns ‘freedom and democracy are under attack’ in fierce State of the Union address
- UAW President Fain expects Biden to talk about union victories during SOTU
- More than 500K Michiganders have lost Medicaid since the end of automatic enrollment
- Whitmer travels to Taiwan to promote economic collaboration with Michigan
- More taxpayer money benefits pro sports owners amid ‘stadium construction wave’
- On this day in 1995: Detroit labor leader Horace Sheffield Jr. dies
- Bipartisan, bicameral Public Transit Caucus holds inaugural meeting amid concern over funding
- In Grand Rapids, Haley says the Republican Party is becoming Trump’s ‘playpen’
- Lawmakers band together with newly formed coalition to ban political contributions from utilities
- State universities admit more out-of-state students for the tuition bump
- Governments can erase your medical debt for pennies on the dollar — and some are
- Economic forecast ‘cautiously optimistic’ Detroit will see job and wage growth through 2028
- The US needs homes. But first, it needs the workers to build them.
- Michigan AG charges two in ‘dark money’ scheme connected to former Senate leader Shirkey
- When will housing affordability improve? Spoiler alert: It will take some time
- Rick Haglund: Lots of ideas to overhaul Michigan’s tax system, but little agreement on what to do
- Biden administration picks airports for nearly billion in terminal upgrades
- Whitmer lauds ‘badass’ Yellen at Detroit Economic Forum
- Rural Michiganders face housing, broadband and workforce challenges, report says
- Biden’s natural gas export pause fought over by U.S. House panel
- Michigan GOP lawmakers seek expedited environmental approval for Line 5 tunnel
- Challenged ballots hold up Sweetwaters union election results in Ann Arbor
- What overturning ‘Chevron’ would mean for workers
- Rick Haglund: Focus on prosperity, not population growth, says Rakolta. He has a point.
- Whitmer, lawmakers discuss rural development, housing crisis at Northern Michigan Policy Conference
- Economists: Michigan’s pandemic recovery ongoing, state funds stable for 2024
- Former Republican lawmaker acquitted on charges in federal corruption case
- Biden announces plan to cancel some student loan balances under ,000
- Power-sharing debate dominates House while Senate is ‘ready to roll’ on first day back
- Report: Wealthy Michiganders pay lower taxes than everyone else, including those earning the least
- Former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer reflects on his tenure, criticizes right-wing extremism
- As homeless people become more visible, some cities and states take a tougher line
- Presidential candidates largely mum about details on how to ‘save’ Social Security
- Former labor official Byrd sentenced to 3 months in jail, a year probation for aggravated assault
- States warn of ‘Band-Aids and duct tape’ for road maintenance
- Rick Haglund: Economists predict good year for Michigan, but auto industry challenges cloud future
- Nessel announces criminal charges for Meijer mPerks points theft scheme
- Whitmer sets 6th State of the State address for Jan. 24
- States, Biden administration push efforts to aid renters, keep people housed
- Susan J. Demas: The GOP bet big on tax cuts for the rich. They got historic labor victories instead
- As domestic violence survivors try to rebuild, they face another barrier: A housing crisis
- Column: A state child tax credit would improve outcomes for Michigan’s kids and families
- Rick Haglund: Will billionaire Dan Gilbert lead Michigan in developing long-awaited transit?
- Growing Michigan Together Council issues first report highlighting 3 key strategies
- Tlaib joins with UAW’s Fain and others to call for Gaza ceasefire
- The US avoided a recession in 2023. What’s the outlook for 2024?
- Whitmer previews ‘MI Vehicle Rebate’ state tax incentive plan to boost new auto sales in Michigan
- Michigan Supreme Court hears arguments about changing minimum wage
- Growth council hears new report suggesting funds for education, infrastructure to boost population
- Rick Haglund: Michigan needs to face facts in boosting population and economic competitiveness
- Public Service Commission approves DTE rate hike requested for reliability upgrades
- Unions OK contract agreement with MGM Grand Detroit Casino
- Former union lobbyist Jonathan Byrd pleads guilty to aggravated assault
- Businessman Sandy Pensler joins jammed GOP field for Michigan U.S. Senate seat
- ‘Our workers deserve more money,’ MGM Grand Detroit Casino union member says of continuing strike
- DHHS redoubles efforts as Michigan residents continue to lose Medicaid coverage
- The UAW’s Big Three strike led to a surge in union organizing at other automakers
- Whitmer signs climate change legislation setting 100% clean energy standard for Michigan by 2040
- New life for old coal: Minelands and power plants are hot renewable development spots
- Susan J. Demas: The UAW won the strike, so why doesn’t Donald Trump want to talk about it?
- Meta admits it does ‘very little’ to keep underage users off its platforms in unredacted docs
- Retailers pare back their seasonal hiring to prepare for ho-hum holidays
- On this day in 1963: Michigan leaders react to JFK’s assassination
- On this day in 1945: UAW goes on strike against General Motors
- Democrats urge feds to update banking ‘red flags’ on legal marijuana businesses
- Tentative agreement reached in Detroit casinos strike
- Column: Everyone has a role in ending homelessness
- Starbucks workers again use company’s annual ‘Red Cup Day’ to hit the picket line
- AFL-CIO president to Detroit casinos: ‘Quit gambling with their workers’ livelihoods’
- Cash bail policies are under fresh scrutiny
- Dept. of Civil Rights issues discriminatory charge to Traverse City salon for anti-trans posts
- Oklahoma senator challenges Teamsters president to fight at U.S. Senate hearing
- Legislature breaks for year without passing Detroit mayor’s tax plan
- Rick Haglund: UAW President Shawn Fain says the union has only just begun to fight
- Biden tells UAW head Shawn Fain in Illinois: ‘You’ve done one hell of a job, pal’
- Casino and Blue Cross labor strikes stretch on in Detroit
- After successful negotiations with the Detroit Three, UAW sets sights on non-union automakers
- Senate ‘Clean Energy Future’ bills move to governor’s desk
- Non-union workers see pay bump following UAW tentative deals with the Detroit Three
- U.S. House GOP in spending bills takes aim at federal LGBTQ, racial equity policies
- Here’s where the UAW strike against Detroit Three stands
- Legislature passes spending bills funding roads, bridges and school district debt relief
- U.S. House pushes through Israel-only aid bill with dim future in Senate
- Borrowers weigh personal, professional options as student loan payments resume
- Raise the Wage Michigan files lawsuit over blocked ballot proposal
- Biden launches ‘Investing in Rural America’ push with Cabinet officials
- Missouri lawmaker calls for investigation into ‘fraudulent activities’ in cannabis program
- UAW reaches tentative pact with General Motors, the last Detroit Three holdout
- Blue and red states slash taxes despite warnings of hard times ahead
- Residents of Midwest, Mountain West see biggest pay bumps
- UAW leader Fain on tentative deal with Ford: ‘I see power’
- UAW announces tentative deal with Stellantis, expands strike against GM
- Applicants recruited on Craigslist competed for Missouri social equity cannabis licenses
- After UAW’s tentative deal with Ford, other striking workers are ‘cautiously optimistic’
- ‘We won things nobody thought possible’: UAW reaches tentative deal with Ford
- Feds pledge .3 billion to boost ag exports amid farm bill uncertainty
- Michigan AG joins coalition of states suing Meta for targeting kids with ‘purposefully’ addictive features
- A day after striking at Sterling Heights Stellantis plant, UAW expands to Arlington GM site
- Michigan Civil Rights Commission calls for action on undocumented immigrant driver’s licenses
- UAW: ‘Stellantis has the worst proposal on the table’
- Sen. Peters calls on Congress to extend funding for internet affordability assistance
- UAW head says union has ‘cards left to play’ as Detroit Three negotiations continue
- Board of Canvassers OKs two Dem recall petitions, deadlocks on minimum wage proposal
- What is artificial intelligence? Legislators are still looking for a definition.
- Detroit is ‘epicenter of this fight,’ labor leader Shuler tells Motor City-area striking workers
- State brokers deal to end unpaid water bill dispute in Highland Park
- Lawmakers push forward on package addressing deepfakes in political ads
- Thousands of Detroit casino workers strike over pay, benefits
- Congress takes aim at state animal welfare laws
- UAW focuses on soaring CEO pay in strike for better wages at the Detroit Three
- DTE reverses course after automatically enrolling customers in e-billing program
- UAW ‘changes the rules’ as strike drags on, tells members to prepare for walkouts at any time
- ‘It is time for us to change this’: Lawmakers weigh higher penalties for child labor abuse
- Bill ending Michigan’s drug immunity law clears Senate committee
- At Ford’s most lucrative plant, strikers say they don’t see their share of the profits
- Detroit casino union leader: ‘We’re calling on these companies to stop gambling on our livelihoods’
- Striking Mack Trucks workers in Pennsylvania: ‘We deserve our fair share, too.’
- Civil Rights
- Emotional abortion discussion centers Oprah Winfrey’s Harris interview in Michigan
- Groups release ‘Black Values Survey’ with in-depth look at African-Americans in swing states
- Harris blasts Trump deportation pledge as poll shows a majority of voters support it
- Mid-Michigan woman shares her story of life-saving abortion in Hertel congressional campaign ad
- Louisiana’s Sen. John Kennedy layers xenophobic bullying on top of his typical buffoonery
- Rep. Paiz to attend White House ceremony for Hispanic Heritage Month
- Senate approves Michigan Voting Rights Act along party lines
- Harris speaks on earning Black men’s votes, abortion rights and gun control in Philly interview
- In West Michigan, Vance blames Democrats for attempts on Trump’s life
- Harris, Trump campaigns scuffle over migrants and abortion bans 7 weeks out from election
- Michigan group plans statewide town hall tour to promote ranked choice voting for 2026
- Abortion rights opponents try to derail ballot initiatives
- Domestic violence stakeholders reflect on 1st year of Michigan’s address confidentiality program
- Trump’s true colors on abortion rights are showing
- Congressional Black Caucus legislative conference panel addresses ways to eradicate gun violence
- ‘Beyond the Binary’: Month of activities planned to empower trans youth
- Harris at Congressional Black Caucus dinner warns Trump will ‘take our nation backward’
- Threats against public officials and election workers spike in July amid a ‘climate of hostility’
- Michigan lawmakers and local governments seek the right balance on expanding voting rights
- 4 Michigan lawmakers get an ‘A+’ on Common Cause democracy scorecard
- Trump allies bash Harris, lean into conspiracies at Farmington Hills town hall
- Biden celebrates Black achievements, decries racism against Haitian migrants
- Engler, Blanchard lead bipartisan group seeking to uphold and defend democracy in Michigan
- Harris’ historic presidential run uplifts Congressional Black Caucus annual conference
- Congressional Democrats, civil rights leaders call for changes in the Senate filibuster
- Why now? Election watchdog criticizes GOP fear mongering about noncitizen voting
- GOP U.S. senators push to tie voter ID bill to government funding
- U.S. House speaker withdraws spending bill that would require ID to register to vote
- U.S. House GOP sets up fight over noncitizen voting in bill averting government shutdown
- Vance, Yost targeting Haitians in Springfield, Ohio with ignorant fear-mongering disturbs me deeply
- Post-Roe health provider survey finds abortion bans create bad outcomes and distress
- Benson unveils online portal to increase Michigan youth voting and election engagement
- The ties that bind
- Walz underlines Democrats’ support of LGBTQ rights, slams Vance on school shootings
- In Grand Rapids, NYU historian examines US authoritarianism and ways to push back
- US House minority whip campaigns on abortion rights in two key Michigan districts
- Swing states prepare for a showdown over certifying votes in November
- Former US Rep. Liz Cheney says she’s voting for Kamala Harris
- In small towns, even GOP clerks are targets of election conspiracies
- Pocketbook issues rank high for Latino voters in 2024 election, survey finds
- Livingston County sheriff featured in GOP campaign ad hitting Harris and Slotkin on immigration
- Secretary of State announces winners of Michigan’s first ‘I voted’ sticker design contest
- Swing state voters say they don’t want to criminalize abortion
- Students and state lawmakers talk reproductive rights and mobilizing college-age voters
- Abortion ballot organizer says Montanans should not take reproductive rights for granted
- The 10 states where voters could decide on abortion directly
- Toxic masculinity is on the ballot
- Michigan Supreme Court upholds most of Benson’s changes for poll challengers guidance
- Trump promises mass deportations of undocumented people. How would that work?
- With lifted spirits, Black Michiganders took their souls to the polls
- Federal judge pauses program that grants protections for undocumented spouses
- How Michigan’s election safeguards prevent double voting
- GOP states aim to halt Biden program protecting undocumented spouses from deportation
- Liberal patriotism is back, baby
- South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem joins Tudor Dixon in Michigan to talk election stakes
- LGBTQ Dems celebrate likely election of first openly transgender person to Congress
- Michigan Republican sheriffs share border concerns, cite instances of crime in their communities
- Stabenow hailed as paving way for Harris to get elected
- Buttigieg highlights family, LGBTQ+ equality and military service in DNC speech
- Democratic women governors showcased at DNC event with ‘Veep’ star Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- Young political activists get lesson in organizing from some high-powered Democrats
- Nessel delivers her argument on Harris v. Trump at the DNC
- ‘Midwestern fun’: The Michigan senator who lugged a giant book on stage says this DNC is different
- Dems tell Michigan DNC delegates they get the Great Lakes State
- Florida ballot organizer aims to take politics out of abortion measure
- Women imperiled by abortion bans take center stage at the DNC
- In Howell, Trump talks crime and immigration, painting Harris as part of the ‘radical left’
- ‘Never, ever give up’: Hillary Clinton urges Democrats to fight for Harris win
- Native views at the DNC
- Missouri OB-GYN talks public health in a ban state and drawing on identity to inform patient care
- Whitmer talks Gen X, Gen Z and everything in between in her debut book
- Gretchen Whitmer is really good at having it all
- With Harris on the ballot, Democrats work to build momentum for bigger youth vote
- Lawsuit alleging fraud filed to block Cornel West from Michigan’s presidential ballot
- Mass deportation would be an atrocity
- Group says Michigan is at the cusp of achieving gender parity with women in elected office
- Black women rally for Harris-Walz ticket in Detroit
- Congress aims to boost enforcement at the border – with Canada
- James and Marlinga will compete for a battleground US House seat — for the 2nd time
- Secretary of state reports safe, secure primary election with 1.2M absentee and early ballots cast
- Battle lines for Michigan House control are drawn, as 2 Republican incumbents fall to challengers
- Vance makes Macomb Co. police station campaign stop to slam Harris’ immigration record
- Thanedar staves off Dem challengers in Michigan’s 13th Congressional District primary
- Rep. Slotkin defeats Harper in Michigan Democratic US Senate primary
- Rogers signs pledge from anti-trans group to ‘defend women’s sports’
- More than 1M Michiganders have cast ballots during early voting
- Why thousands of Michigan votes likely won’t be counted in Tuesday’s primary
- Michigan Asian-American leaders say a Harris presidency could be gamechanger
- Caring about the truth, being well-informed are civic responsibilities
- Rep. Thanedar tries to survive challenges from 2 Dems in the 13th Congressional District primary
- With 2024 campaign growing intense, watchdogs warn of election threats
- Harris, Democratic leaders honor Jackson Lee at Houston service
- Trump insults Harris, makes false claims, quarrels with Black journalists at conference
- Much-attacked final Title IX rule goes into effect while still blocked in 26 states
- Federal judge in Alabama lets Title IX rule protecting LGBTQ kids go forward in four states
- Dearborn museum to celebrate addition of historic civil rights home
- Kentucky abortion rights advocate Hadley Duvall leads Harris campaign blitz in Michigan
- Gabby Giffords stumps for Harris, Democrats in Grand Rapids
- Early voting in the Michigan primary is underway, about 700K have cast ballots
- Who is Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer?
- Residents symbolically cleanse Howell after white supremacist march
- Why not Whitmer?
- Historical marker dedicated where three Black teens were killed in Detroit during 1967 unrest
- 20 African-American leaders across Michigan endorse Slotkin for US Senate
- Six U.S. House Dems join GOP in condemning Harris, Biden administration over border policy
- Citizens United, GOP state parties file FEC complaint over Biden-Harris campaign funds
- U.S. House GOP spending cuts a preview of Project 2025, lead Dem appropriator says
- Harris campaign, civil rights group condemn white supremacist march in Howell
- Association of Black Judges of Michigan gathers at historic Idlewild for biennial retreat
- Whitmer signs bills ending gay panic defense, driver responsibility fee
- Michigan faces a shortage of local clerk candidates, raising alarms about how elections will be run
- New Democratic presidential nominee will appear on Michigan ballot, Nessel and Benson confirm
- Many Michigan Black political and religious leaders throw their support to Harris for president
- ‘We love Hitler. We love Trump.’: White supremacists march through Howell
- Peters still confident Dems will hold Michigan US Senate seat, despite Biden uncertainty
- Harris says Michigan will lose the right to abortion under Trump
- At Las Vegas NAACP event, Biden refuses to let up on Trump
- Booker, Castro urge feds to prepare for DACA recipients seeking health care access
- Michigan Dems warn about Project 2025 and reproductive health care in a 2nd Trump term
- Detroit social media influencers don’t think politicians understand their communities
- Rep. John James boosts Trump at the RNC
- RNC and Trump campaign sue Whitmer and Benson over voter registration efforts
- Reporting live from Native America and the Republican National Convention
- Eagle Pass residents have mixed feelings about sharing their city with the National Guard
- On eve of GOP convention, faith leaders warn against white Christian nationalism
- States pledged hundreds of troops and spent millions to help Texas at the border so far this year
- Lawsuit seeks to overturn Michigan’s ban on conversion therapy for minors
- When courts dodge and delay abortion questions, pregnant people pay the price
- How you’ll know Dems are serious about dumping Biden
- A presidential nominee drops out. What happens to states’ ballots?
- Legislative Detroit Caucus signs letter of ‘unwavering support’ for Biden
- New: DNC deploys Michigan billboards linking Trump to the far-right Project 2025
- GOP plan to reverse final Title IX rule passes U.S. House, but Biden says he’d veto
- U.S. House passes bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote in federal races
- U.S. Senate GOP blocks bill proclaiming congressional support for abortion access
- Confusion, clinic closures may have caused big declines in contraception use, study shows
- Whitmer signs bills on election safety, clean energy and increased tribal input in foster care
- Here are the key bills that await the Michigan Legislature when lawmakers return
- Immigration is a top 2024 election issue. Here’s what residents in 4 Michigan cities believe.
- With our democracy under siege, this Independence Day was a somber one
- Modern-day ‘Comstocks’ look to police travel, information as another strategy to end abortion
- Black Bottom Street View exhibit returns to Bert’s Warehouse in Detroit
- Freedom isn’t free
- US Senate hopeful Hill Harper hosts Dave Chappelle for comedy fundraiser in Detroit
- Michigan lawmaker says bill banning the ‘gay panic’ defense is personal for her
- Criminal justice reform advocates pan Democrats over stalled criminal justice reform bills
- House Speaker Johnson, Betsy DeVos lead attack on Title IX rule that protects LGBTQ+ kids
- Nessel celebrates anniversary of federal same-sex marriage legalization at the White House
- U.S. Supreme Court sends Idaho abortion case back down to lower courts
- Document indicates Supreme Court will punt Idaho emergency abortion case for now
- Biden to pardon vets discharged for same-sex relationships
- Michigan’s 24-hour abortion waiting period blocked by Court of Claims
- Nearly two-thirds of Michigan youth voters didn’t cast a ballot in 2022, report says
- Michigan’s abortion protections aren’t safe under a 2nd Trump presidency, Emhoff says
- After an abortion for fetal anomalies, she hoped IVF would build her family. Now that’s in doubt.
- For both sides, abortion policy two years after Dobbs decision hinges on November
- U.S. Supreme Court will hear challenge to Tennessee’s ban on care for transgender minors
- The Dobbs effect today: Abortion ballot initiatives, expected higher mortality, more litigation
- House passes legislation that could boost support for Detroit museums
- DeVos-backed PAC joins national GOP group to promote absentee voting in Michigan
- Whitmer talks about being considered for VP in 2020, vows to finish her 2nd term as governor
- Doctors speak out as U.S. Supreme Court weighs future of ER abortions
- A blue state malaise could spell disaster in the 2024 election
- Democrats stress reproductive rights in fight for control of Congress, White House
- Senate Dems applaud movement on voting rights bills, while Republicans remain opposed
- Michigan Senate honors the sacrifices and legacy of 1964’s Freedom Summer
- States struggle with unreliable federal funding for making sure elections are secure
- Michigan Senate passes bill to ban ‘gay panic’ defense
- Slotkin flexes support from national reproductive rights organizations in US Senate bid
- Michigan to recognize May 2 as ‘Negro Leagues Day’ to honor Black baseball players
- Democratic women in U.S. Senate target Project 2025 on reproductive rights
- Michigan marks its 1st Juneteenth as an official state holiday
- US laws created during slavery are still on the books
- 50K Michigan immigrants will receive deportation protections under Biden’s order, coalition says
- In Grand Rapids, DeVos declines to say whether she’ll endorse Trump
- Betsy DeVos blasts Biden’s Title IX rewrite, calls on Congress to block the rule
- Biden to unveil protections for some undocumented spouses, easier DACA work visas
- Harper says Slotkin ‘doesn’t want to give me any oxygen’ in Michigan US Senate race
- Trump says the court system is ‘under siege’ in 1st Michigan visit since becoming a felon
- Michigan GOP congressional candidate blames fake MLK endorsement video on campaign volunteer
- Michigan Supreme Court sides with Nessel on question in right-wing robocall case
- Whitmer and Michigan lawmakers recognize June as Pride month
- Michigan judge rejects Benson’s guidance on absentee ballot signatures
- U.S. Senate Republicans reject Democrats’ bill on IVF protections
- Immigration group pleads for help bringing deported relatives back to the U.S.
- Trump’s former deputy press secretary call for a clean up of Michigan voter rolls
- Immigrant advocates, congressional Dems press Biden for permanent protections
- As MAGA pursues an agenda of gaslighting and cruelty, timid responses won’t cut it in 2024
- Trump says he’ll work ‘side by side’ with group that wants abortion ‘eradicated’
- Election workers worry that federal threats task force isn’t enough to keep them safe
- Whitmer: Trump is ‘convicted felon’ who wants to win White House ‘to go after his enemies’
- On the U.S.-Mexico border, hopes and fears after Biden’s order limiting asylum
- Motor City Pride attracts record crowds for celebration and advocacy
- Businesses get bashful about Pride month after far-right attacks
- In Macomb County, Giuliani and Eric Trump slam Donald Trump’s guilty verdict
- Waters, Harper say Black representation in Congress matters for Michigan
- In red Ottawa County, Pride festivals continue to blossom
- Grand Rapids residents call for greater transparency in police brutality cases
- Nessel talks about threats to the 2024 election, hate crimes, Line 5 and more
- Michigan GOP lawmakers condemn new election laws
- Nessel, House LGBTQ+ Caucus warn that Trump and GOP endanger hard-fought rights
- States are already collecting more abortion data. And HIPAA won’t always keep it private.
- Michigan Freedom Caucus calls for crackdown on undocumented immigration
- U.S. House GOP spotlights immigration effects on schools as Biden issues asylum order
- Executive order limiting asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border to be signed by Biden
- ‘I am a target of this because I am Jewish’
- Benson shares outlook on election law and poll worker protections ahead of November election
- State canvassers finalize Michigan’s U.S. Senate and U.S. House races
- Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan endorses Detroit Councilwoman Mary Waters for Congress
- Agent: Emails show Trump attorney sent fake certificate to GOP electors days before attempted vote
- Immigrants can help with population and labor challenges in Michigan, report finds
- U.S. House panel votes to advance election bills targeting noncitizens, foreign money
- Forced sterilizations for people with disabilities decried by members of Congress
- Trump stumped in the Bronx last week. It was as cringe as expected.
- Nessel, Benson remind county canvassing boards about their duty to certify election results
- Bipartisan border bill loses support, fails procedural vote in U.S. Senate
- Tlaib slams U.S. House committee hearing on antisemitism and campus encampments
- Benson to release book sharing experiences and advice following 2020 election
- Arguments heard in lawsuit seeking to invalidate Michigan abortion restrictions
- Bipartisan border bill likely doomed in approaching U.S. Senate vote
- Petition scandal disqualifies Hollier from the congressional primary ballot against Thanedar
- Trump signals he’s open to state limits on contraceptive access, then insists he’s not
- U.S. Sen. Katie Britt introduces bill to end a state’s Medicaid funding if it blocks IVF
- More than half of states sue to block Biden Title IX rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
- Abortion ballot measures could lift Dems in U.S. House races, campaign chief says
- Lessons from Riley Gaines on participation trophies and main character syndrome
- Biden administration seeks to speed some asylum cases with new immigration docket
- Dog bites and shark week: Whitmer talks about how to run a tough campaign in 2024
- Biden celebrates ‘the power of an education’ on Brown v. Board 70th anniversary
- U.S. House panel debates voting by noncitizens, which is already illegal
- Brown v. Board litigants, family mark anniversary as Biden decries ongoing school inequality
- Detroit grows in population for the first time in decades
- Legal fights leave question marks over ballot access in presidential battleground states
- Will energized local candidates be enough to bring out exhausted voters this fall?
- Black homeowners start to close gap in property values
- Mail-order abortion medication is safe and effective, study shows
- Veto overrides push Kansas anti-abortion bills into law, while Louisiana seeks to protect IVF
- The political parent trap
- Even as interest in women’s college sports rises, report finds big gap in participation
- U.S. House votes down border bill favored by conservatives
- Michigan House panel OKs bills allowing pharmacists to prescribe birth control
- Biden administration to roll back the Betsy DeVos Title IX rules
- Freedom Caucuses push for conservative state laws, but getting attention is their big success
- Abortion included in pregnant workers protections law
- ‘It’s not extraordinary; it’s health care,’ says leader of Colorado abortion ballot initiative
- Politicians’ talk of a border ‘invasion’ is speech experts say has gotten people killed
- Tlaib and Dingell sponsor Arab American Heritage Month resolution
- Senate rejects two impeachment articles against DHS Secretary Mayorkas
- U.S. House Republicans deliver impeachment articles against DHS Chief Mayorkas
- Hall and Nesbitt visit southern border as part of GOP immigration attacks on Dems
- Tuesday’s special election is set to determine control of the Michigan House
- Elizabeth Warren brings battle for abortion rights to battleground Michigan
- Black voters were key to Biden’s 2020 win. But money woes make some question their support in 2024
- Judge floats trial date for Attorney Stefanie Lambert in voting machine tampering case
- U.S. Senate Republicans push for Mayorkas impeachment trial
- Three years later: The wins and wait times of Michigan’s “Clean Slate” expungement laws
- How the Ruby Garcia case generates conversation around domestic violence and immigration
- Federal judge rejects GOP lawmaker suit over state election laws
- Abortions will be banned in Arizona after the Supreme Court upholds an 1864 law
- EMU prof: ‘Detroit must be recognized among America’s great centers of Black civil rights’
- Turning pain into purpose: Tennessee House candidate talks to voters about her abortion
- U.S. Senate action on impeachment of Biden DHS chief coming this week
- Trump says abortion policy should be left to the states, backing away from national ban
- In Maryland appearance, Biden pledges federal support to rebuild collapsed bridge
- An 1873 law banned the mailing of boxing photos. Could it block abortion pills too?
- Sault Tribe files appeal to 2023 Great Lakes Fishing Decree, says treaty rights were violated
- GOP, Trump build on immigration fears to push voting restrictions in states
- A vote for Trump is a vote for a national abortion ban, Whitmer says on AZ trip
- Police Officers Association of Michigan endorses Trump during Grand Rapids event on border security
- Few states cover fertility treatment for same-sex couples, but that could be changing
- Michigan Democrats and pro-immigrant groups push back on Trump’s Grand Rapids visit
- Trump attacks Biden on immigration after the domestic violence homicide of Michigan woman
- Sen. Anthony earns EMILYs List Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award
- Trans Day of Visibility founder celebrates event’s 15th anniversary on Capitol steps in Lansing
- Anthony seeks to ‘fill the gap’ for Michiganders as one of the Senate’s top leaders
- Contraception access bills meet mixed support in states around the country
- Trump to campaign on immigration in Grand Rapids next week
- U.S. House Speaker Johnson sets date to deliver Mayorkas impeachment articles to Senate
- Whitmer and Becerra discuss attacks on IVF and abortion rights at metro Detroit roundtable
- Rep. Maddock decried ‘illegal invaders’ at the Detroit airport. They were college basketball players arriving for the Sweet 16.
- U of M president says new policy in the works after pro-Palestinian protest at honors convocation
- Court approves new Michigan House district map
- On this day in 1971: Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On’ is the nation’s top R&B song
- Fearing political violence, more states ban firearms at polling places
- Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery to honor victims of slavery
- Self-managed abortions increased by about 26,000 after Dobbs decision, study shows
- MIT report ranks Michigan second in election administration
- Nessel says Michigan remains committed to supporting sexual violence survivors
- Redistricting commission approves pay raise, new chair amid internal strife
- New way for states to cover pricey gene therapies will start with sickle cell disease
- ‘The hate that lives next door to us’: Senate OKs expansion to Michigan hate crime laws
- U.S. Senate GOP seeking to attach immigration measure to massive spending bill
- A ‘deeply divided’ Congress took no major action on civil rights in 2023, report finds
- Postal Service to offer Underground Railroad stamps, including Detroit abolitionist William Lambert
- Medication abortion rates grew 10% over the last few years, report shows
- Michigan attorney charged in tabulator tampering case arrested Monday on bench warrant
- Court-appointed expert says redrawn Michigan House map passes constitutional muster
- LGBTQ+ voters in Michigan, other battleground states overwhelmingly support Biden
- Ahead of 2024 election, Benson and local officials discuss voting changes and misinformation
- Democrats push bills related to contraception access following Alabama IVF ruling
- Viviano’s planned retirement from Michigan Supreme Court opens up race for 2024 GOP nomination
- ‘Their dream in this country is to stay alive’
- Middle East and North African origin inclusion in federal data collection could be on the horizon
- Planned Parenthood affiliates train abortion doulas to reduce stress for patients
- Detroit lawmakers mark Long COVID awareness day by visiting mobile unit screening for lung damage
- VP Harris promotes abortion access in historic visit to Minnesota Planned Parenthood
- Fertility Health Care Act decriminalizing paid surrogacy passes Michigan Senate committee
- Michigan senators hears testimony on bill banning LGBTQ+ panic defense
- GOP U.S. Sen. Lankford of Oklahoma blocks bill expanding IVF for vets, service members
- AI disinformation, threats to poll workers top U.S. Senate panel list of election worries
- People convicted of election-related crimes could be barred from serving on boards certifying votes
- Lawmakers across the U.S. seek to curb utility spending on politics, ads and more extras
- U.S. Veterans Affairs Department expands IVF access to unmarried and same-sex veterans
- Biden enlists local officials to revive immigration deal
- Immigrant, business advocates frustrated by Biden’s humanitarian parole for new arrivals
- Telehealth abortions on the rise since Dobbs, new report shows
- U.S. House approves immigration bill linked to murder of Georgia college student
- State of the Union address by President Joe Biden, March 7, 2024
- Medical care providers support legislation expanding birth control access in Michigan
- Benson praises those who ‘fought and bled for democracy’ at historic civil rights site
- ‘Republicans have put the rights of a fertilized egg over the rights of the woman’
- Michigan Freedom Caucus members want to censure Speaker Tate
- Michigan lawmaker marks 150 days since Israeli hostages were taken
- Alabama passes IVF protections while red states still push ‘personhood’ abortion laws
- Who wants the U.S. Supreme Court to limit abortion pill access? Here’s the list.
- Michigan activists call for state lawmakers, officials to fight against poverty
- Judge dismisses lawsuit claiming Michigan didn’t purge dead voters from election rolls
- In Selma, Kamala Harris says personal freedoms are under attack
- Michigan women rally for Biden in Detroit
- Politicos worry over precedent set by court order in Michigan Republican Party dispute
- Presidential campaign moves to the border, as Biden urges Trump to back immigration deal
- Open-carry gun ban at polling places clears the Michigan Senate, faces battle in House
- House Dems close Black History Month with call for recognition and celebration year-round
- In clash over immigration, Biden and Trump both bound for the U.S.-Mexico border today
- ‘We’ve got to be able to protect these kids’
- Michigan redistricting commission finalizes revised state House voting map
- Researchers call for more abortion studies to be retracted
- U.S. Senate Dems to try to push through legislation protecting in vitro fertilization
- Nessel and Benson report smooth sailing on Election Day, while voters share discontent at polls
- Nessel supports nixing Michigan’s 24-hour waiting period on abortion
- Retracted studies the latest in a decadeslong abortion-science fight
- O’Rourke clarifies position: Push Biden, but support him
- 4 things to watch in Michigan’s presidential primary
- Biden and Trump both heading to the southern border on Thursday
- Benson: More than 78K Michiganders have voted early in-person
- In CPAC speech, Trump predicts ‘losing World War III’ if he is not elected
- IVF patient vows to fight for access to treatment in Alabama following court ruling
- Susan J. Demas: Fear of a Black female president
- Trump comes out against Alabama IVF ruling as national Republicans scramble for distance
- Beto O’Rourke supports uncommitted campaign in Michigan’s Tuesday presidential primary
- Haley looks ahead to Michigan after South Carolina primary on Saturday
- Biden calls on governors to press Congress on immigration overhaul, Ukraine aid
- This is the final weekend of early in-person voting in Michigan before the presidential primary
- Harris visits Grand Rapids to outline threats to abortion access
- Event to ‘empower’ Black, Brown and Indigenous women to be held Thursday in Detroit
- Former Detroit lawmaker torches Michigan House redistricting plans as ‘fit for the garbage’
- Michigan State Police releases independent report on racial bias, ACLU calls it ‘concerning’
- Secretary of State reports more than 18K Michiganders voted early in person
- Reproductive rights advocates blast Schriver for floating birth control ban
- Indiana man who freelanced for Dearborn publication charged with making violent online threats
- New Michigan voter education videos feature ASL to reach voters with disabilities
- Love and Black history sharing the same month is instructive
- Emotional ceremony welcomes birch bark scrolls back to Ojibwe people
- Trump rails against legal charges, caters to global manufacturing fears during Waterford visit
- Michigan’s era of early in-person voting officially starts Saturday
- The antidote to negativity is to keep asking why
- What happens next in the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas?
- House adopts resolution condemning Schriver’s tweets, as Black lawmakers speak out against hate
- U.S. House Republicans impeach Homeland Security chief Mayorkas on second try
- Schriver remains a member of House GOP caucus after Dem speaker sanctioned him for ‘racist’ post
- House GOP group wants to see National Guard units deployed to border
- Hispanic and progressive Democrats protest proposals to limit asylum for immigrants
- U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson rallies with anti-abortion advocates at March for Life
- U.S. House Republicans move ahead with drive to impeach Mayorkas over immigration policy
- Whitmer says she’s ‘fired up’ to take the fight for reproductive rights to voters nationwide
- Love leaves Michigan U.S. Senate race, while Amash weighs a run
- With GOP pushing hard on immigration, parole emerges as a make-or-break issue in Congress
- Members of U.S. Senate, advocates discuss problems in states that limit abortion access
- ‘It’s our job to do justice to the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’
- The lessons of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life should give us hope today
- U.S. House Republicans probe DEI policies in the military
- Michigan Supreme Court OKs look into inquiry centered on racial bias claim
- ‘What they’re afraid of is our collective voice and power’
- Government shutdowns and election denialism are GOP pillars
- U.S. House impeachment proceedings against Mayorkas over immigration feature state AGs
- DeSantis and Haley trade accusations at Iowa debate while Trump holds separate town hall
- Immigration negotiations in Congress center on parole, asylum policy
- New state LGBTQ+ Commission condemns Rep. Walberg’s comments in Uganda
- Federal court orders redistricting commission to draw new state House districts by Feb. 2
- Biden invokes history at campaign rally in Charleston
- December jobs report: Wages up, hiring steady as job market ends year strong
- Benson talks election protections and defending democracy in 2024
- As time runs short, federal judges weigh process to redraw some Michigan legislative districts
- Michigan redistricting commission votes to appeal order to redraw districts to SCOTUS
- U.S. House speaker leads GOP lawmakers to the border to slam Biden on immigration
- Democrats and LGBTQ+ advocates heap criticism on Rep. Walberg’s comments at Uganda event
- Congress was full of postponements in 2023. Now 2024 could be even less productive.
- New members selected to help redistricting commission fix voting maps tossed by federal judges
- Biden to speak at South Carolina church where Black worshippers were murdered
- Judges are now subject to preferred pronoun rule in Michigan
- 3 new members to be selected for Michigan redistricting commission after influx of resignations
- Abortion could be on the ballot in 11 states
- How a new way to vote is gaining traction in states — and could transform US politics
- In face of threats, election workers vow: ‘You are not disrupting the democratic process’
- Strangulation emerges as a major concern for domestic violence care providers in Michigan
- ‘It’s like trying to run a clinic on a foundation of quicksand,’ Maryland abortion provider says
- Domestic violence care providers are still catching up on pandemic-era hotline calls
- Recording allegedly captures Trump pressuring Wayne Co. canvassers to reject 2020 election results
- Bombshell ruling requires 13 Michigan districts to be redrawn before 2024 election
- Michigan redistricting commission member resigns after registering to vote in Illinois
- US Senate negotiators see progress in immigration talks, but no deal likely until 2024
- Hamtramck City Council votes to rename street in support of Palestine
- Trump warns Iowans of World War III and immigrants ‘destroying our blood’
- Late filing may impact lawsuit by Michigan GOP lawmakers seeking to overturn voting initiatives
- Hopes dim even more for immigration agreement in US Senate before holidays
- MAGA Republicans look to impose nationwide abortion ban if they win big in 2024
- Trump borrows from the language of Hitler for anti-immigration speech in New Hampshire
- Fear and confusion over abortion access persists as SCOTUS takes its first post-Dobbs case
- Potential immigration deal involving White House angers progressive and Latino advocates
- Michigan State University to release thousands of Nassar documents, Nessel reopens investigation
- Whitmer calls late Detroit clergy leader Charles Adams a ‘global icon’
- US Senate postpones winter break as lawmakers try to craft an immigration deal
- Immigration talks in Congress lag as Latino lawmakers urge rejection of GOP proposals
- US Supreme Court to decide fate of medication abortion access nationwide
- Zelenskyy pitches Congress on Ukraine military aid, but it’s tied to stalled border talks
- With time growing short, U.S. Senate talks extend on immigration overhaul
- Anti-abortion attorneys ascend federal government ranks with Christian right legal training
- Whitmer signs bill repealing abortion insurance law she fought against a decade ago
- High fees, long waits cast shadow over new criminal expungement laws
- A choice between Trump or democracy
- State police trooper workforce continues to lack diversity
- Haley draws fire from rivals in GOP presidential debate, as Christie calls Trump ‘unfit’
- Resolution of the abortion issue will be a seminal test for our democracy
- Filing: Trump and supporters encouraged violence in Detroit to try and subvert the 2020 election
- As acting governor, Benson signs bill codifying online absentee ballot requests
- Sandra Day O’Connor, who made history as the first woman on the Supreme Court, dies at 93
- Michigan cities rank above national average on annual LGBTQ+ scorecard
- DeSantis and Newsom clash in TV debate, charging each other with lies and bullying
- Whitmer makes first appointments to newly established LGBTQ+ Commission
- At Detroit NAACP, Whitmer signs voting rights bills
- Michigan board nixes citizen veto initiatives, punts on property tax elimination measure
- States grapple with racist language in real estate deeds
- Trump immigration policies set the tone for most of the GOP presidential field
- Michigan voting rights advocates decry ‘calamitous ruling’ on Voting Rights Act
- ‘They were full and beloved people’: Vigil honors those lost to anti-trans violence
- Like an island, Indiana is surrounded, and it’s gonna cost us
- Whitmer signs Michigan gun ban for domestic abusers
- Susan J. Demas: Conservatives really don’t want to take no for an answer on abortion bans
- On this day in 1917: Legendary Michigan lawmaker Jackie Vaughn is born
- Wee hours U.S. Senate drama: GOP colleagues on the floor battle Tuberville blockade
- Black family sues Grosse Pointe man who displayed KKK flag outside their home
- On this day in 1979: Anna Diggs Taylor is sworn in as a federal judge, making history
- Lawmakers close out year with election reforms like 16 and 17 year old voting pre-registration
- Bills aim to remove requirements for name changes, codify expanded gender markers on official docs
- Biden administration, senators divided on how to move ahead on border security
- Three localities voted to adopt ranked choice voting. But additional roadblocks remain.
- Legislature approves bills upping penalties for damaging places of worship, cemeteries
- On this day in 1963: Malcolm X talks Black voting rights in Detroit
- Michigan Supreme Court hears 2020 election robocall misinformation case
- National museum of LGBTQI+ history and culture proposed by Wisconsin congressman
- Ohio voters pass Issue 1 constitutional amendment to protect abortion and reproductive rights
- U.S. Supreme Court considers case dealing with gun rights and domestic violence
- U.S. House votes to censure Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib over Israel remarks
- U.S. House to vote on censure of Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib over Israel remarks
- Federal lawsuit argues Hamtramck’s LGBTQ+ Pride flag ban is unconstitutional
- Michigan sexual abuse statute of limitations package could remain an ‘orphan’
- Most Americans want health exceptions in abortion bans. Political infighting keeps blocking them.
- One year out: how a free and fair 2024 presidential election could be under threat
- Tlaib stands by her defense of pro-Palestinanian slogan, ‘From the river to the sea’
- Program to protect the addresses of Michigan violence survivors has its first participants
- U.S. House passes resolution condemning antisemitism on college campuses, 1 Michigan rep. votes no
- U.S. House passes resolution condemning antisemitism on college campuses, 1 Michigan rep. votes no
- U.S. Senate GOP colleagues fight Tuberville hold as top military nominees trickle through
- Hamtramck candidate doubles down on comments about Holocaust, pedophilia and homosexuality
- Medical exceptions to abortion bans often exclude mental health conditions
- Legislation expanding gun restrictions for domestic abusers clears Michigan House
- Michigan is the only state that criminalizes surrogacy contracts, but bills aim to change that
- Amid reported increase in bias-related incidents, Nessel highlights role of AG Hate Crimes Unit
- Rick Haglund: Hard to recruit new Michiganders when people are ‘stuck’
- Doctor suing FDA recruited to scientific advisory board to ‘repurpose’ abortion pill
- Native lands lack clean water protections, but more tribes are taking charge
- Greene wants Tlaib censured for ‘antisemitic activity,’ Mich. lawmaker calls measure ‘unhinged’
- Women in Congress call for more action on breast cancer prevention, treatment
- Who is Mike Johnson? New U.S. House speaker belongs to GOP’s religious conservative wing
- Congenital syphilis rates are soaring, but resources to stem infections are lacking
- Israel, Ukraine, global aid and border funding would hit 6 billion under Biden request
- U.S. House panel explores impact of immigration, crime on national parks
- U.S. House panel explores impact of immigration, crime on national parks
- Independent immigration court system advocated in U.S. Senate hearing
- Rep. Thanedar talks Israel, Rep. Tlaib, the DSA and the House speaker race
- Column: Back to school for Michigan high schoolers, 70K of whom are in immigrant families
- Tlaib says Biden is ‘failing’ Palestinians; Scholten, James want to help Israelis escape to U.S.
- ‘It’s about time’: Honoring the history of Michiganders of Mexican descent
- Don’t underestimate the ‘nice girls’
- Women with serious pregnancy complications sue over state abortion bans
- Senate advances bills adding Obamacare health protections to state law
- Abortion rights advocates say consequences dire if SCOTUS declines to hear pill case
- States that send a mail ballot to every voter really do increase turnout, scholars find
- Education
- Advocates call for expanding free school meals at U.S. Senate hearing
- Concerns over private student loans brought to U.S. Senate panel
- Michigan Senate passes permanent cut to district and teacher retirement payments
- The power of showing up: Tim Walz revs up MSU students for the election
- ‘A campus should not be lawless’: AG charges 11 people involved in University of Michigan protests
- U.S. Education Department to open new financial aid form to more applicants
- ‘It’s not over’: Survivors of Nassar’s abuse say the fight for justice is far from finished
- Nessel closes MSU Nassar investigation, says long-withheld documents had no new information
- Michigan House Republicans announce education plan aimed at boosting student skills
- Judge denies injunction in lawsuit filed by spurned Democratic U of M regent candidate
- Gwen Walz uses her ‘teacher voice,’ calling for Michigan educators to mobilize for Harris
- Trump taps into culture war issues, seeks to energize base at Moms for Liberty event
- U.S. Education Department outlines testing period for phased rollout of new FAFSA form
- U.S. Education secretary to launch back-to-school bus tour that includes swing states
- War in Gaza and U of M regent race dominate Michigan Democrats’ state convention
- U of M Regent race could be the most controversial at state Democratic convention
- Kleinjans adds Ottawa County Commission chair to MSU Extension lawsuit
- ‘It feels very personal’: Michigan’s Divine Nine chapters plan to turn out the vote this election
- U.S. Education Department to gradually roll out new FAFSA form by Dec. 1
- VP Harris tells teachers union she’s ‘fighting for the future,’ blasts Project 2025
- U.S. House panels review ‘startling’ allegations at Bureau of Indian Education university
- Whitmer signs .4B school budget in Flint amid criticism over funding for students, programs
- Education budget makes strides on Whitmer’s free pre-K and community college plans
- When ‘universal’ pre-K really isn’t: Barriers to participating abound
- There are many wins in Michigan’s budget, but long-term investments are needed
- Michigan House passes parts of sexual abuse crimes package, leaves key parts behind
- Michigan lawmakers continue to grapple with best way to improve childhood literacy
- Pro-Palestinian protesters slam U of M for asking Michigan AG to press charges against students
- Lawmakers, education groups raise alarm after school budget passes ahead of retirement fund change
- New: First lady Jill Biden to visit Michigan next week
- B state budget heads to Whitmer’s desk after all-night session
- Citizen scientists can help count planter pollinators in northern Michigan
- Michigan House passes bill to divert excess teacher retirement funds into K-12 budget
- Ottawa County commissioner files suit against MSU, says his 1st amendment rights were violated
- ‘Extremely low pay’ cited at U.S. Senate hearing as prime reason for teacher shortage
- Don’t give up on the FAFSA, advocates for student financial aid urge
- Detroit schools offer summer events balancing fun and continued learning
- Was Ottawa County’s newest commissioner punished for running?
- Nearly 40% of Michiganders live in economic insecurity, University of Michigan study finds
- Biden Title IX regulation targeted by Republicans in Congress
- K-12 education leaders ask lawmakers to keep excess teacher retirement funds in the classroom
- How to prevent a shooting: Oxford prosecutor makes a guidebook to prevent tragedy
- Deadline approaching for Michigan school districts to allocate federal stimulus funds
- Wayne State faculty: ‘Hands off our students’
- After-school care is critical to Michigan’s future success, leaders say
- Michigan university presidents talk higher education’s role in building the state’s economy
- Twelve arrested as Wayne State cops break up pro-Palestinian encampment
- Wayne State University stays remote for second day over Pro-Palestinian encampment impasse
- Whitmer: Conversations continue with Legislature on FOIA reform, free pre-K and community college
- Wayne State students set up pro-Palestinian encampment
- Progressives push Biden administration to cut ties with Missouri student loan servicer
- Whitmer names Walker-Griffea the new director of MiLEAP
- Black lawmakers talk representation during NAACP-Divine Nine Advocacy Day
- Rally demands officials drop charges against pro-Palestinian protesters in Ann Arbor
- Protesters released, pending charges, after U of M police remove pro-Palestinian encampment
- Four arrested as U of M sends in police to remove pro-Palestinian encampment
- Assault charges filed against four pro-Palestinian protestors involved in U of M sit-in
- Analysts say Michigan’s overall revenue continues to grow, while School Aid Fund shrinks
- Terrence Martin, the first Black AFT Michigan president in history, is elected to a full term
- U of M: Pro-Palestinian activists make ‘dangerous escalation’ by targeting regents’ homes
- Southeast Michigan school officials call for ‘stability’ in state funding
- Senate passes School Aid budget bill, completing 1st round of the FY 2025 budget process
- Strengthening Michigan’s Family Independence Program would help reach more families in poverty
- Maryland’s Montgomery County school board chief pressed about incidents of antisemitism
- Michigan House passes .9B budget, as the Senate is expected to take up its version Thursday
- Whitmer taps Bay Mills tribal leader for LSSU Board of Trustees
- Biden backs peaceful protest, denounces campus ‘chaos’ over Gaza
- Riley Gaines’ selection as commencement speaker riles some Adrian College alums
- U.S. House approves definition of antisemitism as campus protests continue
- U of M lecturers to vote on tentative contract deal
- Elk Rapids students make prom more climate friendly with upcycled dresses
- Student encampments at U of M and MSU seek divestment from Israel
- U.S. House speaker confronts anti-war protesters at Columbia University
- Families of mass shooting victims and survivors call for education on new safe storage laws
- Bills requiring Michigan schools to have libraries and certified librarians get first hearing
- State Board of Education resolution seeks greater transparency of Michigan’s charter schools
- In Wisconsin, Biden underlines plans to help college students with ‘unsustainable debts’
- U of M researchers to guide students nationwide in gathering data during Monday’s solar eclipse
- Rick Haglund: ‘Eds and meds’ gives Michigan an economic shot in the arm
- ‘Yearning for help’: Teen dating violence survivors and allies call for more education on abuse
- Revamped bipartisan Michigan school safety legislation gets first committee hearing
- James Crumbley found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Oxford High School shooting
- Voters would choose attorney general, secretary of state and Supreme Court nominees under new plan
- Education leaders raise concerns about school safety and post-pandemic mental health crisis
- Involuntary manslaughter trial begins for James Crumbley, father of the Oxford High School shooter
- Gilchrist talks about taking the ‘worry’ out of early childhood education costs
- Rick Haglund: Free community college could be a game-changer if colleges can boost graduation rates
- MSU board asks Whitmer to consider removing trustees Vassar and Denno amid misconduct allegations
- Report asks MSU to have governor consider removal of trustees Vassar and Denno
- Michigan’s 4-year high school graduation rises in 2023
- Biden unveils latest round of student loan cancellation to aid 153,000 borrowers
- Michigan State University students ask lawmakers how they will prevent the next school shooting
- House Democrats reject GOP effort to push school safety bills out of committee
- Michigan State University remembers mass shooting last year
- Lawmakers, state leaders honor students killed on anniversary of MSU shooting
- Here’s what you need to know about Michigan’s gun laws that take effect Tuesday
- A River runs through MSU campus
- Whitmer orders flags lowered in remembrance of students killed in MSU shooting
- One year after MSU shooting, the university community will light luminaries of remembrance
- Here are Whitmer’s plans for funding schools next year, from pre-K to higher ed
- Ann Arbor kicks off guaranteed income pilot program
- Rep. Breen: More gun law reforms, human trafficking bills in the works for this legislative session
- MSU reopens Berkey Hall to classes after 2023 shooting, but many students say it’s still too soon
- Here’s your guide on what Whitmer and the Democratic-led Legislature got done in 2023
- Lessons from an electronic lynch mob
- Whitmer signs bills paying off school debt and funding MiLEAP, roads and water systems
- MSU students ask board to cancel reopening of the building where students died in mass shooting
- Researchers look at how to help more community college students gain four-year degrees
- Okemos parents vent frustration and concerns over district’s handling of lead contamination
- Susan J. Demas: The season of silence and letting go
- Families of slain students speak at the sentencing of Oxford High School shooter
- Michigan State University names former UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz as president
- Sources: UNC chancellor to become new Michigan State president
- Cursive makes a comeback — by law — in public schools
- Lead discovered in water supply at Ingham County school building
- Trust, rumors and tough decisions as UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor weighs MSU presidency
- More than 24,500 students benefit from new state scholarship, governor’s office reports
- Pro-Palestinian protesters march to U of M president’s house after cancelation of student votes
- Whitmer names acting director of new education department for K-12 and beyond
- U of M student vote canceled on competing resolutions over Israel-Hamas conflict
- Two years after school shooting, Oxford community members reflect, talk gun violence prevention
- Controversial PragerU videos gain educational foothold in a handful of states
- Kathleen Wilbur, respected force in state government and university administration, dies at 70
- 40 pro-Palestinian protestors arrested Friday during U of M demonstration
- Faculty members surprised, concerned as UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor weighs exit
- Attempt to kill Biden student debt relief plan tied to income fails in U.S. Senate
- UNC chancellor could be the frontrunner for Michigan State University president
- Free speech on college campuses as tensions rise examined by U.S. House Judiciary
- A sweeping report on a Michigan school shooting finds multiple failures and a troubled aftermath
- No more attending classes: These community colleges let students learn at their own pace.
- Public commenters want accountability, transparency and action from embattled MSU board
- Whitmer calls for transparency in letter to feuding MSU board
- Here’s where the MSU Board of Trustees dispute stands
- ‘Filter first’ bills signed to ensure clean water in schools
- Whitmer applauds record enrollment at Michigan universities, highlights state scholarships
- Senate panel considers adjustment to Snyder-era teacher evaluation standards
- Whitmer signs bills paving the way for carpooling lanes and addressing teacher shortage
- New report finds another 115 Indigenous boarding schools, most run by missionaries
- First Amendment advocates fight growing number of U.S. book bans
- On this day in 1993: Engler calls for state education funding shake up
- White House provides another billion in student debt relief as pandemic pause end
- Student debt relief scams on the rise. Here’s what borrowers need to know.
- Oakland County judge declares Oxford shooter can be sentenced to life without parole
- Mel Tucker fired as Michigan State University’s head football coach
- Environment
- Hotter August days push some schools to delay start dates
- Lawmaker seeks to block radioactive waste dumping in Southeast Michigan
- Clean energy laws and funding fuel Michigan jobs and economic growth, new study says
- Emergency responders struggle with burnout, budgets as disasters mount
- Enbridge agrees to redo key permit for Line 5 tunnel project
- West Michigan lawmakers float plans to protect critical dunes from harmful development
- Environmental advocates oppose new permit for Fremont digester
- Pritzker says Trump suggested nets to stop Asian carp invasion of Great Lakes
- As wildfire season becomes more threatening, experts are turning to AI
- Nessel’s Line 5 Case to remain in Michigan as court rejects request for rehearing
- Eight states file court brief challenging California’s electric vehicle mandate
- Alabama chooses to preserve the last slave ship where it sank, citing structural decay
- Macomb County leaders call for hold on Oakland County permit, prompt action on sewage discharge
- Barr, Bergman will face climate and energy issues in run toward November
- Here’s what Tim Walz has done as governor of Minnesota
- U.S. Senate panel looks for ways to aid electric vehicle industry
- In Michigan’s 1st District primary, here’s what Democrats say about climate
- Invasive hemlock woolly adelgid infestation identified in Leelanau County
- Enviros cheer Michigan Supreme Court upholding tighter permitting rules for factory farms
- U.S. Senate Energy panel approves bipartisan bill streamlining energy permitting
- Nessel calls for reduction of proposed DTE electric rate increase
- Republicans seeking to flip 8th Congressional District talk border security, jobs and energy
- New plant added to Michigan’s invasive species program watchlist
- One idea to curb the invasive Asian carp: Eat them
- Consumers Energy settles on reductions to proposed rate hike and service fee increase
- To decarbonize, New England is betting big on offshore wind. Can it deliver?
- International coalition pushes for action on Line 5 during Kalamazoo River spill anniversary
- Wildfire smoke and extreme heat should be considered major disasters by FEMA, Nessel says
- Michigan awarded 9M in federal funding to push forward renewable energy goals
- In Detroit, Whitmer puts focus on safety and jobs while signing off on B budget
- Tennessee Valley Authority faces a push to get greener and more transparent
- Trump and Vance talk RNC, assassination attempt and manufacturing at Grand Rapids rally
- In RNC speech, Trump calls for UAW’s Fain to be fired
- Boebert looks to replace Haaland at Interior Department if Trump wins
- Former US Rep. Rogers attacks Biden on economy and EVs in RNC speech
- Environmental advocates cheer as budget passes without controversial U.P. mine funds
- Republican lawmaker wants hunting rights expanded in Michigan
- Michigan voters unlikely to see any statewide proposals on ballot in November
- Judge denies request to dismiss Enbridge’s case against Whitmer over Line 5 easement
- 4 proposals that were axed from Michigan’s budget and 1 controversial agency that survived cuts
- Biden administration announces new rule to protect workers from heat-related illnesses
- Whitmer partners with Army Corps. and Illinois to block invasive species from the Great Lakes
- Federal regulators approve controversial Louisiana gas terminal project
- States need to keep PFAS ’forever chemicals’ out of the water. It won’t be cheap.
- Presidential election seen as climate turning point as CO2 hits record
- As Michigan’s clean energy industry expands, the state is helping workers with the transition
- Beaver Island takes early steps to test wave energy in its waters
- Michigan Senate passes bill to restore EGLE’s authority to set water quality standards
- Upper Peninsula Power Co. withdraws request for waiver on outage credit rules
- Nessel reviews DTE request for alternate outage credit rules for customers without smart meters
- Line 5 case returns to state court following US Court of Appeals decision
- Industry, clean power groups breathe a sigh of relief as Senate approves energy regulators
- Whitmer, Duggan talk federal investments in Michigan’s clean energy economy
- Federal leaders talk progress in combatting PFAS, remembering the victims that made it possible
- U.S. Senate panel divided over climate as cause of rising insurance premiums
- Conservation advocates push for renewable energy policy and funding to help preserve wetlands
- USDA aims to aid small farmers by barring pay deductions from poultry companies
- Long-delayed Colorado project included in latest round of federal water funding
- New solar will help keep power on during scorching summer, report says
- 21 states join Biden administration in bid to modernize nation’s aging grid
- Initiative to repeal renewable energy siting reform fails to get on November ballot
- Funds for clean school buses coming to hundreds of districts, White House says
- Northern Michiganders are getting off propane — and on to natural gas
- This winter marked the lowest ice cover on the Great Lakes in 50 years, experts report
- Canadian wildfire smoke just blanketed the Midwest — again
- Michigan launches program to help connect large clean energy projects to federal funding
- Gilchrist announces M more for community groups fighting environmental injustice
- Line 5 activists urge Canadian Consul official to ‘avoid disaster’
- Microplastics filter for laundry wins top prize at Great Lakes AquaHacking challenge
- Can’t install your own solar panels? Some areas let you join a community project.
- GOP legislation seeks to restore year-round coyote hunting in Michigan
- The Northern Lights put on a rare show across Michigan
- Nessel challenges private jet expenses included in DTE gas rate case
- Nessel says Michigan plans to sue fossil fuel industry over climate change impacts
- Waste ‘tipping’ fee increase not included in House budget approved Wednesday
- On second try, U.S. House approves GOP bill to ease mining on federal lands
- After 15 years of the Great Lakes Compact, report urges state action to address shortcomings
- Community advocates spotlight impacts of pollution in metro Detroit
- ‘No Mow May’ grows in Traverse City
- State agencies advise decontamination with discovery of ‘rock snot’ cells in the Au Sable River
- New EPA rules will force fossil fuel power plants to cut pollution
- U.S. House splits on GOP-led Alaska and mining industry bills aimed at Biden agenda
- Senate passes expansion of prevailing wage law to wind and solar projects
- A new natural gas project comes to northern Michigan, amid climate concerns
- Climate group plans legal pushback on permit for Line 5 tunnel project
- Dem lawmakers announce bills banning PFAS in household products
- Whitmer expands MI Clean Water Plan, while enviros call for more clean energy investments
- Detroit Earth Day events highlight faith communities going green
- Polluters must pay to clean up areas contaminated with PFOA, PFOS
- U.P. residents ask DNR not to grant Keweenaw Land Association’s metallic mineral rights request
- Research into recycling critical minerals gets a boost in Michigan
- After a hot winter, Whitmer asks for more ways to get aid to businesses
- As feds stand down, states choose between wetlands protections or rollbacks
- Michigan lawmakers outline next steps after announcement of national PFAS standard
- Democrats join in U.S. Senate vote to repeal Biden rule tracking tailpipe emission
- ‘Valuable and largely overlooked:’ Interest in virtual power plants grows
- U.S. Government weighs in on Line 5 appeal noting treaty concerns and issues with damages
- EPA to formally regulate PFAS in drinking water for the first time
- In the central U.S., an electric grid bottleneck persists
- Michigan United Conservation Clubs challenges shortened coyote hunting season
- Report calls for stricter regulations on animal feeding operations to protect water quality
- U.S. losing valuable wetlands at alarming rate, threatening flood control, wildlife habitat and clean water
- Rep. Tlaib and environmental groups demand changes to EGLE’s public participation process
- State moves forward with M grant for U.P. mine, despite pushback from environmentalists
- Whitmer and Granholm announce .5B loan to restart Palisades nuclear plant
- Energy regulator nominees face Senate committee
- Lawmakers seek to revamp state nuclear policy while regulators evaluate benefits and pitfalls
- Whitmer joined by Granholm, Slotkin and Fain to announce EV battery training program
- Allowing more juice to flow through power lines could hasten clean energy projects
- Michigan attorney general argues Line 5 lawsuit should be sent back to state court
- Lake Superior is warming fast. Its national parks are starting work to cut fossil fuels
- Susan J. Demas: FOIA reform could be the feelgood, bipartisan hit of the springtime
- Court denies ‘bad faith’ bankruptcy petition by owner of failed mid-Michigan dam
- Documentary shows Bad River Band’s resilience as Line 5 battle continues
- Tribes urge U.S. to weigh in on Line 5 case as appeal sits in court
- New scorecard rates nation’s grid managers on connecting renewables
- ‘Pollinator scorecard’ could help solar developers amp up proposals
- Whitmer signs bills to expand treatment courts, protect workers from asbestos and more
- Five major takeaways from the Biden budget request
- Both methane and carbon dioxide are climate change culprits
- State health study for northern Kent Co. shows higher PFAS blood levels than U.S. population
- Wildfire season is starting early in Michigan, thanks to a mild winter
- Michigan Public Service Commission approves M electrical rate increase for Consumers Energy
- Experts report record low Great Lakes ice coverage
- Whitmer signs bills axing controversial environmental rules review committee
- Health, clean energy and environmental advocates oppose ballot initiative eliminating siting law
- Proposed changes to state recreation passport program draws Republican criticism
- Warm winters a wet blanket for small ski slopes in northern Michigan
- As some push for repeal, state seeks input on renewable energy siting law
- U.P. coalition outlines concerns over M Michigan Strategic Fund grant to Copperwood Mine
- U.S. House passes bill to reverse Biden pause of some liquified natural gas exports
- Advocates call for polluter accountability as SE Michigan faces additional contamination concerns
- Michigan Public Service Commission approves settlement for energy efficiency programs
- State lawmakers want to peel back the curtain at the nation’s biggest electrical grid operator
- Bad River Band and Enbridge offer oral arguments in Line 5 shutdown appeal
- Federal money could supercharge state efforts to preserve nuclear power
- Biden approves federal disaster aid for 9 Michigan counties affected by August storms, tornadoes
- PFAS, clean energy and EVs get funding in Whitmer budget plan, but enviros want transit prioritized
- Manchin blasts White House for siding with climate activists in natural gas pause
- Board of State Canvassers axes recalls, moves forward on property tax and zoning measures
- Elk Rapids wants to help its shoreline through new state Climate Corps program
- In Traverse City, U.S. Senate candidates spar on Line 5, Gaza and immigration
- Clinicians back lawsuit challenging EPA decision to weaken Detroit ozone standards
- House committee hears testimony on lead abatement bills
- U.S. Supreme Court hears New Jersey, Rhode Island fishing cases challenging agency powers
- Utilities plan onsite gas storage to improve reliability; critics warn of costs, safety concerns
- Michigan hopes community groups can get piece of B climate justice fund
- AG joins coalition opposing GOP effort to halt Clean Water Act rule for states
- Hydrogen tax rules draw fire from industry
- Nessel intervenes on DTE’s latest request to raise natural gas rates
- White House unveils billion for electric and low-emission school buses
- Traverse City-based policy center appeals Michigan’s Line 5 permit
- New ballot committee seeks to repeal clean energy permitting changes
- Lawmakers call on EGLE to address permitting conflict with West Michigan digester
- Building transmission takes forever. The Biden administration is pushing to change that.
- Four Michigan tribes receive funding to support recycling initiatives
- Documentary explores climate resilience in northern Michigan
- New life for old coal: Minelands and power plants are hot renewable development spots
- From pollution to invasive species: Where Michigan’s Great Lakes restoration efforts stand
- Michigan tribes challenge state regulators’ Line 5 tunnel project permit
- COP 28 deal echoes discussions on Michigan’s energy transition
- US approves a non-water-cooled nuclear reactor
- State agencies say there’s more to be done in addressing Lake Erie nutrient pollution
- With pipeline growth booming, the US agency in charge of safety struggles to keep up
- Whitmer greenlights Superfund designation for Ann Arbor dioxane plume
- Reliability v. sustainability: Inside the debate over the EPA’s proposed carbon rules
- Owner of twice-sunken barge bound over on felony pollution charges
- Sampling research breaks down PFAS contamination pathways in food sources
- Where do solar panels go to die?
- Nessel’s PFAS suit against Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority returned to state court
- West Michigan digester to close doors amid permitting conflict with state
- Whitmer signs directive transitioning the state’s fleet to zero emission vehicles by 2040
- Sewer rates soar as private companies buy up local water systems
- This land is our land: States crack down on foreign-owned farm fields
- Susan J. Demas: How Michigan became the progressive powerhouse of the Midwest
- Michigan Public Service Commission votes to advance permitting for Enbridge’s Line 5 tunnel project
- Whitmer signs labor organizing, fishery regulation manoomin bills and more
- Buttigieg says former President Carter encouraged him to drop out of the 2020 presidential race
- More states strive to make parks, trails accessible to people with disabilities
- Climate grief and the stark choice that confronts us
- Federal judge finds former owner of mid-Michigan dams liable for nearly 0M in damages
- How climate change can confuse fall foliage
- Report: Market could adapt to Line 5 shutdown without shortages or price increases
- Five charts on the changing Midwestern climate
- UAW ratifies contract with automakers, Detroit casino workers approve deals at two locations
- Federal report forecasts the Midwest’s climate future
- Here’s your guide to what the Michigan Legislature didn’t finish this year
- A year after devastating winter storm, power plant problems ‘still likely’ in extreme weather
- Big federal dollars for small state projects aim to get more cars off the roads
- Legislature OKs final bills giving state regulators authority over renewable energy permits
- Clean energy package policy changes earn mixed response from environmental advocates
- At Green New Deal for Michigan rally, activists call for more climate change policies, funding
- Local leaders call for auto workers’ gains to spread to EV plants, Southern Black workers
- Michigan House approves changes to clean energy siting, renewable standards and more
- Environmental advocates cheer energy efficiency improvements amid DTE settlement
- Businesses, activists and local leaders show support for Senate water affordability bills
- As Biden pushes for environmental justice, advocates call for stronger air quality rules
- Michigan Senate advances clean energy legislation amid fierce opposition from Republicans
- House committee advances bills eliminating Snyder-era environmental review boards
- Clean energy package passes Senate committee on party lines following modifications
- Lawmakers say new legislation will hold polluters accountable, increase transparency
- Farmers and environmental health advocates call for state and national action on PFAS
- HOAs could lose ability to ban energy saving measures under new bill
- In new collaborations, tribes become stewards of parks and monuments
- Enviros testify in favor of eliminating ‘ineffective’ environmental review boards
- Nessel wants Line 5 evicted from tribal land, Republicans decry ‘unnecessary delays’ for tunnel
- House panel passes renewable permitting package, despite pushback from local groups
- Michigan Senate reconsiders effort to protect U.P. wilderness
- ‘So many ways hydrogen can go wrong’: Hub announcements viewed with caution
- Billions of dollars to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells will only make a dent
- Whitmer named chair of Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers
- Lack of oversight on transmission spending leads to higher electric bills, consumer advocate says
- Biden administration to send billion for clean hydrogen hubs in 16 states
- New House Dem permitting package adds heat to rural solar energy debate
- Column: Decarbonizing Michigan’s economy will also improve water quality
- MPSC report: Michigan residents see returns from energy efficiency investments
- Rick Haglund: Who’s trying to kill the electric car (again)?
- Polluter pay bills aim to give Michigan regulators more authority, tools for environmental cleanup
- Nessel offers plan to address Michigan’s frequent power outages
- Judge dismisses claims against state officials in all 3 Benton Harbor lead contamination cases
- Nearly all national park sites to close during government shutdown
- Healthcare
- Health and farmworker advocates urge ban of herbicide linked to Parkinson’s
- State urges judge to toss lawsuit challenging newborn blood storage
- In Ann Arbor, Jane Fonda warns it would be ‘impossible’ to fight climate change if Trump wins
- Support for access to in vitro fertilization to be voted on again in U.S. Senate
- Federal officials say no sign bird flu is spreading among humans, despite Missouri case
- Nessel and Democratic lawmakers talk bills to curb price gouging
- Majority of state attorneys general seek warnings for youth on social media
- Ohio pharmacy leader says recent mass closures are a warning
- Despite opt-outs by GOP states, debut of kids’ summer food program seen as a success
- Childcare is a mess for parents and providers in Michigan
- Helping a minor travel for an abortion? Some states have made it a crime.
- As childhood vaccination rates drop, health officials urge parents to get their kids immunized
- States want to lower drug prices. A federal law stands in their way.
- Let’s focus on what undocumented immigrants give back to us all
- Consultant charged in ‘dark money’ scheme is aiding GOP Michigan Supreme Court nominee’s campaign
- Most workers make about the same as before the pandemic — except in these states
- Supermajority of U.S. women ages 18-49 support legal abortion
- Arizona ballot measure leader says abortion ‘is not a dirty word’
- What’s IUI? What’s IVF? A look at the fertility treatments the Walz family is talking about
- FDA greenlights new COVID vaccine after a summer of rising numbers of cases
- Ottawa Impact commissioner requests recount after losing his GOP primary by 16 points
- To lower prescription drug costs, states head to the courthouse
- Colorado abortion ballot organizer says amendment could improve access for Latinx community
- ‘Perfect storm’ of crises is leading to cutbacks in abortion care, advocates say
- Vance blasts Harris on energy and manufacturing as opponents hit back on labor and healthcare
- Senators urge better access to disability payments for Long COVID patients
- Cyber attacks against Michigan hospitals prompt calls for legislative remedies
- Potential threats to IVF push political novices into election-year advocacy
- More than 1 million veterans receiving benefits via PACT Act ahead of anniversary
- Trump campaign derides Walz for menstrual equity mandate
- Telehealth abortion still on the rise, especially in states with shield laws, report shows
- Pharmacy closures multiply, threatening to create health care deserts
- Michigan Democrats introduce bills requiring insurance to cover over-the-counter contraception
- Lawmakers push FDA to approve MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD
- Woman heads to trial for role in ‘dark money’ scheme connected to former Senate leader Shirkey
- Nessel files brief to keep Michigan abortion regulations on hold
- South Dakota father is leading effort to restore abortion rights in the state
- Political rhetoric about third trimester abortion is misleading, experts say
- Harris as Democratic nominee likely won’t affect abortion ballot initiatives, organizers say
- Meet the 4 Democrats who want to take on US Rep. John James this fall
- Rhetoric versus reality: Addressing common misconceptions about abortion
- Let’s treat Michigan workers as whole people with paid leave
- Anti-abortion researchers back riskier procedures when pregnancy termination is needed, experts say
- Anti-abortion activists knock 400K doors in opposition to Biden, Harris and Slotkin
- Michigan businesses, airports and unemployment agency impacted by global IT outage
- Biden tests positive for COVID, will return home to Delaware
- Proposed first-ever federal standards for maternal care met with mixed response from hospitals
- U.S. lawmakers, advocates ask FDA to approve use of psychedelics for PTSD treatment
- In Flint, HHS secretary stresses Biden admin health care efforts as pharmacies face challenges
- Whitmer calls the debate a ‘setback,’ but says Biden ‘has my support’
- Arkansas OB-GYN says proposed abortion-rights amendment could revive standard of care
- Michigan lawmaker proposes health insurance policy review board
- Fourth human case of bird flu diagnosed in Colorado dairy farm worker
- Michigan direct care workers say they will make due with a 20¢ increase, but for how long?
- Rep. Slotkin says it’s time to stop ‘playing defense on democracy’
- Despite GOP headwinds, citizen-led abortion measures could be on the ballot in 9 states
- Amid mental health crisis, new compact allows social workers to practice across state lines
- Abortion surveillance isn’t new but monitoring has increased post Dobbs, activists say
- U.S. Supreme Court ruling reinstates ability to perform emergency abortions in Idaho under ban
- U.S. Supreme Court sides with Oregon city, allows ban on homeless people sleeping outdoors
- Bills aimed at preventing maternal and infant deaths clear Michigan House
- Michigan leaders and advocates speak out over SCOTUS punting Idaho abortion case
- Four states to begin voluntary testing for bird flu in dairy farm milk tanks
- Bilingual health resources on bird flu available for Michigan seasonal workers
- Right to Life of Michigan celebrates the anniversary of the SCOTUS decision overturning Roe v. Wade
- LGBTQ+ leaders say ‘there’s a lot at stake’ for Michigan in the 2024 election
- Michigan group offers counseling to trans clients in states where they otherwise might go without
- Rallying for reproductive rights means going beyond the ballot
- Scientists argue over the origins of COVID-19 before U.S. Senate panel
- Donation sites and resources available in the wake of the Rochester Hills splash pad shooting
- Michigan bills seek to address racial disparities in maternal health care
- Michigan’s national education standing sounds alarm bells
- State abortion bans forcing interstate travel, U.S. Senate panel hears
- Anti-abortion groups say Supreme Court’s mifepristone ruling won’t deter them
- Whitmer applauds SCOTUS ruling on mifepristone, while cautioning vigilance
- Whitmer talks economic proposals, abortion rights and Trump at Detroit conference
- Car wreck survivors and loved ones demand House lawmakers take up no-fault auto insurance reform
- U.S. Senate Republicans outline their farm bill framework
- Kids Count report: Michigan’s education rank drops amid chronic absenteeism, falling test scores
- Stakeholders question federal drug discount program at Michigan House Insurance hearing
- U.S. Senate GOP prevents contraception access bill from moving ahead
- Kids and families need long-term, continuous access to health coverage
- U.S. Senate Dems decry limits on abortion access, House Dems unveil contraception bill
- Fauci defends his work on COVID-19, says he has an ‘open mind’ on its origins
- Michigan members of Congress point the finger at the media for elevating conflict in government
- IVF bill in question in Louisiana, Florida to spend 0,000 on new pregnancy resource website
- Auto crash survivors and care providers come to Mackinac Island, ask lawmakers take up bills
- Doctors urge U.S. Supreme Court to include abortion as stabilizing care under federal law
- A bipartisan push to make air travel easier for new parents packing breast milk and formula
- Investing more in childcare would make Michigan a stronger state
- U.S. House panel debates nutrition benefit changes in GOP farm bill proposal
- Members of the U.S. Senate face a vote on whether they support contraception access
- GOP legislator requests AG investigation of Democratic Rep. Kristian Grant
- U.S. Senate Dems tie state abortion bans to fewer beginning physicians
- Lawmakers propose more mental health support for veterans, agency notes funding challenges
- Gilchrist implores Legislature to consider caregiver tax credit in the next state budget
- Whitmer signs bill setting equal insurance coverage for mental and physical health care
- Medicare should include dental coverage, dentists tell U.S. Senate panel
- Telehealth abortions surge, but in-person care is still common
- Advocates press U.S. House to act soon on compensation for nuclear testing victims
- Michigan leaders warn about the health impacts of climate change
- U.S. Senate GOP tries to block states from spending some of their COVID relief cash
- Many worry about data privacy on period apps but may not take steps to protect it, study shows
- Bills prohibiting landlords from income-based discrimination pass House committee
- Feds incentivize better biosecurity at dairy farms for bird flu
- Michigan Senate passes more budget bills, saves School Aid Fund for Wednesday
- Social Security is America’ contract with working people
- Still much unknown on how marijuana policies would change in states under Biden plan
- COVID-era funding that’s prevented thousands of evictions is set to expire. What happens next?
- Susan J. Demas: What I learned playing through pain
- Fatal anomaly exception didn’t spare Alabama mom who needed an abortion
- Policy experts lay out a possible future for the Comstock Act
- Bills related to ‘abortion coercion’ and ‘trafficking’ advance in Republican-led legislatures
- States want to make it harder for health insurers to deny care, but firms might evade enforcement
- Whitmer “confident” Trump will sign a federal abortion ban if given the opportunity
- Health and Human Services increases loan forgiveness for OBs, midwives who practice in rural areas
- Whitmer to publish book, ‘True Gretch’ in July, confirming earlier reports
- Alabama clinic to end IVF services ‘in light of litigation concerns’
- RFK Jr. to host comedy fundraiser at Royal Oak Music Theater
- Whitmer calls Trump’s comments on border security ‘baloney’
- GOP nominee for special Michigan House election says he opposes abortion ‘without exception’
- Nessel, other Democratic AGs ask SCOTUS to block red state bans on emergency abortions
- Working-class people rarely have a seat ‘at the legislative table’ in state capitols
- Emails reveal Michigan auditor general helped write GOP draft requesting 2020 election audit
- Taxpayers were overcharged for patient meds. Then came the lawyers.
- Hundreds protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court to keep abortion medication accessible
- Whitmer and Nessel say abortion pill case is part of continued attacks on reproductive rights
- U.S. Supreme Court justices seem skeptical of limits on access to abortion medication
- States rethink ambitious projects as tax revenues shrink and pandemic aid ends
- Susan J. Demas: First the GOP came for abortion. Birth control, surrogacy and IVF are next.
- U.S. Supreme Court to hear oral arguments Tuesday on abortion pill limits
- U.S. House panel debates boost for WIC in Agriculture funding bill
- Michigan auditor general decries proposed budget cut
- Washtenaw County reports second case of measles
- Decriminalization of paid surrogacy heads to the governor, despite Republican opposition
- Gilchrist, doctors and lawmakers talk threats to IVF care
- Report: Michigan women still work harder to earn less than men, but gap is slowly closing
- U.S. House Speaker Johnson says IVF should be protected — just not by Congress
- Fluoride in public water has slashed tooth decay, but some states may end mandates
- Both of these women needed to end their pregnancies. Only one got to do it on her terms.
- We all thought women’s rights were a done deal. We thought wrong.
- It’s been 4 years since COVID hit Michigan. For Long COVID patients, the pandemic isn’t over.
- U.S. Senate sends Biden giant spending package hours before midnight deadline
- Senate panel hears testimony on bills to reshape Michigan surrogacy laws
- What to expect in Biden’s State of the Union speech Thursday night
- Program aims to eliminate 0M in medical debt for Wayne County residents
- Rep. Slotkin town hall delves into IVF, abortion issues
- Betty Ford, trailblazing former first lady, featured on new stamp
- Businessman enters plea in case for 2012 tainted steroid deaths in Michigan
- Washtenaw, Wayne Counties report measles cases, offer info on potential exposures
- Economic effects of state abortion bans debated by U.S. Senate panel
- U.S. Senate Republican blocks legislation protecting in vitro fertilization
- Michigan Senate committee considers bills capping payday loan rates
- Michigan health dept. confirms first case of measles since 2019
- U of M study: COVID-19 school policies resulted in enrollment racial disparities
- Dearborn launches air quality monitoring network to empower residents and influence regulation
- Private equity’s growing footprint in home health care draws scrutiny
- Republican legislators push bills requiring government to collect reasons for abortion
- Tuberculosis cases rise, but public health agencies say they lack the resources to keep up
- From cradle to career, Michigan Black children face higher systemic barriers to educational success
- Congress is looking at expanding the child tax credit again. Who would benefit?
- Bills to expand specialty courts in Michigan head to Senate for a vote
- ‘A woman’s health matters’: Abortion access allowed New Hampshire woman to become a mom
- One-on-one outreach shows promise in cutting school absenteeism
- Harris to talk about reproductive rights in Grand Rapids next week
- Lawsuit seeks to overturn abortion regulations including Michigan’s 24-hour waiting period
- On Roe anniversary, abortion opponents look to White House to fast-track national ban
- Patients struck by long COVID plead with U.S. Senate panel for more research funding
- Whitmer: Abortion rights will be ‘front and center’ in the 2024 election
- Michigan program protecting violence survivors’ addresses continues to grow
- House Republicans unite to reject amendment to previously passed children’s group home bill
- Monique Stanton: Bold action is needed to address poverty in Michigan
- As more states add paid family leave, advocates say there’s a need for federal policy
- Northville Public Schools votes to seek funding for school-based health clinics
- Susan J. Demas: Actually, it’s good to feed hungry kids
- ‘This is not just about COVID anymore’
- Petitioner seeking Whitmer recall says effort stems from his revoked driver’s license
- Tuesday is the final day for open enrollment in Obamacare coverage
- ‘That was my home’
- With abortion on the 2024 ballot, campaigns could see millions in funding from familiar players
- Which states will join the new summer meal program for low-income kids? Here’s the list.
- New turmoil over possible shutdown in D.C. amid warnings of a WIC food program shortfall
- Report: Black children lag in key educational benchmarks in Michigan
- On this day in 1964: LBJ calls for ‘war on poverty’ in America
- U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Idaho case on emergency room abortions
- Analysis: What we now know about Michigan’s pivotal role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection
- Be aware during the holidays: A new COVID variant, JN.1, is spreading rapidly in US and elsewhere
- DHHS renews Medicaid coverage for nearly 1M Michiganders
- Physician says residency programs must reassess post-Roe training for miscarriage, abortion care
- Watson-Whittaker to lead reproductive rights organization’s regional efforts
- Spending on health care in US rises to .5 trillion in 2022; a return to pre-pandemic growth rates
- Susan J. Demas: It’s the season for giving back. Start by getting your flu and COVID shots.
- Right to Life of Michigan president steps down after 43 years
- Flint marks 7.5 years in compliance with lead standards
- Census Bureau’s proposed changes threaten to undercount people with disabilities, advocates say
- Okemos Schools lays out action plan for aging building with lead contamination
- In Detroit, Gilchrist touts early Michigan rebate checks
- Whitmer signs more than a dozen bills, including child dental assessment program
- Flu survivor: ‘I hope other families — especially young kids — never have to go through what ours did’
- Whitmer: 700K Michigan households will get tax refund checks starting in February
- Less driving but more deaths: Spike in traffic fatalities puzzles lawmakers
- I understand why Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz is leaving UNC
- Medicaid beneficiaries in Michigan to get access to community health worker services
- Governor signs bills aimed at addressing prescription drugs, protecting vulnerable adults
- Whitmer signs repeal of nation’s only immunity law that shielded drugmakers from legal liability
- CDC director in Detroit: ‘COVID is still causing the most number of hospitalizations’ in Michigan
- Settlement secures additional 0 million supporting Michiganders with disabilities
- Whitmer signs specific criminal penalties for assaulting health care workers into law
- When foster care kids are sex trafficked, some states fail to figure it out
- Survey finds strong support for legislation aimed at further restricting and reducing tobacco use
- Studies, class-action suit link hair relaxers to cancer. Black women are at risk.
- Business groups band together to counter ‘risky economic proposals’ advanced by Democrats
- Gun violence as a public health crisis explored by U.S. Senate Democrats
- Tentative deal announced in 11-week strike by Blue Cross Blue Shield workers
- U.S. Senate panel advances former Maryland governor’s nomination to lead Social Security
- How can we make the most of this holiday season?
- Michigan may have fewer deer hunters, but venison donations to food banks are up
- Whitmer signs teacher evaluation reforms, tenant protections and Juneteenth legislation
- ‘Michigan has showed the world’: Whitmer signs pared-down Reproductive Health Act into law
- U of M economists say U.S. recession unlikely in next two years, Michigan economy expected to grow
- ‘Out of control’: Advocates rally in D.C. calling for action on housing crisis
- VA secretary says agency will cooperate with investigation into veterans crisis line
- VA veterans crisis line to face new investigation by congressional watchdog agency
- Veterans’ health care coverage expanded by Biden administration
- State, local elections offer good news for democracy
- Biden talks with former college athletes about player safety and ‘fair treatment’
- Repeal of Michigan’s Engler-era drug immunity law passes House
- Abortion-rights victories cement 2024 playbook while opponents scramble for new strategy
- Anti-abortion protesters gather at Michigan Capitol as lawsuit is filed to overturn Proposal 3
- A historic housing construction boom may finally moderate rent hikes
- How abortion factors into five major elections on Tuesday
- State, federal abortion rules prevent many women from accessing crucial miscarriage drug
- Democratic-led Michigan House passes pared-down abortion rights package
- Ahead of Biden’s rural America tour, White House emphasizes green energy, agriculture policies
- Shaken by post-pandemic disruptions, some states take a harder line on school discipline
- Sexual assault survivors can now track their rape kits in most states
- Legislation aimed at bringing care back to auto crash survivors passes the Michigan Senate
- Deaf and hard of hearing community show support for bills expanding youth access to hearing aids
- Whitmer signs bills bringing Obamacare protections into state law
- Bill banning discrimination against pumping or expressing breast milk passes Michigan Senate
- You might need an ambulance, but your state might not see it as ‘essential’
- Michigan House passes bipartisan bills aimed at improving juvenile justice system
- 100+ Michigan doctors back legislation to create prescription drug board
- Legislators in 49 states ask SCOTUS to preserve access to abortion pill
- Insurers often shortchange mental health care coverage, despite a federal law
- Reproductive Health Act bills receive mixed testimony in Senate committee
- SEIU nursing home workers strike in Westland
- States are trying to prop up the child care industry. It isn’t enough.
- Michigan Dem leaders address if Reproductive Health Act will be pared down
- Undocumented workers camp out near Capitol calling for action on ‘Drive SAFE’ bills
- UAW member on strike: ‘We’ll be out here one day longer than the company’
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