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  • Did a Michigan congressional candidate’s husband throw himself out of a moving car in her ad?
  • McDonald Rivet and Junge face off for open Michigan seat that’s key to US House control
  • In Warren, Walz blasts Trump on Detroit comments and offers a hopeful vision for US manufacturing
  • Whitmer to team up with Walz, Evers and Shapiro on blue wall bus tour next week
  • In Mid-Michigan congressional race, Hertel and Barrett center pitches around the middle class
  • Vance seeks votes in Detroit, defends Trump’s auto industry policies 
  • Next president can’t let Michigan’s auto industry become ‘an afterthought,’ advocate says
  • In Saginaw, Sanders decries ‘war’ against working class, calls Trump a ‘pathological liar’
  • Housing: Where do Trump and Harris stand?
  • Unemployment ticks down, labor market remains strong, latest numbers show
  • Dockworkers suspend strike that threatened to cripple commerce
  • Michigan’s poverty rate is higher than the national average. What can be done?
  • Michigan marks lowest unemployment rate in past 20 years as job growth slows, report says
  • VP nominee Vance blasts EVs, immigration at Traverse City rally
  • Dark highways, fast cars, few sidewalks — and more pedestrian deaths
  • Trump focuses on auto industry and fears of foreign competition at Warren town hall
  • The YIMBY push for multifamily housing hits a ‘nope’ from homeowners
  • In swing states that once went for Trump, unions organize to prevent a repeat
  • Rent is eating up a greater share of tenants’ income in almost every state
  • Ten ways Project 2025 could undermine workers’ rights
  • Michigan Lawmakers Could Help 35,000 Care Workers Form Statewide Union
  • Booker, Flint business owners tout Harris plan to increase startup tax credits
  • As ‘Super Bowl of taxes’ looms in 2025, progressives urge Congress to ensure fairness
  • 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
  • States are pushing back with anti-labor laws as union popularity grows, policy experts say
  • Inflation has slowed, but the economy remains a big issue for voters in picking a president
  • The cherry would be Michigan’s official state fruit under new bill
  • Macomb County lawmaker wants to preserve more than
    M in road funding
  • Trump’s support of Florida marijuana legalization may show growing bipartisan consensus
  • Ohio pharmacy leader says recent mass closures are a warning
  • 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
  • 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
  • Environmental advocates oppose new permit for Fremont digester
  • 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
  • X fixes AI chatbot after secretaries of state complained it spread election misinformation
  • 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
  • ‘It’s getting hot in here’: UAW President Shawn Fain quotes Nelly in DNC speech
  • PitchMI statewide innovation competition opens for entries 
  • Webasto-Detroit workers say company is violating labor law to bust union activity
  • Vance blasts Harris on energy and manufacturing as opponents hit back on labor and healthcare
  • 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
  • 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
  • Pharmacy closures multiply, threatening to create health care deserts
  • Riding Trump’s endorsement, Junge wins GOP primary for the 8th US House District
  • Benson urges Musk to fix X’s AI chatbot over election misinformation
  • U.S. Senate panel looks for ways to aid electric vehicle industry
  • U.S. unemployment rises as the Fed holds tight on key interest rates
  • 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
  • Nessel calls for reduction of proposed DTE electric rate increase
  • 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.
  • Let’s treat Michigan workers as whole people with paid leave
  • As acting governor, AG Nessel signs bill intending to protect homeowners into law 
  • Michigan leaders talk funding needs after federal infrastructure law expires in 2026
  • Submarine manufacturing program unveiled by Whitmer and national leaders
  • Trump and Vance talk RNC, assassination attempt and manufacturing at Grand Rapids rally
  • 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
  • Environmental advocates cheer as budget passes without controversial U.P. mine funds
  • In Flint, HHS secretary stresses Biden admin health care efforts as pharmacies face challenges
  • Federal regulator: Pharmacy middlemen appear to be raising prices, hurting patients
  • Michigan lawmaker proposes health insurance policy review board
  • 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?
  • Here are the key bills that await the Michigan Legislature when lawmakers return
  • 4 proposals that were axed from Michigan’s budget and 1 controversial agency that survived cuts 
  • There are many wins in Michigan’s budget, but long-term investments are needed
  • Michigan lawmakers look to quash non-consensual ‘deepfake’ pornography
  • 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
  • U.S. Supreme Court flips precedent that empowered federal agencies
  • Michigan House approves increasing unemployment benefits to 26 weeks
  • Stabenow says GOP farm bill is ‘not balanced’ and won’t pass through the US Senate
  • Upper Peninsula Power Co. withdraws request for waiver on outage credit rules
  • 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 
  • Nearly 40% of Michiganders live in economic insecurity, University of Michigan study finds
  • Michigan’s national education standing sounds alarm bells
  • Industry, clean power groups breathe a sigh of relief as Senate approves energy regulators
  • 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
  • U.S. Senate Republicans outline their farm bill framework
  • Trump floats plan to end taxes on tips, though experts raise doubts
  • Michigan could move to a critical new economic development strategy
  • Kids Count report: Michigan’s education rank drops amid chronic absenteeism, falling test scores
  • Eminem, Diana Ross, more mark official reopening of Michigan Central Station
  • Attorney general intervenes on Consumers Energy case requesting 3M rate increase
  • Michigan Central Station reopens in its ‘most pristine state ever’
  • ‘There is more work to do’: Gilchrist, local advocates talk barriers for Michigan workers
  • USDA aims to aid small farmers by barring pay deductions from poultry companies
  • Some providers will offer low-cost internet even as federal program ends, White House says
  • 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
  • Michigan university presidents talk higher education’s role in building the state’s economy
  • Manufacturing industry leaders weigh in on need for more talent in electric vehicle transition 
  • Leaders say that racial equity in businesses is key for Michigan growth
  • Consumers Energy fined
    M over complaints of faulty meters, delays in electric and gas services
  • Nessel joins AGs to defend workplace accommodation rules for abortion
  • U.S. House panel debates nutrition benefit changes in GOP farm bill proposal
  • Amid outrage over high ticket prices, Michigan joins anti-trust suit against Ticketmaster
  • 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
  • Biden policies aid Detroit in the electric vehicle race with China
  • Congressional panel debates who should foot the bill for rebuilding Baltimore bridge
  • Analysts say Michigan’s overall revenue continues to grow, while School Aid Fund shrinks
  • Many worry about data privacy on period apps but may not take steps to protect it, study shows
  • Renters’ rights group rallies at housing conference in Lansing
  • 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
  • COVID-era funding that’s prevented thousands of evictions is set to expire. What happens next?
  • Nessel says Michigan plans to sue fossil fuel industry over climate change impacts
  • On second try, U.S. House approves GOP bill to ease mining on federal lands
  • Community advocates spotlight impacts of pollution in metro Detroit
  • UAW Local 869 votes to authorize strike at Stellantis’ Warren Stamping Plant
  • Ten years after the Flint water crisis, distrust and anger linger
  • Rick Haglund: SOAR incentives fund flying too high, some Dem and GOP lawmakers say
  • U.S. Senate Dems Smith, Markey to push warehouse worker safety bill
  • U.S. House splits on GOP-led Alaska and mining industry bills aimed at Biden agenda
  • In Freeland, Trump celebrates the fall of Roe v. Wade, promises mass deportations if he’s elected
  • Building trades leader hammers Trump for his ‘anti-union record’ ahead of Saginaw rally
  • Whitmer highlights Macomb County piece of her statewide economic development plan
  • U of M lecturers to vote on tentative contract deal
  • Susan J. Demas: Has Michigan bounced back?
  • Feds require airlines to automatically refund passengers for canceled or delayed flights
  • Biden cracks jokes about Trump’s hair, acquires another major union endorsement
  • SEIU workers ahead of NFL Draft: We are ‘the backbone of Detroit’
  • Nessel warns Michigan residents about human trafficking during the NFL Draft in Detroit
  • U.S. Supreme Court appears to lean toward Oregon city in complex homelessness case 
  • 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?
  • National privacy standard eyed by Congress for data harvested by big tech companies
  • ‘Panicked rush to gas’ could hike energy costs, report warns regulators
  • Small business owners ask U.S. House tax writers to extend Trump-era deductions
  • U.S. Government weighs in on Line 5 appeal noting treaty concerns and issues with damages
  • Nessel pushes back on Upper Peninsula Power Company’s request for outage credit waivers
  • Rick Haglund: ‘Eds and meds’ gives Michigan an economic shot in the arm
  • March jobs report shows strong labor market with job gains in health care and government
  • In Maryland appearance, Biden pledges federal support to rebuild collapsed bridge 
  • 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.
  • Anthony seeks to ‘fill the gap’ for Michiganders as one of the Senate’s top leaders
  • State moves forward with M grant for U.P. mine, despite pushback from environmentalists
  • Federal rebuild of Baltimore bridge ‘will not be quick or easy or cheap,’ Buttigieg says
  • Energy regulator nominees face Senate committee
  • 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. House panel debates boost for WIC in Agriculture funding bill 
  • Democrats hail ACA ahead of anniversary, blast GOP efforts to repeal it
  • Report: Michigan women still work harder to earn less than men, but gap is slowly closing
  • 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
  • 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
  • Whitmer signs bills to expand treatment courts, protect workers from asbestos and more
  • Slotkin to unveil ‘opportunity agenda’ in Detroit, including filibuster reform
  • 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
  • Gilchrist talks about taking the ‘worry’ out of early childhood education costs
  • Michigan Public Service Commission approves M electrical rate increase for Consumers Energy
  • More than 500K Michiganders have lost Medicaid since the end of automatic enrollment 
  • Whitmer travels to Taiwan to promote economic collaboration with Michigan
  • 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’
  • 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
  • Trump rails against legal charges, caters to global manufacturing fears during Waterford visit
  • 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
  • Biden’s natural gas export pause fought over by U.S. House panel
  • Challenged ballots hold up Sweetwaters union election results in Ann Arbor
  • Buttigieg emphasizes importance of Michigan’s early primary during labor roundtable
  • U.S. Senate kills immigration overhaul, hits stalemate on Israel, Ukraine aid
  • Immigration advocates seek restart after Senate deal flops
  • MSU tenured faculty expected to receive union recognition 
  • Lawmakers seek to boost Michigan film production by reviving tax credits
  • U of M survey shows double-digit increases in consumer sentiment for the second straight month
  • Rick Haglund: What will the rise of Chinese automakers mean for Michigan’s auto industry?
  • Stabenow, USDA official visit Detroit, salute schools and farmers for student meal effort
  • ‘A product that’s killing people’: Lawmakers chastise social media giants for harm to kids
  • Fed keeps interest rates same, as expected, with changes likely months away
  • Thousands of Michiganders falsely accused of unemployment fraud get M settlement
  • On this day in 1959: Ground broken on Detroit freeway that helped destroy a Black neighborhood 
  • A rising pride lifts Detroit’s hopes
  • Biden, Yellen tout their administration’s ‘invest in America’ economic gains 
  • EGLE says environmental review panels should be axed, cites delays and drains on resources
  • Michigan lawmakers discuss 2024 policy goals after Whitmer’s State of the State address
  • Sweetwaters baristas in Ann Arbor voting Thursday on whether to form a union
  • Rep. Stevens discusses the financial fallout of metro Detroit power outages
  • Report: High-education, high-wage jobs key to economic prosperity, as Michigan lags nation
  • Ann Arbor kicks off guaranteed income pilot program
  • What overturning ‘Chevron’ would mean for workers
  • Whitmer, lawmakers discuss rural development, housing crisis at Northern Michigan Policy Conference
  • House committee hears testimony on lead abatement bills
  • 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
  • Which states will join the new summer meal program for low-income kids? Here’s the list.
  • Economists: Michigan’s pandemic recovery ongoing, state funds stable for 2024
  • Former Republican lawmaker acquitted on charges in federal corruption case 
  • Report: Black children lag in key educational benchmarks in Michigan
  • 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 
  • December jobs report: Wages up, hiring steady as job market ends year strong
  • States warn of ‘Band-Aids and duct tape’ for road maintenance
  • Lawmakers call on EGLE to address permitting conflict with West Michigan digester
  • 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
  • Column: A state child tax credit would improve outcomes for Michigan’s kids and families
  • DHHS renews Medicaid coverage for nearly 1M Michiganders
  • Spending on health care in US rises to .5 trillion in 2022; a return to pre-pandemic growth rates
  • COP 28 deal echoes discussions on Michigan’s energy transition 
  • Rick Haglund: Will billionaire Dan Gilbert lead Michigan in developing long-awaited transit?
• Civil Rights
  • Immigration: Where do Trump and Harris stand?
  • Trump attacks immigrants, repeats debunked gang takeover rhetoric in Aurora rally
  • Reproductive rights: Where do Trump and Harris stand?
  • Facing challenge from Hudson, Scholten fights to keep her West Michigan US House district blue
  • Closing the gender wage gap in Michigan
  • Whitmer casts absentee ballot, talks election security amid double voting case in Macomb County
  • Nebraska doula fights for the right to have babies and abortions
  • More women are seeking sterilizations post-Dobbs, experts say
  • Four Michigan voters accused of casting two ballots in primary now face felony charges
  • Immigration is good, actually
  • ‘The most horrible day’: Those at the Capitol on Jan. 6 carry scars, shame, satisfaction
  • Tim Walz and J.D. Vance tangle in wonky, largely cordial vice presidential debate 
  • Haitian immigrants find new footholds, and familiar backlash, in the Midwest, South
  • Too late to resell the unsellable
  • A ‘religious separatist movement in American education’ – Part 2
  • MIGOP chair accuses Democrats of stealing votes ahead of 2024 election
  • Changing demographics and the political calculus of anti-immigrant rhetoric in swing states
  • Postal chief insists to Congress that mail-in ballots will get delivered in time
  • “We need to speak out and speak loud”: People of color battle targeted disinformation
  • GOP senator blocks resolution stating the right to emergency care includes abortion
  • Harris’ sister leads reproductive rights roundtable in Flint
  • The GOP’s unquenchable crusade against noncitizen voting, which is already illegal
  • Trump says Jewish voters would be partly to blame for election loss
  • Battleground state election officials lay out plans and concerns heading toward Election Day
  • Groups release ‘Black Values Survey’ with in-depth look at African-Americans in swing states
  • Louisiana’s Sen. John Kennedy layers xenophobic bullying on top of his typical buffoonery
  • Harris speaks on earning Black men’s votes, abortion rights and gun control in Philly interview
  • Congressional Black Caucus legislative conference panel addresses ways to eradicate gun violence
  • Harris at Congressional Black Caucus dinner warns Trump will ‘take our nation backward’
  • Michigan lawmakers and local governments seek the right balance on expanding voting rights
  • Support for access to in vitro fertilization to be voted on again in U.S. Senate
  • Congressional Democrats, civil rights leaders call for changes in the Senate filibuster
  • U.S. House speaker withdraws spending bill that would require ID to register to vote
  • 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
  • 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
  • Former US Rep. Liz Cheney says she’s voting for Kamala Harris
  • Pocketbook issues rank high for Latino voters in 2024 election, survey finds
  • Students and state lawmakers talk reproductive rights and mobilizing college-age voters
  • Trump delivers marathon speech in Potterville railing against Harris: ‘She just doesn’t care’
  • 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
  • War in Gaza and U of M regent race dominate Michigan Democrats’ state convention 
  • 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
  • Stabenow hailed as paving way for Harris to get elected
  • ‘Midwestern fun’: The Michigan senator who lugged a giant book on stage says this DNC is different
  • ‘Never, ever give up’: Hillary Clinton urges Democrats to fight for Harris win
  • Whitmer talks Gen X, Gen Z and everything in between in her debut book
  • With Harris on the ballot, Democrats work to build momentum for bigger youth vote
  • ‘It feels very personal’: Michigan’s Divine Nine chapters plan to turn out the vote this election
  • 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
  • Trump campaign derides Walz for menstrual equity mandate
  • Walz brings folksiness — and a winning economic record — to the Harris ticket
  • 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
  • Thanedar staves off Dem challengers in Michigan’s 13th Congressional District primary
  • Study says undocumented immigrants paid almost 0 billion in taxes
  • Nessel files brief to keep Michigan abortion regulations on hold 
  • 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
  • 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
  • Gabby Giffords stumps for Harris, Democrats in Grand Rapids
  • Who is Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer? 
  • Why not Whitmer?
  • 20 African-American leaders across Michigan endorse Slotkin for US Senate
  • 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
  • Michigan faces a shortage of local clerk candidates, raising alarms about how elections will be run
  • Many Michigan Black political and religious leaders throw their support to Harris for president
  • Anti-abortion researchers back riskier procedures when pregnancy termination is needed, experts say
  • Harris says Michigan will lose the right to abortion under Trump 
  • At Las Vegas NAACP event, Biden refuses to let up on Trump
  • 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
  • States pledged hundreds of troops and spent millions to help Texas at the border so far this year
  • How you’ll know Dems are serious about dumping Biden
  • A presidential nominee drops out. What happens to states’ ballots?
  • New: DNC deploys Michigan billboards linking Trump to the far-right Project 2025
  • 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
  • Corporate sponsors of Pride events also contribute to politicians with anti-LGBTQ leanings
  • 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
  • Rep. Slotkin says it’s time to stop ‘playing defense on democracy’
  • Black Bottom Street View exhibit returns to Bert’s Warehouse in Detroit 
  • Freedom isn’t free
  • Despite GOP headwinds, citizen-led abortion measures could be on the ballot in 9 states
  • Abortion surveillance isn’t new but monitoring has increased post Dobbs, activists say
  • Michigan lawmaker says bill banning the ‘gay panic’ defense is personal for her
  • Criminal justice reform advocates pan Democrats over stalled reform bills
  • Nessel celebrates anniversary of federal same-sex marriage legalization at the White House
  • Michigan leaders and advocates speak out over SCOTUS punting Idaho abortion case
  • Document indicates Supreme Court will punt Idaho emergency abortion case for now
  • Michigan’s 24-hour abortion waiting period blocked by Court of Claims 
  • After an abortion for fetal anomalies, she hoped IVF would build her family. Now that’s in doubt.
  • Doctors speak out as U.S. Supreme Court weighs future of ER abortions
  • Michigan group offers counseling to trans clients in states where they otherwise might go without
  • Democrats stress reproductive rights in fight for control of Congress, White House
  • Slotkin flexes support from national reproductive rights organizations in US Senate bid
  • Michigan marks its 1st Juneteenth as an official state holiday
  • 50K Michigan immigrants will receive deportation protections under Biden’s order, coalition says 
  • 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
  • U.S. Senate Republicans reject Democrats’ bill on IVF protections
  • Trump’s former deputy press secretary call for a clean up of Michigan voter rolls
  • 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’
  • Businesses get bashful about Pride month after far-right attacks
  • In Macomb County, Giuliani and Eric Trump slam Donald Trump’s guilty verdict 
  • Grand Rapids residents call for greater transparency in police brutality cases
  • Michigan GOP lawmakers condemn new election laws
  • Michigan Freedom Caucus calls for crackdown on undocumented immigration 
  • Executive order limiting asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border to be signed by Biden 
  • 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
  • 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
  • Black lawmakers talk representation during NAACP-Divine Nine Advocacy Day
  • U.S. Senate Dems tie state abortion bans to fewer beginning physicians
  • U.S. Sen. Katie Britt introduces bill to end a state’s Medicaid funding if it blocks IVF
  • Group urges MDOT to halt I-375 Reconnecting Communities project in Detroit 
  • Lessons from Riley Gaines on participation trophies and main character syndrome
  • 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 
  • Detroit grows in population for the first time in decades 
  • Bills prohibiting landlords from income-based discrimination pass House committee 
  • 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
  • Asylum seekers with criminal records would be more quickly removed under Biden proposal
  • U.S. House Republicans pass bill to stop census from counting noncitizens
  • Nebraska U.S. Rep. Bacon seeks to censure Minnesota Rep. Omar over ‘antisemitic rhetoric’ 
  • Biden decries campus antisemitism in Holocaust remembrance speech
  • Harris touts Biden administration’s record on African Americans, Detroit automotive industry 
  • Susan J. Demas: Trump’s record on abortion speaks for itself. Why pretend otherwise?
  • Parents tote toddlers to D.C. to press for expanded child tax credit, child care funds
  • Doctors plead with Congress to help improve U.S. maternal mortality rates
  • Michigan Democratic Party seeks records related to border trip by GOP leaders
  • Biden and Stabenow to speak at Detroit NAACP event this month  
  • Michigan civil rights commission passes resolutions supporting trans ID legislation
  • Sen. Moss condemns antisemitism from both left and right
  • Where is the common ground for abortion-rights opponents and supporters?
  • U.S. House GOP bars earmarks for certain non-profits, after controversy over LGBTQ projects
  • Census change will lead to more data on health of Middle Eastern, North African people in US
  • Biden says voters will hold Donald Trump ‘accountable’ for changing nation’s abortion laws
  • U.S. Supreme Court urged to protect emergency room abortion care ahead of arguments
  • U.S. House votes down border bill favored by conservatives
  • Michigan House panel OKs bills allowing pharmacists to prescribe birth control
  • Freedom Caucuses push for conservative state laws, but getting attention is their big success
  • ‘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
  • 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
  • How the Ruby Garcia case generates conversation around domestic violence and immigration
  • Abortions will be banned in Arizona after the Supreme Court upholds an 1864 law
  • Whitmer “confident” Trump will sign a federal abortion ban if given the opportunity
  • 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
  • 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
  • Rep. Maddock decried ‘illegal invaders’ at the Detroit airport. They were college basketball players arriving for the Sweet 16.
  • Court approves new Michigan House district map
  • Fearing political violence, more states ban firearms at polling places
  • Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery to honor victims of slavery
  • MIT report ranks Michigan second in election administration
  • Redistricting commission approves pay raise, new chair amid internal strife
  • ‘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
  • Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gives M to Michigan nonprofits
  • Postal Service to offer Underground Railroad stamps, including Detroit abolitionist William Lambert
  • Court-appointed expert says redrawn Michigan House map passes constitutional muster
  • 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
  • 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
  • Immigrant, business advocates frustrated by Biden’s humanitarian parole for new arrivals
  • 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
  • Rep. Slotkin town hall delves into IVF, abortion issues
  • Betty Ford, trailblazing former first lady, featured on new stamp
  • Benson praises those who ‘fought and bled for democracy’ at historic civil rights site
  • 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 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
  • Researchers call for more abortion studies to be retracted
  • Retracted studies the latest in a decadeslong abortion-science fight
  • Benson: More than 78K Michiganders have voted early in-person
  • 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
  • Harris visits Grand Rapids to outline threats to abortion access
  • Event to ‘empower’ Black, Brown and Indigenous women to be held Thursday in Detroit 
  • Michigan State Police releases independent report on racial bias, ACLU calls it ‘concerning’
  • Republican legislators push bills requiring government to collect reasons for abortion
  • Love and Black history sharing the same month is instructive
  • 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
  • Schriver remains a member of House GOP caucus after Dem speaker sanctioned him for ‘racist’ post 
  • Speaker Tate strips Schriver of staff, funds and committee post over ‘racist rhetoric’
  • Whitmer and Gilchrist call for action following ‘racist’ post from Rep. Schriver
  • Arab-American leaders say they ‘remained uncompromising’ in talks with top Biden aides
  • Rep. Scholten says ‘horrific’ conditions at southern border not helped by ‘do-nothing’ votes
  • Michigan Rep. Josh Schriver condemned for ‘Great Replacement’ social media post
  • State reps. introduce resolution condemning WSJ op-ed as ‘racist and Islamophobic’
  • Impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas fails on floor of U.S. House
  • Cornel West on Israel-Hamas war: ‘Both parties are enabling genocide’
  • Biden, Whitmer join in condemnation of Wall Street Journal column on Dearborn
  • Votes on major bipartisan immigration deal in Congress said to be nearing
  • More states offer health care coverage for certain immigrants, noncitizens
  • Border crisis is one grievance Republicans prefer to any solution
  • Grant will help bring the perspectives of Native peoples to the center of U.P. monument
  • Nessel asks for dismissal of Right to Life lawsuit to repeal Michigan abortion rights amendment
  • In milestones, Black women from South Carolina and Indiana confirmed as federal judges
  • Civil rights dept. forum tackles the rising confluence of violence and voting 
  • U.S. Senate Republicans insist they won’t bow to Trump demands to quit immigration talks
  • Funding seen as a last hurdle to final U.S. Senate immigration deal
  • We’re hearing overwrought talk of an ‘invasion.’ It’s not the first time.
  • Biden, Harris vow to restore protections for abortion rights as 2024 campaign launches
  • Democratic governors ask Congress for immigration aid to reverse years of ‘inaction’
  • On Roe v. Wade anniversary, doctors outline the harms of a national abortion ban
  • Hispanic and progressive Democrats protest proposals to limit asylum for immigrants
  • In Traverse City, U.S. Senate candidates spar on Line 5, Gaza and immigration
  • With GOP pushing hard on immigration, parole emerges as a make-or-break issue in Congress
  • ‘That was my home’
  • ‘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 
  • Michigan Supreme Court OKs look into inquiry centered on racial bias claim
  • 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
  • New state LGBTQ+ Commission condemns Rep. Walberg’s comments in Uganda
  • Biden invokes history at campaign rally in Charleston
  • U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Idaho case on emergency room abortions
  • Benson talks election protections and defending democracy in 2024
  • As time runs short, federal judges weigh process to redraw some Michigan legislative districts
  • U.S. House speaker leads GOP lawmakers to the border to slam Biden on immigration
  • New members selected to help redistricting commission fix voting maps tossed by federal judges
  • 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
  • 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
• Education
  • Whitmer signs off on additional funding for schools and support for students with dyslexia
  • Protesters clash with U of M police during demonstration on anniversary of Oct. 7 Hamas attack
  • Education: Where do Harris and Trump stand?
  • Biden’s student loan relief plan suffers another setback in Missouri ruling
  • Whitmer signs bill reforming teacher retirement system contributions
  • U.S. Department of Education begins testing of new FAFSA form
  • Oakland County connects residents to free student debt relief services
  • MSU introduces program to assist Native American students with tuition 
  • A ‘religious separatist movement in American education’
  • Michigan House Democrats finalize 3% teacher retirement tax cut, but debate on its effects goes on
  • School shooting damage lasts for years, survivors tell panel of U.S. House Democrats
  • U.S. House passes ‘anti-woke’ bill aimed at diversity, equity and inclusion in higher ed
  • Pro-Palestinian protesters say charges are ‘politicized,’ demand AG drop them
  • 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 school retirement system reforms
  • The power of showing up: Tim Walz revs up MSU students for the election
  • Hotter August days push some schools to delay start dates
  • ‘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
  • Michigan Supreme Court won’t hear appeals on COVID-19-related compensation lawsuits
  • 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
  • U of M Regent race could be the most controversial at state Democratic convention 
  • Kleinjans adds Ottawa County Commission chair to MSU Extension lawsuit
  • 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
  • GOP plan to reverse final Title IX rule passes U.S. House, but Biden says he’d veto
  • When ‘universal’ pre-K really isn’t: Barriers to participating abound
  • Michigan House passes sexual abuse crimes bills, 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
  • House Speaker Johnson, Betsy DeVos lead attack on Title IX rule that protects LGBTQ+ kids
  • B state budget heads to Whitmer’s desk after all-night session
  • Beaver Island takes early steps to test wave energy in its waters
  • Stabenow rolls out free summer meal expansion for Michigan kids
  • 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?
  • 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 Title IX regulation targeted by Republicans in Congress
  • K-12 education leaders ask lawmakers to keep excess teacher retirement funds in the classroom
  • Whitmer talks economic proposals, abortion rights and Trump at Detroit conference
  • 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’
  • ‘I am a target of this because I am Jewish’ 
  • After-school care is critical to Michigan’s future success, leaders say
  • Twelve arrested as Wayne State cops break up pro-Palestinian encampment
  • Funds for clean school buses coming to hundreds of districts, White House says
  • 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
  • ‘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
  • Trump stumped in the Bronx last week. It was as cringe as expected.
  • Report: Starting salaries for Michigan teachers ‘rank among the lowest in the nation’ 
  • Wayne State students set up pro-Palestinian encampment
  • Legislation reforming ‘convoluted’ Michigan child labor law receives hearing
  • Progressives push Biden administration to cut ties with Missouri student loan servicer
  • Whitmer names Walker-Griffea the new director of MiLEAP 
  • Rally demands officials drop charges against pro-Palestinian protesters in Ann Arbor
  • Video: Why did police break up the pro-Palestinian encampment at U of M?
  • 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
  • In Detroit NAACP speech, Biden warns ‘unhinged’ Trump is looking for ‘revenge’ in 2024
  • More than half of states sue to block Biden Title IX rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
  • 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
  • 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
  • Biden administration to roll back the Betsy DeVos Title IX rules
  • 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
  • EMU prof: ‘Detroit must be recognized among America’s great centers of Black civil rights’
  • 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 
  • U of M president says new policy in the works after pro-Palestinian protest at honors convocation
  • Student loan repayment program could help Michigan retain more teachers, educators say
  • Revamped bipartisan Michigan school safety legislation gets first committee hearing
  • ‘Their dream in this country is to stay alive’ 
  • 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
  • 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
  • More taxpayer money benefits pro sports owners amid ‘stadium construction wave’
  • Report asks MSU to have governor consider removal of trustees Vassar and Denno
  • ‘We’ve got to be able to protect these kids’
  • Michigan’s 4-year high school graduation rises in 2023
  • Biden unveils latest round of student loan cancellation to aid 153,000 borrowers
  • From cradle to career, Michigan Black children face higher systemic barriers to educational success
  • 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
  • One-on-one outreach shows promise in cutting school absenteeism
  • 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
  • Here are Whitmer’s plans for funding schools next year, from pre-K to higher ed
  • MSU student paper files lawsuit against university claiming FOIA violations
  • Jennifer Crumbley found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Oxford High School shooting
  • Whitmer continues to champion pre-K for all kids to give them a ‘real shot at a great life’
  • Gilchrist joins launch of ‘right to read’ campaign 
  • Michigan lawmakers attend White House event centered on gun violence responses 
  • MSU plans to give Nassar investigation documents to Nessel later this month
  • Senate Republicans oppose Democratic education changes with ‘MI Brighter Future Plan’
  • Benson announces grants for Michigan public schools to offer driver’s education
  • Nessel talks new gun laws, shares additional proposals to prevent gun violence
  • ‘We need you to keep fighting for our lives’
  • First witnesses called in the trial of Oxford High School shooter’s mother
  • Nessel gives updates on Nassar documents, fake electors case and Chatfield investigation
  • Whitmer plans to use State of the State to request funding for free community college for all 
  • Ann Arbor kicks off guaranteed income pilot program
  • Northville Public Schools votes to seek funding for school-based health clinics
  • Rep. Breen: More gun law reforms, human trafficking bills in the works for this legislative session
  • Susan J. Demas: Actually, it’s good to feed hungry kids
  • Biden announces plan to cancel some student loan balances under ,000
  • 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 
  • Column: 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 Schools lays out action plan for aging building with lead contamination 
  • Michigan State University to release thousands of Nassar documents, Nessel reopens investigation
  • Growing Michigan Together Council issues first report highlighting 3 key strategies
  • Okemos parents vent frustration and concerns over district’s handling of lead contamination
  • Column: I understand why Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz is leaving UNC
• Environment
  • How Michiganders can help people affected by hurricanes 
  • Michigan Advance interview: Bernie Sanders talks UAW strike, ‘Uncommitted’ voters and the future
  • Harris says clean water should be a right during Flint speech
  • Michigan National Guard to send troops to South Carolina to support hurricane recovery
  • Energy and climate: Where do Harris and Trump stand?
  • Trombley, Coffia paint contrasting pictures for northern Michigan
  • No winner seen in Vance-Walz VP debate; Harris views Helene storm damage in Georgia
  • Chicago’s beach season is over … or is it? Lake Michigan temps are breaking records.
  • How long will it take for Washington to act on emergency aid for Helene victims?
  • Hundreds missing in Southeast states after Hurricane Helene, federal officials say
  • Traverse City lawyer gets national recognition for making an economic arguments against coal 
  • Poll: Climate and clean energy issues key among Black voters in battleground states
  • Environmental officials gather in Novi to outline past and future of drinking water protections
  • U.S. House votes to repeal Biden auto emissions rule
  • Count salmon. Get paid. Expect grizzlies.
  • Dearborn lawmaker seeks revival of 1998 initiative to fund environmental protection efforts
  • Red and blue states have big climate plans. The election could upend them.
  • Health and farmworker advocates urge ban of herbicide linked to Parkinson’s
  • Detroit households face high energy costs, study says
  • Federal officials say no sign bird flu is spreading among humans, despite Missouri case
  • 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
  • Market problems, poor planning causing price hikes in nation’s largest electric market, critics say
  • 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
  • ‘Clean Energy REVolution’ tour touts impacts of EV investments in Michigan
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Michigan continues to lead in clean energy jobs and investment, report says
  • 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 
  • 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
  • Michigan Senate passes bill to restore EGLE’s authority to set water quality standards
  • Citizen scientists can help count planter pollinators in northern Michigan
  • Four states to begin voluntary testing for bird flu in dairy farm milk tanks
  • 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
  • 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
  • Nessel talks about threats to the 2024 election, hate crimes, Line 5 and more
  • Conservation advocates push for renewable energy policy and funding to help preserve wetlands
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Enviros push back on bills giving tax breaks to data centers
  • 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
  • Waste ‘tipping’ fee increase not included in House budget approved Wednesday
  • After 15 years of the Great Lakes Compact, report urges state action to address shortcomings
  • ‘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
  • 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
  • Elk Rapids students make prom more climate friendly with upcycled dresses
  • 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
  • BLM to finalize rule allowing federal leases targeted at protection of natural areas 
  • 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
  • House GOP announce plans to bring back Right to Work, Snyder-era economic policies
  • 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
  • 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 
  • Whitmer and Granholm announce
    .5B loan to restart Palisades nuclear plant
  • 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
  • U.S. Senate in bipartisan vote blocks Biden rule to reopen Paraguayan beef imports
  • 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
  • Fluoride in public water has slashed tooth decay, but some states may end mandates
  • New scorecard rates nation’s grid managers on connecting renewables
  • ‘Pollinator scorecard’ could help solar developers amp up proposals
  • Lawmakers across the U.S. seek to curb utility spending on politics, ads and more extras
  • 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
  • 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
  • Lawmakers band together with newly formed coalition to ban political contributions from utilities
  • 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
  • Michigan GOP lawmakers seek expedited environmental approval for Line 5 tunnel
  • Clean power advocates eye grid operator’s planning reforms warily
  • DNR cancels its shortest fishing season, citing overharvesting concerns and lack of ice
  • ‘It only makes sense’: Houses of worship adding solar arrays
  • We’re not the enemy, we’re your neighbors. And we feel the same things as you do.
  • Whitmer joins advocates in laying out clean energy future plan benefits
  • Biden administration to temporarily halt some export approvals for liquified natural gas
  • Senate committee eyes policy to align gas safety penalties with federal standards
  • Major changes in federal flood insurance program urged by U.S. Senate panel
  • Whitmer recounts year 5’s greatest hits, offers housing, education and economic development plans
  • Rep. Stevens discusses the financial fallout of metro Detroit power outages
  • Peters introduces bipartisan proposal to designate the first national fossil
  • 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 
  • Clinicians back lawsuit challenging EPA decision to weaken Detroit ozone standards
  • U.S. Supreme Court hears New Jersey, Rhode Island fishing cases challenging agency powers
  • 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
  • Building transmission takes forever. The Biden administration is pushing to change that.
  • Four Michigan tribes receive funding to support recycling initiatives
  • 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
  • Flint marks 7.5 years in compliance with lead standards 
  • US approves a non-water-cooled nuclear reactor
  • State agencies say there’s more to be done in addressing Lake Erie nutrient pollution
• Healthcare
  • Whitmer supports legislation that would protect reproductive health data
  • Michigan AG argues for reversal of rulings that prevent insulin pricing investigation
  • Anti-abortion researchers take legal action over retracted studies cited in FDA case
  • Whitmer signs bills to allow home health care workers to unionize, expand cash assistance program 
  • Harris rolls out broad Medicare plan to provide long-term care in the home
  • Michigan free family planning program reaches 20K in 1st year, health dept. says
  • CDC conducting extensive probe into bird flu contracted by Missouri resident
  • 200+ women faced criminal charges over pregnancy in year after Dobbs, report finds
  • Trump describes traumatic brain injuries sustained by U.S. troops in Iraq as a ‘headache’
  • Rogers says Medicare negotiating drug price reductions is ‘sugar high politics’
  • Fact check: States Newsroom assesses claims from the Vance-Walz vice presidential debate
  • Michigan Medicine SEIU workers authorize one-day strike
  • States, hospital systems try less punitive drug testing of pregnant women and newborns
  • Ron DeSantis was hailed as the future of the GOP. Now he’s just another Trump toady. 
  • Healthcare providers launch 0,000 ad buy targeting Republican state representatives
  • Emotional abortion discussion centers Oprah Winfrey’s Harris interview in Michigan
  • Mid-Michigan woman shares her story of life-saving abortion in Hertel congressional campaign ad
  • State urges judge to toss lawsuit challenging newborn blood storage
  • Abortion rights opponents try to derail ballot initiatives
  • Trump’s true colors on abortion rights are showing
  • In Ann Arbor, Jane Fonda warns it would be ‘impossible’ to fight climate change if Trump wins
  • ‘Beyond the Binary’: Month of activities planned to empower trans youth 
  • Bernie Sanders says Kamala Harris can beat Trump on the economy
  • Nessel and Democratic lawmakers talk bills to curb price gouging
  • Majority of state attorneys general seek warnings for youth on social media
  • 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
  • Swing state voters say they don’t want to criminalize abortion
  • Abortion ballot organizer says Montanans should not take reproductive rights for granted
  • The 10 states where voters could decide on abortion directly
  • 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
  • Gary Peters brings retired Teamsters onstage during DNC speech 
  • Florida ballot organizer aims to take politics out of abortion measure
  • Bigger investments in childcare are needed as more parents enter workforce, report says
  • Women imperiled by abortion bans take center stage at the DNC
  • 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
  • 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
  • Telehealth abortion still on the rise, especially in states with shield laws, report shows
  • 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
  • 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
  • Peters still confident Dems will hold Michigan US Senate seat, despite Biden uncertainty
  • Anti-abortion activists knock 400K doors in opposition to Biden, Harris and Slotkin
  • Michigan businesses, airports and unemployment agency impacted by global IT outage
  • Poll: Older Michiganders are facing financial squeeze, despite state’s recovering economy
  • Biden tests positive for COVID, will return home to Delaware
  • Booker, Castro urge feds to prepare for DACA recipients seeking health care access
  • Proposed first-ever federal standards for maternal care met with mixed response from hospitals
  • Lawsuit seeks to overturn Michigan’s ban on conversion therapy for minors
  • When courts dodge and delay abortion questions, pregnant people pay the price
  • U.S. lawmakers, advocates ask FDA to approve use of psychedelics for PTSD treatment
  • 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
  • Whitmer signs bills on election safety, clean energy and increased tribal input in foster care
  • Modern-day ‘Comstocks’ look to police travel, information as another strategy to end abortion
  • Fourth human case of bird flu diagnosed in Colorado dairy farm worker
  • Michigan direct care workers say they will make do with a 20¢ increase, but for how long?
  • In West Michigan, first lady promotes the Biden administration’s family support policies
  • Amid mental health crisis, new compact allows social workers to practice across state lines
  • Abortion rights groups file suit to overturn ban on taxpayer-funded abortions 
  • U.S. Supreme Court ruling reinstates ability to perform emergency abortions in Idaho under ban
  • Biden administration official announces funding for housing assistance program in Detroit
  • New: First lady Jill Biden to visit Michigan next week
  • 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
  • U.S. Supreme Court sends Idaho abortion case back down to lower courts
  • SCOTUS rejects Missouri lawsuit alleging feds bullied social media into censoring content
  • Bilingual health resources on bird flu available for Michigan seasonal workers
  • Michigan’s abortion protections aren’t safe under a 2nd Trump presidency, Emhoff says
  • For both sides, abortion policy two years after Dobbs decision hinges on November
  • The Dobbs effect today: Abortion ballot initiatives, expected higher mortality, more litigation
  • Right to Life of Michigan celebrates the anniversary of the SCOTUS decision overturning Roe v. Wade
  • A blue state malaise could spell disaster in the 2024 election
  • LGBTQ+ leaders say ‘there’s a lot at stake’ for Michigan in the 2024 election
  • Rallying for reproductive rights means going beyond the ballot
  • Poll: Democratic female turnout could be dampened without abortion measure on Michigan 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 
  • New M Livingston Co. domestic violence shelter is already at capacity
  • 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
  • Car wreck survivors and loved ones demand House lawmakers take up no-fault auto insurance reform
  • Business leaders, advocates concerned education budget may fail community childcare services
  • Trump says he’ll work ‘side by side’ with group that wants abortion ‘eradicated’
  • Stakeholders question federal drug discount program at Michigan House Insurance hearing
  • Nessel, House LGBTQ+ Caucus warn that Trump and GOP endanger hard-fought rights 
  • 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
  • As lawmakers cross off Whitmer’s priorities, paid family leave efforts sit stagnant
  • 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
  • Forced sterilizations for people with disabilities decried by members of Congress
  • 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
  • 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
  • Arguments heard in lawsuit seeking to invalidate Michigan abortion restrictions
  • DHHS urges farmworkers to be vigilant after detecting bird flu in Michigan resident
  • Lawmakers propose more mental health support for veterans, agency notes funding challenges
  • Medicare should include dental coverage, dentists tell U.S. Senate panel
  • Farm bill text released in U.S. House, setting up fight with Senate
  • 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
  • Feds incentivize better biosecurity at dairy farms for bird flu
  • Social Security is America’ contract with working people
  • Still much unknown on how marijuana policies would change in states under Biden plan
  • One year after FDA approves over-the-counter birth control pill, advocates push for more access
  • After being denied health care, women detail ’emotional and psychological toll’ of abortion bans
  • Voters recall far-right Ottawa Impact member from West Michigan county commission
  • Trump says GOP is the ‘party of fertilization,’ seems unaware of Michigan’s abortion amendment
  • Biden administration to issue rule expanding DACA health care access
  • UnitedHealth CEO savaged for failings in massive cyberattack that’s crippled health care
  • Legislation to codify Michigan Capitol firearms ban to be introduced Thursday
  • Trump leaves door open to banning medication abortion nationwide
  • M settlement against state unemployment agency given preliminary approval
  • Where abortion providers and patients are protected from out-of-state investigations
  • Funding for crisis pregnancy centers could soon double or triple in some states
  • In Grand Rapids, Jill Biden hails Betty Ford for her lasting mark on women’s health care
  • Can 14 strangers from Wisconsin help America find common ground on abortion?
  • Dozens march to Flint city hall as the water crisis turns 10 year old
  • Supreme Court justices appear split over whether to protect abortion care during emergencies
  • Loss of federal protection in Idaho spurs pregnant patients to plan for emergency air transport
  • Idaho doctor who worked at closed maternity ward says abortion ban harmed recruiting 
  • More women than men sought sterilization during post-Dobbs surge, study shows
  • Susan J. Demas: What I learned playing through pain
  • Abortion included in pregnant workers protections law
  • Fatal anomaly exception didn’t spare Alabama mom who needed an abortion
  • Policy experts lay out a possible future for the Comstock Act
  • Forum explores Flint’s effort to combat poverty using cash payments for mothers and infants
  • 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
  • Turning pain into purpose: Tennessee House candidate talks to voters about her abortion
  • Trump says abortion policy should be left to the states, backing away from national ban
  • 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
  • Trans Day of Visibility founder celebrates event’s 15th anniversary on Capitol steps in Lansing
  • 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 
  • Whitmer and Becerra discuss attacks on IVF and abortion rights at metro Detroit roundtable
  • Michigan Medicine health care workers win union recognition
  • Taxpayers were overcharged for patient meds. Then came the lawyers.
  • Self-managed abortions increased by about 26,000 after Dobbs decision, study shows
  • Susan J. Demas: First the GOP came for abortion. Birth control, surrogacy and IVF are next.
  • New way for states to cover pricey gene therapies will start with sickle cell disease
  • Michigan auditor general decries proposed budget cut
  • Washtenaw County reports second case of measles
  • ‘Yearning for help’: Teen dating violence survivors and allies call for more education on abuse
  • Decriminalization of paid surrogacy heads to the governor, despite Republican opposition
  • Gilchrist, doctors and lawmakers talk threats to IVF care
  • Planned Parenthood affiliates train abortion doulas to reduce stress for patients
  • New Detroit transit center named after bus driver who died of COVID-19
  • U.S. House Speaker Johnson says IVF should be protected — just not by Congress
  • GOP U.S. Sen. Lankford of Oklahoma blocks bill expanding IVF for vets, service members
  • Both of these women needed to end their pregnancies. Only one got to do it on her terms.
  • U.S. Veterans Affairs Department expands IVF access to unmarried and same-sex veterans
  • Five major takeaways from the Biden budget request
  • 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
  • Program aims to eliminate 0M in medical debt for Wayne County residents
  • Medical care providers support legislation expanding birth control access in Michigan
  • Businessman enters plea in case for 2012 tainted steroid deaths in Michigan
  • Economic effects of state abortion bans debated by U.S. Senate panel
  • Michigan Senate committee considers bills capping payday loan rates
  • U.S. Senate Republican blocks legislation protecting in vitro fertilization
  • U.S. Senate Dems to try to push through legislation protecting in vitro fertilization
  • Michigan health dept. confirms first case of measles since 2019
  • IVF patient vows to fight for access to treatment in Alabama following court ruling
  • Susan J. Demas: Fear of a Black female president
  • Haley looks ahead to Michigan after South Carolina primary on Saturday
  • 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
  • Reproductive rights advocates blast Schriver for floating birth control ban
  • Private equity’s growing footprint in home health care draws scrutiny
  • 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
  • Whitmer lauds ‘badass’ Yellen at Detroit Economic Forum
  • Harris to talk about reproductive rights in Grand Rapids next week
  • Lawsuit seeks to overturn abortion regulations including Michigan’s 24-hour waiting period 
  • Rural Michiganders face housing, broadband and workforce challenges, report says
  • One year after MSU shooting, the university community will light luminaries of remembrance
  • Whitmer says her budget plan builds on work to close racial health gaps
  • House panel considers bills making it easier for transgender Michiganders to change their names
  • Whitmer lays out .7B budget plan for FY 2025, slightly slimmer than this year’s budget
  • State legislators aim to restrict abortion pills, ‘trafficking’ next in states with bans
  • Susan J. Demas: Taylor Swift doesn’t belong to you
  • New: Whitmer to prioritize community mental health services in next year’s budget proposal
  • Dozens of ‘friend of the court’ briefs backing abortion pill access arrive at Supreme Court
  • Michigan GOP lawmaker defends trans health care discussion
  • U.S. Senate panel examines quality, costs of assisted living centers
  • U.S. Supreme Court schedules March 26 oral arguments in abortion pill access case 
  • Michiganders set new record for Obamacare enrollment amid Medicaid ‘unwinding’
  • Michigan and Ohio GOP legislators discuss ‘endgame’ of banning all trans health care
  • A stronger, more equitable revenue system is essential to fully investing in Michiganders
  • Michigan looks to fix dismal ranking in PrEP coverage to curb the effects of HIV
  • 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
  • U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson rallies with anti-abortion advocates at March for Life
  • Whitmer says she’s ‘fired up’ to take the fight for reproductive rights to voters nationwide
  • Whitmer: Abortion rights will be ‘front and center’ in the 2024 election
  • Members of U.S. Senate, advocates discuss problems in states that limit abortion access
  • ‘This is not just about COVID anymore’ 
  • With abortion on the 2024 ballot, campaigns could see millions in funding from familiar players
  • New turmoil over possible shutdown in D.C. amid warnings of a WIC food program shortfall
  • Power-sharing debate dominates House while Senate is ‘ready to roll’ on first day back
  • 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 
  • On this day in 1964: LBJ calls for ‘war on poverty’ in America
  • Rick Haglund: Economists predict good year for Michigan, but auto industry challenges cloud future
  • Abortion could be on the ballot in 11 states
  • As domestic violence survivors try to rebuild, they face another barrier: A housing crisis
  • ‘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
  • Be aware during the holidays: A new COVID variant, JN.1, is spreading rapidly in US and elsewhere
  • Physician says residency programs must reassess post-Roe training for miscarriage, abortion care
  • Watson-Whittaker to lead reproductive rights organization’s regional efforts
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