Michigan can ease doctor shortage by raising pay for primary care, group says
The Michigan State Medical Society has weighed in with a 14-point plan to address health care provider shortages that are leading to long waits and higher costs.
Northern Michigan school bans screens to boost literacy. Will it work?
Mesick’s superintendent hopes his ‘no screens literacy initiative’ will improve standardized test scores and help students engage with books.
Ex-CFO: I was fired after raising concerns over $25M earmark project
Testimony began Tuesday in the preliminary exam for David Coker, a former legislative aide accused of embezzling from a $25 million earmark his ex-boss added to the state budget.
Lansing plant built for EVs will supply Tesla grid storage batteries
LG Energy Solution has inked a $4.3 billion deal to make lithium-iron-phosphate battery cells for Tesla at the site. It’s the latest shift among many as faltering EV demand and surging electricity demand prompt EV battery plants to retool their production lines for a new use.
Bridge Culture Club returns April 15 with ‘The Waters’ by Bonnie Jo Campbell
The Michigan author will join the online event to answer questions about her acclaimed novel about a mother and her three daughters.
UP residents bet on start to spring, when a structure falls through ice
The tradition is part of a fundraiser run by the Negaunee Lions Club. Roughly half of the pot goes to the person with the closest guess.
Google inks deal with DTE Energy for another southeast Michigan data center
The company announced Tuesday that it’s exploring a possible data center development in Van Buren Township, west of the Detroit airport, while DTE Energy announced a 2.7-gigawatt energy deal with the company.
6 major issues in Michigan’s US Senate race
In Michigan’s high-stakes US Senate race, candidates are clashing over immigration enforcement, health care, dark money and more.
Michigan’s ‘ghost counties’ tell stories of boom, bust and power
During the mid-and late-1800s, Michigan briefly created counties in remote parts of the state as settlement spread.
For Democrats, a millennial showdown in Michigan’s high-stakes US Senate race
In one of the country’s most closely watched primaries, Haley Stevens, Mallory McMorrow and Abdul El-Sayed promise to bring a fresh perspective to the US Senate. None is more than 42 years old.
Northern Michigan digs out of another devastating winter storm
Sunday’s storm brought nearly 3 feet of snow to parts of the Upper Peninsula and a quarter-inch of ice to the northern Lower Peninsula. Tens of thousands remained without power Monday.
Jewish officials seek security funding, reforms after Michigan attack
Days after the Temple Israel attack, Jewish officials in Michigan urge more security funding and new efforts to fight antisemitism.
Michigan voter roll fight may be first to land at Supreme Court
Trump’s DOJ is going after state voter rolls, and while a judge dismissed the Michigan case last month, it’s on appeal and may end up at the US Supreme Court.
Israel claims brother of man who attacked Michigan synagogue was Hezbollah commander
The attacker of a West Bloomfield synagogue died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A week earlier, four of his relatives had died in Lebanon.
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