Business groups are frustrated with MIOSHA, which is pushing ahead on hearings to make pandemic work rules permanent even as the governor is easing rules on masks for residents.

Republicans want to increase confidence in elections by allowing partisans to take video and broadcast vote counting. Some fear that make it impossible to work — and could expose private information.

New records show 11,417 Michiganders voted without ID in November. Contrary to popular belief, they weren’t all in Democratic counties — and in almost all communities, no-ID ballots represented less than 1 percent of votes.

While the small Calhoun College is the first to require vaccinations, it may not be the last.

The governor appears to be jettisoning a plan that required up to 70 percent of residents to get vaccines for additional pandemic restrictions to be lifted. CDC mask guidelines and improving numbers have changed the calculus.

There are more than 600 summer festivals in Michigan. Some are canceled, some are full-steam ahead as the state emerges from a year-long pandemic.

About 7.5 percent of the state’s kids ages 12 to 15 have been vaccinated against COVID-19, leaving the state looking for ways to keep momentum strong.

Quentin Messer Jr. wants to increase prosperity across the state when he takes over the $139 million agency. He says Michigan has a ‘spectacular’ talent base.

With Michigan facing a widening teacher shortage, the state superintendent suggested a rule tweak with huge ramifications: waive the 150 hours of training ex-teachers are required to take to return to classrooms.