The Michigan Legislature and motorists can help make sure everyone gets home safe at the end of their day.

I had a front row seat to this process: students and parents requesting changes, counselors and administrators trying their best to accommodate these requests, and everyone stuck in a rigid system.

We all make mistakes, and we all deserve to hope that if we do, we can be redeemed.

The bill passed with bipartisan support and would allow students to satisfy a half-credit of math, world language or the arts.

Whitmer rejected the proposal to build a casino in Fruitport, citing a nearby tribe awaiting federal recognition.

Competition for workers and a lack of rental homes in the Upper Peninsula prompted the state to convert an unused building at Tahquamenon Falls. Next up: the Porcupine Mountains, with more housing options likely to follow in northern Michigan.

Seth Noyes crossed the graduation stage at Grand Rapids Community College with his letter of academic suspension taped to his cap.