Zeman led Bridge to hundreds of awards and guided the publication through a decade of growth. Also selected is Cindy Goodaker, a board member of Bridge’s nonprofit publisher.

Setting unrealistic goals avoids a basic level of accountability we should demand of policymakers and distracts the government from dealing with issues that it can actually do something about.

There’s so much to do, from a butterfly exhibit in Grand Rapids to a dog sled race in Calumet, winter triathlon in Grayling and even an herbal remedies workshop.

Big Rapids Township hopes to revive marketing of its dormant industrial park, thanks in part to a chance to buy 2 acres that Gotion dropped from its plans.

While a handful of Michigan House Republicans join push to same-sex marriage, their efforts will likely be fruitless. Here’s why.

In bipartisan vote, Michigan House OKs plan to ban lawmakers from signing nondisclosure agreements, which dozens have done to learn about economic development projects in line for corporate subsidies.

A new ordinance in Brooks Township includes a host of hard-to-meet permit conditions for any new cemetery. ‘Green burial’ proponents say they’re being unfairly targeted. Local leaders say they’re merely protecting groundwater.

This month in Traverse City, 240 child care slots were snapped up in 2 minutes, the latest sign of a statewide crisis that costs Michigan some $3 billion annually and creates countless headaches.

Rural Michigan continues to have a shortage of psychiatric beds, according to Health and Human Services Department data.