Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an emergency declaration to provide state aid to Wayne and Monroe counties, where at least two tornadoes touched down.

The Michigan Constitution requires a super-majority to spend money on local projects, so lawmakers get creative to steer money to parks, roads, museums and hyper-local projects.

With an estimated 9,000 openings around the state, childcare providers are struggling to serve families desperate for care.

Grad student workers will receive a pay bump and improved benefits in a contract approved by the union Friday just days before fall classes begin.

Deeply conservative political leaders in Ottawa County ratcheted up attacks on the local public health office, ordering steep budget cuts. Ottawa’s embattled health officer is standing firm in a fight that is drawing national attention.

State auditors found the Department of Civil Rights took on average 3 times the recommended time to resolve complaints. Some complaints were never even reviewed, ending up instead in an abandoned junk email folder.

The legislation, applauded by voting rights activists, would ensure departing inmates know they get their voting rights back by requiring them to receive ID and voting registration information.

In a 2-1 ruling, a Michigan Court of Appeals panel said the state failed to analyze the cost to businesses of complying with the stricter PFAS rules, as was required. The limits will remain in place, however, until the litigation is over.

Supporters of reviving film incentives say the legislation is a better deal for Michigan than the program that was axed in 2015. Detractors liken the proposal to a “Hollywood handout” that won’t move the state forward.

Thanks to federal and state relief funds, students in Michigan saw a boost in broadband access during the COVID-19 pandemic. But that boost is fading, particularly for rural students, as technological support goes away, according to a MSU study.