Michigan holds — and has already spent most of — more than $2 billion that it does not technically own. It’s your money. And critics say the state should do more to give it back.

Jeanice Kerr Swift reached a deal with the board to leave Oct. 31 after a decade leading the district. The agreement followed months of tension with some board members and parents, including over special education

Negotiations between the United Auto Workers and the Big Three automakers show some progress, but the union is planning a staggered walkout that will target Ford, GM and Stellantis at the same time.

Along with eliminating a 24-hour waiting period, legislators want Michigan to wipe away decades-old laws banning the use of Medicaid to fund abortions for low-income residents. Protests are planned.

We deserve clean energy to power our homes and businesses. We deserve affordable energy that taps into renewable sources like wind and solar.

Democrats and Republicans largely agree: there’s a teacher shortage. A bipartisan bill is aimed to help address the problem in the short term.

Building a clean energy economy means demanding corporate accountability for human and ecological impacts of production — and that starts by supporting workers with good union contracts.