Huron-Clinton Metroparks is offering 1,300 children free swim lessons this summer, part of an effort to close the poverty gap in learning to swim.

The death of an Olympian elevates awareness of a longtime crisis in maternal mortality. Michigan is making it easier for Medicaid recipients to receive doulas who advocate for mothers, who are disproportionately given cesarians.

The state wants to limit the number of seriously ill children placed in institutional settings. But it’s getting pushback from some parents whose children are too volatile to stay at home and need longer-term residential care that’s in short supply.

Flurry of Democratic legislation also includes mandatory lead testing for young children, alcohol sales inside college stadiums and reforms to prevent child abuse.

A college accrediting agency said it is reviewing U-M’s actions after the union representing graduate student instructors said the university falsified students’ grades this past semester while grad instructors were on strike.

Detroit businesses that refuse to accept cash payments after Sept. 11 could face a fine and possible misdemeanor charges.

Legislators move to approve changes mandated by last year’s Proposal 2, allowing clerks to offer it as long as 29 days. The legislation is expected to head soon to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Director David Siev joined Bridge Michigan for a discussion of his 2022 film set in Michigan’s Thumb during the pandemic.

The committee that leads national security reviews of foreign investment in the U.S. overseen by the Department of Treasury determined the EV battery plant deal is not within its jurisdiction, Gotion said, clearing the way for the $2.3 billion project near Big Rapids.

Michigan lawmakers may soon allow universities to sell alcohol inside stadiums. Supporters argue the measure could help reduce pre-gaming among college students.