GOP bills in the Michigan Legislature would constrain hard-working local officials who run our elections, empower partisan poll watchers who can intimidate voters, and limit the freedom to vote.

Now, with U.S. Steel’s recent cessation of operations on Zug Island, what might future residents of the area describe standing at the junction of these two rivers?

I wouldn’t want someone laying a wreath on my grandfather’s grave that came from an organization that is non-transparent, political or clouded in allegations of self-dealing.

The percentage of Michigan children with elevated blood lead levels has been falling for decades, but the toxic metal continues to inflict an uneven toll in Michigan cities, from Detroit to Grand Rapids.

New rules, imposed after Flint, forced public water providers to look harder for lead leaching into drinking water. Violations of state lead standards are up nearly 50 percent, with new urgency to remove lead from water lines.

The Republican-led House passes legislation that sponsors say protects property rights and one critic says will ‘pour lighter fluid on an already red-hot housing market.'

The Pfizer pediatric vaccine, shown as 91 percent effective for children 5 to 11, cleared an FDA advisory panel Tuesday. Gov. Whitmer is seeking to expedite shipment of the vaccine, which could be approved by next week.