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.

The GOP measures blocking mask and vaccine orders are likely DOA if they reach Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Republicans say the bills give parents control over health decisions. Democrats say they ignore science.

Tampons are taxed like other goods in Michigan, which can cost women thousands of dollars over their lives. Since Michigan began debating the issue, five states have exempted feminine hygiene products from taxation.

Caregivers provide a niche service by growing and producing difficult-to-source cannabis products and offering them to patients at affordable rates. Caregivers could be squeezed out of business under a new bill.

Hospitalized patients, who are largely unvaccinated, may now face thousands of dollars in deductibles, copays and other out-of-pocket fees. With vaccines broadly available, nearly all large insurers have ended cost waivers.

The Michigan governor has a $12 million war chest, in part because she’s used a controversial loophole that allows candidates facing recalls to exceed donor limits. The top Republican candidate has $1 million.