The western part of the island opened to visitors on Sunday, the first time in two months following a devastating fire in early August. Some 90,000 Michigan residents go to Hawaii each year.

Lawmakers push to ensure that drivers seeking damages from potholes on county roads have 120 days to file claims. The bills were filed the same day Bridge published stories showing how the system rarely reimburses motorists.

That steady plunk-plunk of a gazillion acorns falling to the ground is caused by a phenomenon that guarantees the evolutionary survival of oak trees and ever-loving annoyance of homeowners.

It’s unacceptable for our students to trail far behind other states in key subjects like reading.

Michigan State University is the latest Michigan university or college to announce a tuition-free guarantee.

Massive floods that caused $200 million damages in Midland were caused by the failure of a dam whose owners knew it was faulty a full decade earlier, a federal judge ruled Friday.

Michigan schools, mental health agencies and hospitals fight over too few social workers. Could relaxed licensing, better pay help?

Michigan now ranks 39th in per capita income, a reflection of the state’s slow transition away from its blue-collar roots.

The Double Up Food Bucks program matches money spent on fruit and vegetables for families who receive food assistance.