State Rep. Karen Whitsett won’t support the repeal of abortion restrictions, leaving Democrats little room to pass bills in a tightly divided Legislature.

Vulnerable women who are most in need of support and care who will be hurt the most if a set of bills being considered in the Michigan Legislature are approved.

Michigan public school students can get free school breakfast and lunch at their schools during the 2023-2024 school year. Some lawmakers want to make the program permanent.

Amid party infighting, many of the state’s top elected Republicans are skipping this year’s Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference.

The former U.S. president wants to attract labor support, reports said. But the union leader dismissed the effort as the strike against the Big Three continues.

All young children in Michigan would undergo lead screening — unless their parents object — under legislation heading to the desk of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for expected signature.

Would a panic alarm help a school respond quicker to an active shooter? It’s unclear, but a Democrat-sponsored bill would require them.

Michigan public universities hope guaranteed admission with a 3.0 high school grade point average will encourage more students to consider attending college after high school.

We can’t get complacent or assume that the progress we are making in education will last — the future of our children and students depends on it.