Rental rates are climbing as fast as home prices, and many renters say they worry if they will be able to afford their apartments. Some are leaping into the for-sale market, even as competition for entry-level homes remains steep.
Following mass shootings, gun stores often see an increase in gun purchases as gun reform discussions come to the forefront. But owners of two Michigan stores said Wednesday sales did not spike, even as stocks for U.S. gun companies rose.
Gun control is a non-starter, but lawmakers have yet to approve even measures with wide support, such as more money for mental health help and school police officers. Leaders acknowledge they need to move with more urgency.
The southern Michigan city's library is considering a proposal to ban books about the boy wizard, the latest in a series of controversies statewide over racy graphic novels and books about LGBTQ and civil rights that have made library board meetings a lot less sleepy lately.
Rocked by a forgery scandal, the candidacies of five gubernatorial candidates and many others down-ballot rest in hands of a board of canvassers composed of two Republicans and two Democrats.
Two Democrats seeking one seat clash over guns and choice, with the moderate Stevens dressing down progressive Levin as ‘another 60-something-year-old white man.’
With more students struggling with mental health issues in the wake of the pandemic, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to increase mental health services in schools.
State officials say winning EV deals is key to Michigan’s future, but Stellantis chose its factory campus in Kokomo, Ind., for its next-generation factory, with three more factory sites yet to be announced.
