The group Citizens for Local Choice wanted to give voters the chance to overturn a Michigan law that puts the state in charge of permitting large wind and solar arrays. But it has not collected enough signatures to be on the November ballot.

A detective sergeant from Grand Rapids faces second-degree murder charges in the death of Samuel Sterling, who died after he was struck by an unmarked Michigan State Police vehicle

New data shows that only California and Texas — much larger states — have more bad outages than Michigan. ‘The level of performance is unacceptable,’ the state’s top regulator says. Utilities don’t disagree.

It is more important than ever for Michigan to put ‘public pharma’ at the forefront of its public health policy. Placing the manufacturing, distribution, and pricing of prescription drugs like insulin into public, rather than corporate, hands offers a long-term solution to high-cost pharmaceuticals.

Bird populations are declining at alarming rates due to disease, pollution and habitat loss. That should be a warning to all of us.

A promise of guaranteed tuition coverage sends a clear message that college is affordable and is more likely to broaden the pipeline of students pursuing degrees or credentials.