In approving the state’s education budget early Friday morning, the GOP legislature and Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer also added investment in school safety measures and the teacher pension system, thanks to unexpectedly high state revenues this year.

Although marijuana is legal, many companies require drug screening for employment. Michigan would join 18 other states in banning the sale of synthetic urine designed beat the tests.

With Roe overturned, two candidates for Michigan governor want the Supreme Court to overturn a same-sex marriage decision and reinstate a dormant state ban.

Don’t forget to pack a life jacket and update yourself on water safety precautions before the holiday weekend. Drownings are up across the Great Lakes and state officials are urging beachgoers to prioritize safety.

The 6-3 ruling hinders federal efforts to regulate carbon emissions in U.S. power plants. But environmentalists and utilities say the state’s 2016 reforms of energy law will help Michigan continue its shift away from fossil fuels.

The four children shot dead in their high school in Oxford last year are of equal worth as each of the more than 1.5 million children whose lives ended in abortion in Michigan since Roe v. Wade was decided.

Gov. Whitmer and GOP leaders are shelving tax cut talks to finish the budget. But any tax relief will have to wait, as cuts are shelved despite a $9 billion surplus.

‘I don't think that we need to have a problem occur in the state of Michigan before we address it," one sponsor says.

Facilities at the long-closed ski resort were finally demolished in late 2021, clearing the way for neighbors in Leelanau County to dream about what’s next. But the answer remains a mystery.