While waiting for a joint committee between Senate and House lawmakers to finalize budget details, Michigan lawmakers passed a series of bills ranging from a child marriage ban to a sexual assault victim protection law.

Millions of Michiganders are under advisory through Wednesday after air currents pushed smoke from Canada wildfires to Michigan and other parts of the Midwest.

During the COVID pandemic, an unprecedented 3.1 million Michiganders were covered by Medicaid, the safety-net insurance program. The rule has expired, and Michigan is paring back its programs, with the first people losing coverage July 31.

Some workers had never been fingerprinted, and others worked weeks or years before they were fingerprinted, the state audit found.

Gas prices have decreased dramatically, and roads and campgrounds are expected to be congested starting later this week.

Michigan’s bottle and can deposit law was once a national model. But the return rate plunged from 89 to 73 percent after the state temporarily banned deposit returns to curb COVID, and hasn’t risen much since.

Along the U.P. border, Michigan counties are losing people while their neighbors in Wisconsin are gaining. Local leaders say the Badger State’s investments in small businesses and infrastructure are paying off.

Will fans get drunker and rowdier? Research is mixed. But one thing is for sure: Millions of profits are on the line.

In an appeal to blue-collar voters, former President Donald Trump told Michigan supporters the Biden administration’s push toward an electric vehicle future will kill jobs and cost state taxpayers ‘hundreds of billions’ of dollars.

As Angelo’s counts down until its last day, its owner and customers reflect on its impact on the community.

More than 93 percent in Michigan have access to high-speed internet. But access is lacking in rural areas, especially in the Upper Peninsula.

The auto industry has provided thousands of jobs to generations of Michiganders. But it’s also decimated some neighborhoods, particularly for Black residents. Now, some Detroit neighbors fear history is repeating itself.