Monday’s FDA full approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is renewing hope that some portion of the vaccine reluctant will get their shot as COVID-19 cases rise. Many businesses are now expected to mandate vaccines.

Bridge Michigan has new job openings for capitol, education and breaking news and general assignment reporters. The Center for Michigan, which publishes Bridge and BridgeDetroit, seeks to fill two business openings.

Weiser already paid $200,000 to settle alleged campaign finance violations after it emerged that he paid party funds to a Republican to drop out of the 2018 Secretary of State race.

Low-income students aren’t going to college at the rates they were before the pandemic. Is it time for the state to make higher ed more affordable?

With no state mandate, local Michigan superintendents are being forced to make tough decisions on whether to require face masks to protect against COVID this fall. The debate is dividing communities like Eaton Rapids.

The independent group changes its mind on the order of drawing districts, just one week after adopting an earlier schedule. One critic says the commission is far from transparent and unprepared.

The Biden administration wants to withhold funds for homes that don’t require staff vaccines. But Michigan has one of the nation’s lowest staff vaccination rates, and some fear a mandate will lead more workers to quit, making staff shortages worse.

In the absence of state regulations, Michigan’s patchwork response to the COVID-19 pandemic continued Wednesday, ranging from local school mask rules to a Republican-led commission banning vaccine mandates — and informing every U.S. county about its action.

One hospital system says 15 to 20 percent of those hospitalized with COVID have already been vaccinated. The increase helped propel the call for booster shots.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who said she would “follow the science” on pandemic policy, is apparently not following the advice of her chief medical officer on school face mask mandates.

With the delta variant surging, the White House announced plans to make boosters broadly available by Sept. 20. We answer your questions about who can get them and when.

An unusually high number of confidential informants, troubles with key witnesses could pose challenges as the high-profile case nears trial. Prosecutors say evidence is overwhelming.