The ruling means the state now has ‘one of the strongest, most expansive civil rights laws in the country,” one advocate says.

The five Republicans running for governor agree on a lot. But there are some differences in their positions on abortion, gun rights and school reform.

Detroit’s Central Counting Board is only accessible to election workers, poll challengers and media observers.

Records show only one Donald Trump-endorsed candidate in state legislative races returned excess contributions from his Save America PAC. The Secretary of State’s office says it plans to notify campaigns.

A Charlotte man will spend a year in jail, three years on probation and receive mental health services after he pleaded guilty to making bomb threat against the Michigan Capitol last year.

Regulations outlawing local bans of short-term rentals passed the Michigan House at 2 a.m. last October. Since then, it’s stalled as business groups and lawmakers continue to debate what communities can outlaw.

Teen births and poverty rates are down, and graduation rates are up. But Michigan must keep investing to hold on to that progress.

Allegations that an Alzheimer’s researcher may have doctored photos in a landmark 2006 study are the latest setback to patients and families following years of promising clinical trials that ended in disappointment.

Michigan is one of a few states that prints Democrats and Republicans on the same primary ballot. That leads to some rejected ballots and complaints from clerks and some voters. But there’s no movement to change.

The Republican governor candidate appears with police who have endorsed to respond to ad that claims her tax plans would lead to layoffs. Dixon says Democrats view her as biggest threat to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Wineries along the “Traverse Wine Coast” said they had to get creative to withstand the pandemic while making customers feel safe and eager to return. Horses are part of the plan, as are golf cart rides through fields of lavender.

At least 133 students in six Michigan counties were charged after allegedly threatening schools in the month following the rampage at Oxford High School. Most were middle-schoolers. It’s not clear any will receive time behind bars.