State Rep. Matt Maddock, who aided Trump efforts to try and overturn Michigan’s 2020 election, is touting the former president’s support as he seeks to become the next leader of the House Republican caucus.

Population declines in the prized game fish are forcing the Natural Resources Commission to confront a stark policy choice: lowering bag limits or pursuing other options, such as changes in stocking strategies.

The settlement is a landmark in the tragedy, but a judge has yet to decide how much of the payout lawyers will keep. That's a big sticking point.

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House Republicans and Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are both out with plans to spend federal stimulus funds on policing initiatives. But they aren’t actually negotiating those plans yet, as nearly $6.5 billion sits in the bank.

COVID-19 policies have already hurt Michigan businesses, and "the federal government getting further into their underwear is unnecessary, unwarranted, unproductive and indefensible," Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, said Wednesday.

The state’s non-partisan citizens redistricting panel is less than two months from approving final new legislative boundaries that could alter the political makeup in Lansing and DC. They have proposed 15 maps, most of which could give Democrats an edge.

More than 49,000 hunters applied to hunt Michigan elk in 2021, a record that is part of a steady decade-long rise, state wildlife officials say.

A teacher shortage in the state’s public schools has grown worse during the pandemic. State Supt. Michael Rice wants to make it easier to certify teachers while providing financial incentives to get more young people into the profession.

An uptick in deer hunting during COVID last year prompted whispers of a renaissance for a sport that has been losing participants for decades. Early numbers suggest many of the new hunters aren’t coming back.

With deer hunting in decline and land development pushing humans and deer ever-closer together, Michigan’s deer population may be headed toward an uncontrollable boom.

Kindergarten enrollment was down 11.3 percent across Michigan last year as parents chose to keep their students home rather than face the COVID health risk.