A three-judge panel will decide if electoral maps drawn by the state’s Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission violate the rights of Black Detroit voters.

The United Auto Workers union strike against the Big Three domestic automakers comes amid record profits and has grown significantly since it began Sept. 15. An interactive timeline traces the origins, details and context of the dispute.

Former President Donald Trump sued Michigan on Tuesday in an attempt to ensure he will appear on the 2024 ballot, despite separate lawsuits seeking to disqualify him over the Capitol “insurrection.”

A state prosecution team on Tuesday announced it’s given up on the effort to criminally charge public officials for the Flint water crisis. One unsurprised community leader called it “the norm” for a city repeatedly failed by the state.

New population council work group recommendation suggests Michigan needs to raise taxes for schools, cities and to fix roads. Tax increases would be a ways off, though.

A lengthy report faults administrators for failing to adhere to threat assessment policies and training before the 2021 Oxford High School shooting. Michigan superintendents say they’ve already learned from the tragedy.

The 46-day strike was ‘stunningly successful’ for the union, which reached most demands. While the UAW was congratulated by some, others warned Detroit automakers face a steeper path to compete on EVs.

Use these maps and tools to find out which judges — and courts — are more likely to pursue driving while intoxicated cases, rather than a lesser charge of driving while impaired.

Michigan had 26,700 drunk-driving arrests last year, half of which result in plea deals for impaired driving. Harsher penalties are far more common in west Michigan than in metro Detroit.

Michigan attorney Stephanie Lambert, now battling criminal charges in a tabulator tampering scheme, tried to force a ‘forensic audit’ of the 2020 contest backed by $1.2 million in funding from the former CEO of Overstock.com, according to newly released texts.

In the aftermath of the Feb. 13 mass shooting, MSU encouraged an Ohio firm to focus on what the school ‘handled well’ in its response. It did not directly ask what failed. Experts say a warts-and-all review would have better served the university.

After voters changed the constitution, at least 38 communities are providing early voting before the Nov. 7 election. The local elections are expected to work out the kinks before next year’s presidential contest.