Michigan, Ohio and Ontario failed to reduce the total phosphorus entering Lake Erie in 10 years. State officials and environmentalists are butting heads on where to go from here.
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.
The charges from the Michigan Civil Rights Commission are the latest in a series of allegations about the treatment of Black residents at the hands of police.
Long hours, grueling work, stress and danger have caused a staffing crisis among corrections officers that Michigan and other states hope to solve with more money.
The five candidates hoping to win the Aug. 2 Republican primary offer broad outlines of an economic policy (tax cuts, fat trimming) but few if any details. So far, the economy isn’t front and center in the race, but that will likely change quickly after the primary.
Voters in conservative Overisel Township are united in seeking to deny a second term to the Democratic governor, but still aren’t sure who is best suited to do so.
Most Republican incumbents seeking reelection face primary challenges, and former President Donald Trump has weighed in in several competitive races. Primary winners could reshape the Michigan Legislature.