Should farmers get more clout in redistricting? Or churches? Those are among the ideas emerging from a statewide listening tour from a group charged with redrawing Michigan’s political districts.

On June 30, Bridge Michigan business editor Paula Gardner will moderate a Zoom discussion with two business and labor experts on the causes and solutions to the state’s labor pipeline crisis.

More than 1 million state residents care for their relatives, but most are never trained. After losing two parents, a Farmington Hills woman has begun boot camps to teach others.

The total economic value of uncompensated elder care could be as high as $14.5 billion. And it’s getting worse. “We are in big trouble,” one says.

Michigan’s Senate extends expired licenses and waives fees in a bid to force Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to abandon her appointment-only system for branch services.

The bill, which passed with Republican support and Democrat opposition, now heads to the House. It would require the state to appoint only Upper Peninsula residents to a body that advises state officials on wolf management policy. Wolves are only found in the U.P.

Early middle college is a five-year program in which students earn a high school diploma and enough college credits for an associate’s degree, for free.

A bill by Rep. Michele Hoitenga, a lawmaker with professional ties to the oil and gas industry, adds Michigan to a growing list of states where legislators are fighting back against local efforts to phase out natural gas.

What will developers pay to add moderately priced apartments to downtown? The city is about to find out, as it puts one of its properties on the market.

The task force will study the factors that contribute to juvenile detention and develop policy recommendations to reduce the number of children incarcerated by the justice system often for noncriminal offenses.

The state’s economic recovery from the pandemic may be limited, officials say, as fewer child care options keep women out of the workforce. It’s a business issue, too, for child care providers seeking available workers.

Unlike all but two states, Michigan does not require lawmakers to publicly disclose financial data. Reforms passed Wednesday would keep it that, requiring disclosures to a private panel.