Nineteen states and Washington D.C. have ‘extreme risk’ confiscation laws. They have many supporters, but the laws aren’t used much, are enforced sporadically and have prompted equity questions.

BridgeDetroit asks developers who will benefit from a group of publicly-supported downtown projects.

A new phase of restoration along polluted areas stretching from Midland to Saginaw to Bay City and beyond is up for public scrutiny.

The highly invasive Giant African Snail can pass on meningitis and destroy ecosystems.

Fallout from Silicon Valley Bank and other banks’ capital crises continues into the second week, raising still more questions about how far the impact will spread. So far, many businesses in Michigan appear unaffected, but the broader economy may not be so fortunate.

Attorney General Dana Nessel has repeatedly called for greater government transparency. But in high-profile criminal cases in her own office she has successfully fought to keep records on government searches hidden, even after they are introduced in court.

The decision leaves in place a lower court’s dismissal of charges against former Gov. Rick Snyder, but state lawyers could again file to appeal.

House is the third straight Bridge reporter to win the honor from the Michigan Press Association. Bridge captured 21 awards from MPA, while Yue Stella Yu won the Rookie Writer Award for early career journalists.

The new law includes sexual orientation and gender identity as classes protected against discrimination under the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, codifying a series of court orders and interpretive statements that have extended similar rights to Michigan’s LGBTQ community.

In their efforts to remove dead voters and residents who have moved, state officials and clerks call on community groups to check their work and make sure no eligible voters have their registrations canceled.

Lawmakers in charge of economic development will consider how economic development tools — including tax incentives — can better optimize a return on the state’s investment, committee chair Sen. Mallory McMorrow told Bridge.

Democrats in the Michigan Senate voted Thursday to create laws allowing confiscation of guns from those who pose dangers, universal background checks and mandatory safe storage to keep firearms away from children.