As health costs climb, some care shifts to Michigan’s charity clinics
A network of free clinics operates on shoestring budgets, volunteers, donated supplies and hope. Some predict they’ll need more of that if more Michiganders lose health coverage.
Michigan dam removal prompts relocation of thousands of Huron River mussels
Around 3,000 mussels were relocated below the Peninsular Paper Dam to help them better survive temporary sediment expected to kick up after the dam is removed. The dam is currently decommissioned and expected to be taken down as early as 2027.
Jocelyn Benson outraises John James. See top donors in Michigan governor race
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Jocelyn Benson got donations from DTE and Blue Cross executives, while the DeVos family continued to contribute to Republican John James.
Amid ‘mass proliferation,’ Flock cameras emerge as key issue in Michigan election
As public concern around the use of automated license plate readers and data privacy grows, Michigan political candidates from both major parties are proposing guardrails or more.
Michigan expands EV infrastructure, but access remains unequal, study finds
Michigan is actively expanding electric vehicle infrastructure and promoting the transition to electric transportation, but researches say the presence of charging stations doesn’t necessarily mean all residents can benefit equally from EVs.
See how your local Michigan school district did in the 2026 M-STEP
Scores vary across the state. Use this tool to look up your local school.
Fact check: Would ‘money out of politics’ proposal live up to its name?
Opponents contend Michigan ballot Proposal 2 to get ‘money out of politics’ would do little to curb spending by out-of-state and dark money groups. Here are the facts.
Bridge Michigan News Quiz, Sept. 4: Labor Day weekend, labored jokes
Can you answer 10 questions about the week in news in Michigan?
Michigan reading scores drop again. State superintendent: ‘We need to improve’
Michigan students took standardized tests in the spring. But reading scores have dropped slightly from the year before across grades.
Citizenship voting proposal kept off ballot by US, Michigan Supreme Courts
A group seeking to require proof of citizenship for Michigan elections is ‘deeply disappointed’ the proposal won’t make the fall ballot.
Feds halted work on project to stop invasive carp. Then Whitmer called Trump
The stop-work order lifted following a phone call between Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and President Donald Trump. The unplanned call was yet another example of the Democratic governor’s unique relationship with the Republican president.
Fact check: No evidence Abdul El-Sayed ‘pledged support’ to Muslim Brotherhood
In Michigan’s US Senate race, Republican Mike Rogers claimed without evidence that Democrat Abdul El-Sayed ‘pledged his support’ to the Muslim Brotherhood. Here are the facts.
How MSU is using wasps to fight invasive beetles
As part of the MSU effort, more than 4,400 parasitoid wasps that lay eggs inside scarlet lily beetle larvae were released across Michigan.
Supreme Court weighs fate of blocked Michigan citizenship voting proposal
As Michigan finalizes its ballot, a group seeking to require proof of citizenship to vote in future elections is asking the US Supreme Court to revive a proposal blocked by the state.
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