The millionaire admits an ad claiming he saved Michigan’s most important industry goes too far. Experts say the assertion is typical of the gubernatorial candidate whose businesses have pushed the envelope.

Bridge Michigan business editor Paula Gardner will moderate the hour-long Zoom discussion with some top economic leaders.

Community volunteers are filling the Three Pines Studio, making linen tea towels that are shipped from tiny Cross Village to across the U.S. They’re sold as a fundraiser to alleviate hunger during the Russian invasion.

An unprecedented $6 billion in federal COVID relief money has come to Michigan to help schools, with mental-health support one of its pillars. It’s a lot of money, but young students will need a lot of help.

The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association has begun the transfer of $3 billion in surplus funds, with the money being distributed to insured Michigan drivers. The state also offered tips to avoid being scammed out of the money.

Conservationists cheer the comeback, but some fear it could lead to the loosening of regulations.

Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer maintains that she wants to negotiate targeted tax relief with the Republican-led Legislature. But she appears poised to veto a Republican-backed gas tax holiday that was not part of negotiations.

The attorney general’s ad claims ‘you might have to cross state lines to legally have safe sex’ if her opponents win. None have suggested any such thing, but they have criticized a Supreme Court ruling.

The educators, a wife and husband, say staying in a field they love became “unsustainable.” Their frustration and disillusionment is reflected in recent teacher surveys, which show roughly 1-in-5 Michigan teachers are thinking about leaving.

Michigan House Republicans approved a series of proposals Thursday that would tighten voting rules and restrict ballot access. A veto from Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer may be next.

The maps are set to take effect this month, but one commissioner says the 7 percent raise is justified because the panel is his full-time job now.

Hunting, trapping expanded to nine more counties. Michigan says populations are stable enough to support the expansion, but the vote comes as other states move away from such hunts.