Michigan’s Republican-led House and Democratic-led Senate aren’t seeing eye-to-eye on much. They’ve agreed on just six bills through the first six months of 2025, by far the slowest start in the past two decades.
Power companies say they need to cut rates for advanced manufacturing so that Michigan stays competitive. There’s some skepticism that other customers won’t have to pay for it.
It’s a lonely but rewarding life, growing trees in northern Michigan and selling them nationwide. But a shortage this year means many farmers sold out early and are heading home for the holidays for the first time in years.
Trying to head off infections from the new omicron variant, the University of Michigan and MSU are mandating employees and students who were vaccinated more than six months ago to get booster shots as soon as possible.
A bipartisan group pushing to elect presidents based on the national popular vote is pulling the plug on plans for a 2022 ballot proposal in Michigan. Organizers are still hoping for 2024.
The Natural Resources Commission will open the Saginaw River to walleye fishing during spawning season, beginning in 2023. The state hopes expanded walleye fishing will lift populations of yellow perch in Saginaw Bay.
When Attorney General Dana Nessel dropped a federal lawsuit over the fate of Line 5 and reactivated a mothballed state-level suit, she had hoped for better odds before a state judge. Enbridge wants to undermine that strategy.
The decision by the state’s top court will determine whether the public gets to see memos the redistricting commission used to help draw political boundaries.
Samples collected from the residents’ taps dipped below the state regulatory threshold for the first time in more than three years. But residents are still advised to drink only bottled water for now.
Before he was a Republican gubernatorial candidate, the former Detroit Police chief was a Democrat who supported some gun regulations. Some conservatives aren’t sure he’s changed.