Michigan families would have had access to $1,000 scholarships for outside-of-school tutoring to help elementary reading skills. School leaders questioned whether the scholarships would help students most in need, or those with the resources to find tutors.

The FDA warned this week of a “very low” incidence of the rare neurological illness among people taking the J and J vaccine. Experts say the risk is far outweighed by the danger of remaining unvaccinated against COVID-19.

Lawmakers demand answers after Michigan officials send letters to recipients of federal COVID relief asking to update their qualifications or risk repaying benefits. It’s the latest gaffe for the agency.

Summer tourism isn’t solving the glut of rooms going unused in the biggest hotel market in the state. The city counts on business travelers and events to fill its rooms, and it could be years before it fully recovers.

Two weeks after Detroit’s heavy summer rain flooded thousands of homes, residents are still cleaning up debris and filing claims to restore their property. With high insurance premiums and low coverage, Detroiters are relying on FEMA for assistance.

State officials on Tuesday approved petition signatures to repeal a 1945 emergency powers law, and the GOP-led Legislature could begin voting this week to adopt the measure from Unlock Michigan.

The flying blood-suckers are bad this year. And while serious illness from mosquito bites is rare, the bugs are still a major annoyance.

After a recent inspection of the Union Street Dam revealed a need for extensive repairs, city officials are asking a state appeals court to decide ASAP whether the controversial FishPass project can proceed, which would allow the city to replace the dam.

No decision, but a judge says pro-Trump attorneys should have done more to verify ‘fanastical claims’ in suit that foes say fomented the Capitol riots. But one lawyer says ‘we would file these same complaints again.”

Taxpayers spend $4.4 million for a standardized test that is supposed to help employers know who is qualified for jobs. One problem: Few employers use it.

Groups pushing for a wolf hunt in the Upper Peninsula often blame the predators for driving down deer populations. Experts say weather and other factors play a far bigger role.

Red flag alerts and other safety measures aren’t enough to keep people out of the water, state officials say, so they want to amp up the rules. They’re looking at drowning totals and the danger to rescuers, and say ticketing violators may help.