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.

Republicans want to suspend the state’s 27-cent-per-gallon gas tax for six months, a relief for drivers but that would cost the state $770 million. Some Democrats want to halt the 6-percent sales tax on gasoline instead.

Bridge Michigan reporter Kelly House moderated a Zoom discussion with three experts about efforts to fight Asian carp and other invasives.

As a trial that has been beset with problems begins in Grand Rapids, a childhood friend of one of the defendants tries to reconcile the allegations with the man he thought he knew.

Trump talked mostly about himself at the Palm Beach fundraiser, insisting he “won Michigan by so much” in 2020. But Trump’s endorsement is critical to DePerno’s primary challenge in the race for attorney general.

The state joins others in signaling it intends to pull pension investments over the Ukraine invasion. Some caveats and hurdles remain before that actually happens.

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