VoteBeat is a growing nonprofit that is pairing with Bridge Michigan to hire a reporter to cover voting and elections issues.

As schools try to make up for lost classroom time during COVID, an analysis of student benchmark data shows that remote learning hurt academic growth and some students will need more targeted help to catch up.

The coronavirus prompted parents to homeschool their children or put them in private schools. Many are returning to public schools, but it’s unclear whether it will be enough ever offset losses.

The pandemic ground down nurses, sending some into early retirement or alternative careers. Can a new university-hospital partnership bring in up to 500 new students to enter the nursing field?

Limits could go from 3 to 2 per day because recreational anglers exceeded limits with Michigan tribes.

Less than two weeks before the state Republican convention, the attorney general candidate resumes his quest to scrutinize results he claims may prove voter fraud in 2020.

Gibbons has eight years experience covering Lansing politics and policy issues. Her arrival is part of Bridge Michigan’s continuing investment in political coverage this election year and beyond.

Children go to school surrounded by industrial plants and a large portion of the city, Arab Americans, struggle with health disparities and yet are not even recognized by the census. So Dearborn opened its own health department with a broader vision.

After Pastor Rusty Chatfield refused to cooperate with Michigan State Police investigators, officers obtained a warrant to seize “any and all” documents related to Lee Chatfield’s employment at the church and school.

Michigan schools are flush with $6 billion in federal funds to help districts recover from the pandemic. While much will go toward core priorities like tutoring and health safety, there’s a wide definition of what helps “student well-being.”

Few surprises but plenty of rallying cries as Democrats gather for their endorsement convention. The party standard-bearers say voting rights and abortion access will be top issues come fall.

The temporary pause on collections against 398,000 could result in repayment waivers for workers who’d received benefits and later were told they were ineligible. But an extensive review awaits first.