Ed McBroom helped write the law on financial disclosure, but Michigan says he isn’t following it. It’s the latest kerfuffle in the rollout of new rules that has been less than smooth.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday reiterated her case for paid family leave and other support for working moms, arguing during a national summit that mom-friendly policies are good for the economy.

Each year millions of people suffer from coughing, sneezing and an itchy throat, common symptoms associated with seasonal allergies. However, seasonal allergies could be more severe this year.

A bill that has some bipartisan support would required schools to offer an elective focused on computers and their algorithms, hardware and software.

At the height of the water crisis, Flint children had lower lead levels than many others in Michigan. But low expectations, trauma and constant anxiety did more harm than lead. ‘Instead of scaring families, we should be reassuring them.’

Ten years after the beginning of the Flint water crisis, the city’s youth are scarred as much by low expectations as by the lead-tainted water. ‘People had already decided who we were. They had ideas about IQ and behavior.’

In a major public-health success story, lead exposure in Michigan children has plummeted in recent decades, including in Flint.

Ten years later, a growing body of research suggests fears of permanent brain damage are a ‘myth.’ That’s good news for children, but some say trauma from the crisis is now worse than lead.

Ascension, which operates 15 Michigan hospitals, says its facilities remain ‘open and operational,’ but patients can expect delays as it tries to recover from the ransomware attack.

Unintentional marijuana use is spiking among young children, while the district is dealing with hundreds of incidents involving weed and vape pens.

Curriculum wasn’t the only thing on the agenda at an annual Michigan conference for Christian homeschool families. Movement leaders spoke out against a potential state registry.

Livingston County Sheriff Mike Murphy called Michigan’s new ‘red flag’ gun law unconstitutional and said he wouldn’t enforce it. Records show he already has.