Critics of the bill — part of a 39-bill election package pushed by Republicans — say it amounts to voter suppression by disproportionately impacting Black and low-income voters who tend to vote for Democrats.

Bridge analyzed vaccination rates in thousands of census tracts and found a strong correlation with education levels — even in Republican neighborhoods. Use these map to determine the rate in your area.

Count Day stands to look different than it did in the spring, as Michigan school district leaders worry they will lose funding for students who are in quarantine.

The leader of one of the top public universities in the nation has had some ups and downs in eight years at the helm.

Three weeks into the school year, Detroit Public Schools Community District officials still are fielding complaints from parents about its new virtual school.

Fights over absentee applications and rules foreshadow a bigger skirmish over wholesale election law changes sought by the GOP.

The Detroit-based hospital system made the numbers public after a deadline passed for staff to get vaccinated. A dozen Michigan health systems were surveyed on staff vaccine rates, offering varying levels of transparency.

Republicans have controlled the Senate for years. A new plan would give both parties an edge in 19 districts apiece.

Experts attribute the rise to more students in classrooms, fewer masks and a more contagious delta variant, sending infections up in Michigan classrooms.

Rep Beau LaFave is the second Republican to announce his candidacy in race that could become a litmus test for loyalty for former President Donald Trump.

Canada argues a 1977 treaty between the nations leaves Gov. Gretchen Whitmer powerless to order Line 5 shutdown. A lawyer for Canada asked a federal judge to halt the lawsuit until diplomats can talk.

The Democratic governor says the bills were ‘designed to undermine confidence in our election system.’ One sponsor calls her vetoes a ‘slap in the face.’