Lawmakers push to ensure that drivers seeking damages from potholes on county roads have 120 days to file claims. The bills were filed the same day Bridge published stories showing how the system rarely reimburses motorists.

That steady plunk-plunk of a gazillion acorns falling to the ground is caused by a phenomenon that guarantees the evolutionary survival of oak trees and ever-loving annoyance of homeowners.

Michigan State University is the latest Michigan university or college to announce a tuition-free guarantee.

Massive floods that caused $200 million damages in Midland were caused by the failure of a dam whose owners knew it was faulty a full decade earlier, a federal judge ruled Friday.

Michigan schools, mental health agencies and hospitals fight over too few social workers. Could relaxed licensing, better pay help?

Michigan now ranks 39th in per capita income, a reflection of the state’s slow transition away from its blue-collar roots.

The Double Up Food Bucks program matches money spent on fruit and vegetables for families who receive food assistance.

LG Energy Solution is planning to grow again, even before construction concludes on a $1.7B project announced in 2022. Holland officials await building plans.

As mega-subsidies through Michigan’s SOAR Fund lose luster with both parties, Democrats propose adding more corporate accountability, oversight and community benefits to incentive deals.

Michigan Democrats advance legislation to boost the state’s already high voter registration rates by automatically registering Medicaid recipients and released prisoners.

Michigan is investing another $70 million in an effort to boost education attainment levels. The program pays for free community college those without degrees.

Global warming is the latest in a string of challenges to face the lakes in their young (geologically speaking) lives. More than 150 native fish species are at risk.