The decisions follow similar actions in counties across Michigan and the nation to drop mask mandates as omicron recedes.

More than $1 billion in federal COVID relief funds will be used for school COVID test kits and additional state lab capacity, less than a month after schools ran dangerously low on supplies.

Pollution from road salt and nutrients has created a “ticking time bomb” in Church Lake. The lake’s predicament shows how the routines of modern life are quietly tainting Michigan’s waters.

Auto production slowed this week as the so-called ‘Freedom Caravan’ continued its blockade of the Ambassador and Blue Water bridge crossings to Canada over COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey promised a hearing on ‘extreme risk protection orders’ more than two years ago. Gun rights groups are gearing up for a legislative fight as Shirkey prepares to finally make good on the promise.

Health officials in Ingham, Washtenaw and northern Michigan counties are dropping mandates within days.

Schools are battling teacher shortages, mental health concerns and more. Gov. Whitmer said she wants to make “bold investments” in education with billions of additional dollars in state and federal funds. Republicans say they are eager to talk, but wary of the tab.

Author and Michigan native Sarah Zachrich Jeng joined Bridge Michigan on Wednesday to discuss her debut sci-fi novel.

Next week, scientists from across the Great Lakes will fan out to take a snapshot of winter beneath the ice. Here’s what we know about how climate change is affecting Great Lakes winters, and how research can help.

Gretchen Whitmer’s $74 billion budget would be by far the largest in state history. But problems with roads, schools, infrastructure and broadband have been years in the making and became worse in the pandemic.

The governor seeks $88 million to replace a notorious computer system that falsely accused workers of fraud and caused other headaches.

Traffic slowdowns started Monday at the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit, then the ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests expanded to the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron. Now Michigan officials worry about further supply chain tightening and potential economic impact.