With Michigan’s obesity rate climbing, a Stanford University study details how infected fat cells add risk to the coronavirus

When Attorney General Dana Nessel dropped a federal lawsuit over the fate of Line 5 and reactivated a mothballed state-level suit, she had hoped for better odds before a state judge. Enbridge wants to undermine that strategy.

Child welfare experts and foster care advocates say the measure will protect adults improperly flagged by the state for abuse and neglect

Capitol reporter Sergio Martínez-Beltrán will moderate a Zoom discussion with three experts on Jan. 26 about legislative maps that will last 10 years.

The decision by the state’s top court will determine whether the public gets to see memos the redistricting commission used to help draw political boundaries.

Samples collected from the residents’ taps dipped below the state regulatory threshold for the first time in more than three years. But residents are still advised to drink only bottled water for now.

Before he was a Republican gubernatorial candidate, the former Detroit Police chief was a Democrat who supported some gun regulations. Some conservatives aren’t sure he’s changed.

It's unclear if Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will sign the bill waiving some requirements for substitutes this year to ease a nationwide shortage.

Lawmakers say time is of the essence to compete with other states for big developments. They also approve another $500 million for economic development.

It seemed like a common-sense accountability law. A decade later, though, almost all teachers are rated effective and students’ test scores have declined.

In lawsuit response, the group contends that memos about minority representation are protected under attorney-client privilege, and releasing them is a ‘direct threat.’

A bill allowing current school support staff to work as substitute teachers, even if they’ve never been to college, is meant to address a teacher shortage hobbling Michigan schools.