A Michigan native, Brock Tessman comes to the job from Montana. His priorities when he begins Feb. 1 include increasing enrollment, ensuring more students get degrees and improving opportunities for rural students.

The suit blames FKI Hardware Inc. for contaminating nine west Michigan properties with PFAS, volatile organic compounds and metals before exiting Michigan in 2016. It’s the latest in a slew of actions by Nessel’s office against alleged groundwater polluters.

No doubt, the pandemic bruised the economy nationwide. But Michigan has fared worse than other states by most measures.

The Kent County prosecutor has charged a GOP delegate and election worker with felonies claiming he tampered with an electronic poll book in the August primary.

A Lansing bill would require inspection of septic systems when homes are sold. It’s meant to address worries that old systems are failing, leaking E. coli and other bacteria into waterways. The bill faces opposition from the real-estate industry.

State lawmakers approved a scholarship plan to provide up to $5,500 per year per student. Some 75 percent of Michigan students would be eligible.

The herbal supplement lauded by some as a safe pain reliever and pick-me-up has been linked to overdose deaths and other ills.

A new ballot question committee is resurrecting false claims about a voting rights measure on the Nov. 8 ballot.

The spread of monkeypox cases has slowed dramatically in Michigan. Health experts say — tentatively — that a ‘win’ is within reach.

Michigan lawmakers are expected to vote Wednesday on legislation amending the state’s election process, including allowing clerks additional time to pre-process absentee ballots.

Bridge education reporter Isabel Lohman moderated a discussion with a panel of educators and researchers about causes of and potential solutions to teacher staffing issues.

Voters will elect two candidates apiece for the boards of each of Michigan’s largest universities. The currently unfilled positions wield enormous influence.