The Johnson and Johnson vaccine is cleared for use after a temporary pause following rare cases of blood clot issues in women. But some experts fear the public may be hesitant to take it.

A dinner among drivers and pre-K staffers forced quarantines just as students were set to return to school. It’s the latest example of the frustrating, sometimes futile efforts to keep Michigan schools open.

Clean energy advocates lauded the commitment, which leverages the state’s buying power to help utilities expand renewable capacity.

Democrat Joe Biden carried Michigan by extending his support into the suburbs to withstand a surge for Republican Donald Trump in rural parts of the state. But precinct-level data shows many exceptions, with one sliver of Detroit going for Trump and more of west Michigan favoring Biden.

A new panel to draw Michigan’s political lines could allow diverse groups to increase their political power. But the process is bound to create winners and losers.

The Board of State Canvassers on Thursday failed to certify petition signatures from Unlock Michigan, blocking initiated legislation to repeal the 1945 law used by Gov. Whitmer during the pandemic.

Michigan health authorities are getting creative to get more people vaccinated in a race to achieve herd immunity. That requires transition to the more difficult work of promoting vaccines in some unexpected places.

Following recent calls to change the culture at the Capitol, the Michigan Senate’s new policy allows visitors to file complaints and strengthens reporting protocols.

Pipeline opponents hailed the decision by the Michigan Public Service Commission as “historic,” while Enbridge downplayed its significance.

Many couldn’t watch. Others reminded themselves to breathe. When a former Minnesota police officer was convicted of George Floyd’s murder, they said they could exhale. For now.

Black drivers are pulled over for traffic stops at greater rates than whites and, as we’ve seen in Minnesota and elsewhere, these incidents have sometimes ended in tragedy. Can we reduce violence by getting police out of the business of issuing minor violations?

This is the latest travel-related controversy the Whitmer administration has faced in the last few weeks.