Michigan Democrats are fast-tracking a bill to move up the state’s presidential primary dates. But Republicans worry doing so may shrink their representation in the Republican National Convention.

As inflation starts to moderate, used car prices are falling faster than most consumer prices. Yet high interest rates, still-limited supply and other factors mean they’re unlikely to be considered ‘low’ again for many years.

Nine years ago, 1 in 10 Michigan workers made minimum wage. Today, the lowest-paid workers tend to be young women, many of whom may still be in school.

NewsGuard, a publication that rates news sites for credibility, singles out Bridge in its annual report as a model ‘straight shooter.’

First action is likely an expansion of a tax credit for lower-wage earners. Despite calls for unity and bipartisanship, Democrats and Republicans are already sniping over who should get credit.

Orphan oil wells plague the Midwest, but new federal funds will help plug them. Michigan has around 450 orphan wells in the Lower Peninsula, with large concentrations in Manistee and Benzie counties and along the border of Charlevoix and Otsego counties.

Candidates vying to lead the Michigan Republican Party now embrace absentee ballots to compete with Democrats. But election officials say that ‘ballot harvesting’ — having a political operative collect ballots from multiple voters — remains illegal in the state.

Newly elected county commissioners voted to hire a well-known conservative law firm, bypassing a competitive bidding process and sparking transparency concerns.

Twelve states have passed their own state child tax credits that are independent of the federal credit, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Michigan is not one of them.

The proposal doesn’t have a clear political path after Democrats won full control of the state legislature in November.

The Education Trust-Midwest report calls for a weighted funding system for schools that provides far more money to educate low-income and other vulnerable students.

Blame the Great Lakes and climate change for Michigan’s dreary winters. And it appears to be getting worse as rising temperatures diminish ice cover on the lakes, allowing more moisture to rise in the atmosphere.