Michigan is one of only two states in the nation that fully exempts its governor and Legislature from public records requests. That won’t change after majority Democrats fail to finalize a plan by the end of the two-year session.

Hark the herald, spin the dreidel and honor the ancestors: It’s time to test your knowledge of all things news in Michigan.

The clock is ticking on Michigan’s Lame-duck Legislature. Here’s the latest.

Government transparency, gun reforms, polluter pay proposals among more than 250 bills that died as the Michigan House abruptly adjourned for the year, ending Democratic control of the lower chamber.

This is one of the most traveled times of year. AAA predicts that 3.8 million residents will travel at least 50 miles between Saturday and New Year’s Day.

Michigan's population rose 0.6% as more than 67,600 migrants moved to the state from July 2023 to July 2024. Also, losses to other states shrunk and the birth-death gap narrowed.

Michigan Senators Wednesday approved nearly $250 million in project incentives but left out money for a UP mine in the process.

Michigan’s largest utility company, Consumers Energy, is seeking a $248 million rate increase. If it’s approved, customers’ bills would increase in late 2025.

Words such as ‘dementia’ or ‘Alzheimer’s’ can conjure images of confusion and solitude. A growing group of people with dementia say there’s still a lot of living and laughter.

As transportation evolves, job growth needs to focus on the full range of mobility employment, a new report from MichAuto says.

Michigan awards its 15 Electoral College votes to President-elect Donald Trump — with fanfare and without incident.

A coalition of drone operators hopes to overturn the university’s ban on flying drones over U-M property — and eventually ban local drone bans across the state.