The attorney general’s office required special agents assigned to her protection sign confidentiality agreements, a move that sparked a union grievance and settlement, according to records reviewed by Bridge Michigan.

Whitmer wants to close Line 5, prepare for climate change, watchdog industrial polluters and update water safety. Dixon wants Line 5 open, regulations cut and a state that treats businesses like customers, not adversaries.

The experimental barrier along the Boardman River would cap a decades-long effort to replace dams that impede the river’s flow and block native fish migration. But a resident contends it would ‘decimate’ a city park.

Republican supporters say the law is a valuable reminder of the need for schools to work closely with parents on what’s taught. A Democratic critic called it an election-year stunt that does nothing to improve student learning.

The Democrat’s first term as Michigan secretary of state has been defined by the pandemic and debunked claims of voter fraud.

Another 22 percent were found to have mild cognitive impairment. Dementia hit hardest among Black people, impairment hit higher for Hispanic participants. The findings hold implications for public policy and future health research.

What happens now? Sentencing, an ongoing criminal case against the teen’s parents, lawsuits against Oxford and more debate about whether anything can be done policywise to prevent such shootings.

Reporters Lauren Gibbons, Jonathan Oosting and Yue Stella Yu will analyze the election results in a conversation moderated by managing editor Joel Kurth.

The latest national testing underscores the pandemic’s toll on math and reading scores. Michigan’s fourth-graders had the lowest reading scores in 30 years. Black and low-income students fell further behind white, more affluent students.

The Detroit school district’s poor performance on NAEP, better known as “the nation’s report card,” adds new urgency to its long-term reform efforts, which seek to bolster student achievement, test scores and attendance rates

Judge Rosemarie Aquilina presided over Dr. Larry Nassar’s state criminal sentencing. She said she’s received a ‘groundswell’ of feedback from Nassar survivors, large donors and ex-football players encouraging her to consider leading the university.

Republicans cheer judge's order that invalidates rules that would have banned cell phone use by election challengers and added a host of other restrictions.