State lawmakers approved funding to ensure students in grades 8 through 12 develop a deeper understanding of the state’s 12 federally recognized tribes, tribal governance, the Trail of Tears and the history of abuse at federally funded boarding schools.

The days of record-setting prices and steep competition for houses changed this summer, with more price reductions and fewer home showings. ‘It’s still a seller’s market,’ one broker said, but it’s unclear how long that will last.

A group fighting to keep Michigan’s current limits should register with the state, the League of Women Voters contends.

A Michigan-based health project asked 19 Michigan patients to depict how long COVID symptoms were impacting their bodies. In some drawings, they shared their frustration with skeptical doctors.

Judge dismisses Attorney General Dana Nessel and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson from lawsuit by ‘constitutional sheriff’ alleging the state interfered in his investigation of the presidential election.

Districts across the state are relaxing mask requirements, routine COVID testing, social distancing rules, and 10-day quarantines this back-to-school season.

Saying she was ‘appalled’ by the possible closure of an Ottawa County library, romance novelist Nora Roberts steps in with a $50,000 donation and a willingness to send more. Donations now exceed next year’s budget shortfall for the library.

It’ll be Tudor Dixon and Shane Hernandez at the top of the Michigan Republican Party ticket this fall after the gubernatorial nominee got her preferred running mate in a raucous and chaotic GOP convention.

Michigan students leave college with more debt than the U.S. average. Experts have suggestions for ways to lessen the load.

Michigan Bureau of Elections staff on Thursday recommended that Reproductive Freedom for All, a proposal to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, make the November ballot. However, staff also raised questions about what it could mean for related regulations, if approved.

Lena Epstein, a Republican running for the University of Michigan Board of Regents, was allegedly arrested in front of her daughter last fall during a dispute with her boyfriend. The prosecutor did not charge her.

The funding, approved this week, will cover just a portion of what’s needed to make the properties build ready. But it better prepares the state to compete for large-scale development deals that employ thousands.