40,000 fewer Michiganders seek Affordable Care Act health insurance
About 40,000 fewer state residents are signing up through HealthCare.gov, as health care subsidies expire and premiums increase.
It just got easier to kill coyotes in Michigan year-round
A new coyote “management season” extends the time coyotes can be killed in Michigan to the entire calendar year.
Michigan’s Buttigieg: ‘I don’t know’ if presidential run will come in 2028
The former transportation secretary visited the Detroit Auto Show, also weighing in on EVs, automated vehicles and tariffs.
Dana Nessel: Bar immigration arrests at Michigan courthouses
As tensions flare over the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation push, Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel urges Michigan Supreme Court to ban immigration arrests in local courthouses.
PFAS levels are declining in Great Lakes fish, new research shows
The study, spearheaded by a federal research office that the Trump administration has since dismantled, shows fish responded quickly after manufacturers stopped using some PFAS compounds.
Michigan nears school cellphone ban. What to know
Michigan House OK’s ban on using smartphones in public and charter schools across the state. Students could still carry ‘dumb’ phones without access to TikTok.
Michigan’s Slotkin investigated by Trump administration for video to troops
Slotkin and other Democrats told troops to resist “illegal orders.” Donald Trump called the video “seditious.”
Michigan economic forecast: Meh in 2026, with a chance for optimism
President Donald Trump says the economy is going gangbusters, but business leaders and a new poll takes a more lackluster view.
Fact check: Donald Trump touts economy, downplays costs in Michigan speech
President Donald Trump returned to Michigan on Tuesday to claim major economic wins but falsely claimed the cost of groceries and rents have fallen. Here are the facts.
‘Pain in the neck’ for Michigan patients as UnitedHealthcare, Corewell battle
Contract negotiations between Michigan’s largest hospital system and the nation’s leading health insurer have stalled. Coverage is phasing out for more than 100,000 patients without a working plan.
U-M president’s compensation may hit $3M per year, base pay could set record
U-M President-elect Syverud to earn nearly $3 million in total compensation, with his $2 million base pay potentially setting a record for public university presidents, an expert said.
Full video: President Donald Trump addresses Detroit Economic Club
President Donald Trump is scheduled to address members of the Detroit Economic Club at 2 p.m. Watch the speech here.
U-M’s new president inherits host of challenges: What Kent Syverud faces
U-M President-elect Kent Syverud to join school following a season of instability and grapple with many issues, including federal funding cuts to universities, athletic department scandals and student affordability.
As Donald Trump returns, the ‘Michigan miracle’ he promised remains far off
President Donald Trump returns to Michigan on Tuesday to discuss the economy, which remains sluggish in the state where he promised a ‘Michigan miracle.’ Here are the facts.
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