The business group isn’t saying if the former House speaker got a severance after quitting, but it is taking stock of the controversy his hiring engendered. ‘It’s abundantly clear that the search process fell below standards.’

Warming waters are hard on some fish, such as walleye, and more favorable to others, such as smallmouth bass. With so many environmental stresses, it’s difficult to gauge the future of individual lakes.

Severe storms can lead to intensive flooding, soil erosion and disruption to fish populations. Timing is everything in nature.

With warming temperatures, fluctuating water levels and a series of extreme storms, Lake Superior is undergoing dramatic alterations amid climate change.

As Michigan nears the end of more than a decade of federal oversight, two people credited with helping transform the troubled system recently left office, one of them under mysterious circumstances.

The former House Speaker submits a letter saying he can’t ‘apologize for various conservative beliefs I espoused while in office,’ as groups withdraw funding over his opposition expanding LBGTQ rights.

As one of the most exclusive corners of Michigan is becoming more diverse, the Pointes are enduring racial and political feuds. Some say they’re driven in part by what some call an ‘awakening’ caused by former President Trump.

President Joe Biden pledged a return to “normalcy” by year’s end during a tour of Pfizer in Kalamazoo County on Friday, as the drug company pledges to beat a July deadline to supply 300 million doses.

Supplies can vary widely in neighboring counties because Michigan is using a complicated formula for distributing vaccines. That’s left some seniors frustrated, but Michigan officials say help is on the way.

The company's unloading of North American regional brands follows years of controversy over Nestlé's ability to withdraw vast volumes of ground water for a minimal licensing fee and sell it for a profit.

With billions at stake, Michigan school groups are pushing to have the COVID relief formula changed to shrink the funding advantage being given to poor districts under federal relief bills. Some impoverished districts would get 100 times more funds under the U.S. formula.

As Republican Speaker of the House, Chatfield rose to political prominence through his opposition to gay marriage. But after backlash to his hire as CEO of an economic development group, Chatfield said he’ll support the group’s endorsement of adding LGBT protections to state law.