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Rep. Karen Whitsett of Detroit has often been at odds with leaders in her own party. While she supports abortion rights, she has reservations on several bills. And she warned leaders that other Democrats share her concern.

Housing for immigrant workers on dairy farms is often tucked away and largely exempt from inspections. Advocates say that can lead to poor conditions. ‘You have no one to protect you,’ one worker says.

The Friday verdict marks the last trial connected with a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 over her pandemic policies. The governor’s office called the verdict 'disappointing.'

Democrats target 24-hour waiting period, abortion clinic restrictions and more, but won’t yet try to repeal parental consent laws that may be a tougher sell in Legislature.

Rents jump 9 percent in Michigan in one year, but remain far lower than the national average. Some activists say more should be done for tenants, including rent control, but landlords have argued profit fell during the eviction moratorium.

Shootings are an epidemic, and Detroit is experimenting with community groups that sponsor gardens, youth outreach and even armed citizen patrols. So-called community violence intervention has mixed results nationally, but advocates say relying on police solely is misguided.

Thanks to federal and state relief funds, students in Michigan saw a boost in broadband access during the COVID-19 pandemic. But that boost is fading, particularly for rural students, as technological support goes away, according to a MSU study.

The mental health of the teenager who killed four classmates could determine whether he spends his life in prison without a chance for parole.

The Thursday report estimated the cost of a 10-day strike by 143,000 United Auto Workers members against Ford, GM and Stellantis as business and political leaders weigh in on what must happen.

The Michigan State Capitol Commission voted 4-2 Wednesday to exempt serving lawmakers from a ban on concealed carry inside the Capitol building. The exemption came after several lawmakers expressed a desire to carry their weapons when they go to work.

Thirty-three states have laws barring those convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor from owning guns. Michigan does not. The proposed law would also suspend access to firearms for people who are subject to a protection order.

The new law repeals a 2018 Republican-backed law that prohibited the state from setting stronger environmental standards than the federal government.

The Oxford High School shooter who killed four students and injured seven others in 2021 when he was 15, tortured birds, fantasized about children suffering and researched Michigan’s prison sentences before carrying out the shooting, according to testimony Thursday.

The law bans mental health professionals from offering children therapy aimed to change their gender identity or sexual orientation.

With former Gov. Rick Snyder leading efforts, Senate and House Republican campaigns in Michigan have a money edge over Democratic counterparts, records show.

Former couples denied the right to marry by Michigan's overturned ban on same-sex marriage can seek custody of children produced in the relationship, the court rules.

Reps. Noah Arbit, D-West Bloomfield, and Donni Steele, R-Orion, are the latest to face a recall threat over their votes. Six others also face long-shot recall threats.

Banning firearms on university property does not violate the Second Amendment, a panel of judges ruled on Friday. The Supreme Court could still weigh in.

Limited transportation and resources mean that hungry kids can be many miles away from food assistance, experts and state data show.

State lawmakers approved $7 million for the state Department of Corrections to buy body cameras for state correctional facilities — an effort prison reform advocates call a step toward greater prison transparency.