Michigan House Republicans approved a series of proposals Thursday that would tighten voting rules and restrict ballot access. A veto from Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer may be next.

The maps are set to take effect this month, but one commissioner says the 7 percent raise is justified because the panel is his full-time job now.

Hunting, trapping expanded to nine more counties. Michigan says populations are stable enough to support the expansion, but the vote comes as other states move away from such hunts.

The internet is now part of our lives in ways many of us have not expected, so it can no longer be treated as anything other than a basic utility. If we want to see results and see our communities move forward, we need to act fast.

Republicans want to suspend the state’s 27-cent-per-gallon gas tax for six months, a relief for drivers but that would cost the state $770 million. Some Democrats want to halt the 6-percent sales tax on gasoline instead.

Bridge Michigan reporter Kelly House moderated a Zoom discussion with three experts about efforts to fight Asian carp and other invasives.

As a trial that has been beset with problems begins in Grand Rapids, a childhood friend of one of the defendants tries to reconcile the allegations with the man he thought he knew.