Michigan Government

In 2015, Michigan recorded the highest number of motorcycle deaths in 30 years, with an average of 14 more deaths annually since a law requiring helmets was dropped. Lansing has no interest in revisiting the helmet law

After disclosure of government incompetence in Flint, there were passionate calls for Michigan to join 48 other states in making the governor and legislature subject to the state’s public records laws. But House and Senate leaders remain reluctant.

In Part 2, Bridge shows how Pennsylvania and Ohio are taking a different approach to keeping their cities stron

What Michigan can learn from this Ohio border city, which manages to balance its budget and keep cops on the street despite budget challenges

When cities lose 2,300 police officers, it’s time for Michigan to look in the mirror.

Plenty of Michigan towns and cities lost 30, 40 or even 50 percent of its police force in the past decade

Out of money, the city of Wayne depends on public generosity to maintain public safety. Is this any way to run a government

The “breakfast capital of the world” is having its lunch eaten by a fraying municipal infrastructure.

Saginaw’s recreation department was eliminated following cuts to state revenue sharing money, which used to be the city’s biggest funding sourc

In an echo of Detroit’s “grand bargain,” 10 Michigan foundations, led by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, are combining to inject up to $125 million into Flint’s recovery.

The Michigan Legislature has yet to hold hearings on a measure that would require that tampons be provided free in public schools and state buildings. Other bills would exempt menstrual products from the state sales tax

The popular congresswoman is turning from Washington to pursue an obscure post that few people ever cared about. Until Flint.

A measure to raise speed limits on Michigan highways is intended to align speed laws with how fast people actually drive. It’s not working out that way.

The failure to come up with more than short-term fixes shows “a lack of concern for people,” says John B. King Jr., who urged a permanent resolution

Michigan’s CEO governor is the subject of case studies and forums in which the culture in his administration is being compared with oil spills and the Challenger explosion.

The state attorney general promises more will be held responsible for the city’s lead-tainted water, while singling out two DEQ employees, as well as Flint’s water-quality supervisor.

A national ranking system financially punishes hospitals for high rates of hospital-acquired conditions, such as infections. But large, big-city hospitals say their poor scores can be misleading because they deal with patients more susceptible to complications.

It’s one of the most influential groups you’ve never heard of. Born a century ago, its independent research still drives much of state policymaking.

What happens when opposites attract? Many supporters of outsider candidates Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders find themselves agreeing on issues, but from very different directions.