Category: Michigan
Michigan Senate approves birth control access bills, more in final push
While House lawmakers calling it quits for the year, the Senate continued working late into the night. Hereâs whatâs headed to the governor….
Michigan lame-duck Legislature: House ends year with tears, fingerpointing
The clock is ticking on Michiganâs Lame-duck Legislature. Hereâs the latest….
Michigan House kills hundreds of bills. See what died on final day of Dem control
Government transparency, gun reforms, polluter pay proposals among more than 250 bills that died as the Michigan House abruptly adjourned for the year, ending Democratic control of the lower chamber….
Michiganders buckle up. Roads expected to be busy for the rest of the year
This is one of the most traveled times of year. AAA predicts that 3.8 million residents will travel at least 50 miles between Saturday and New Yearâs Day….
Unreliable winters bring new ideas, from different offerings to lobbying
Among the longer-term approaches to address increasingly unreliable winter weather, some groups are pushing against fossil fuels.
Michigan lame-duck Legislature: House abruptly adjourns after days of dysfunction
The clock is ticking on Michiganâs Lame-duck Legislature. Hereâs the latest….
Opinion | Why Michigan must protect Medicaid program that promotes healthy food
In Lieu of Services, or ILOS, programs allow Medicaid to pay for food and nutrition services that improve health. Threatened cuts are shortsighted given the potential of these programs to reduce health care spending…
Immigration helps Michigan gain 57K residents, losses to other states shrink
Michigan’s population rose 0.6% as more than 67,600 migrants moved to the state from July 2023 to July 2024. Also, losses to other states shrunk and the birth-death gap narrowed….
Immigration helps Michigan gains 57K residents, losses to other states shrink
Michigan’s population rose 0.6% as more than 67,600 migrants moved to the state from July 2023 to July 2024. Also, losses to other states shrunk and the birth-death gap narrowed….
Enbridge pipeline oil spill in Wisconsin larger than all of the company’s spills combined in 2023
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is investigating a 69,000 gallon oil spill from Enbridge Line 6, about 60 miles west of Milwaukee.