Michigan lawmakers are considering a House budget proposal that would save $19.5 million on paper but could ultimately cost the state far more by forcing child-care small businesses to close, pushing ...

A pair of kayakers pedal their way down the Au Sable River toward Five Channels Dam in Glennie. (Ella Miller/Bridge Michigan) Voting has begun for the Bridge Michigan River Awards. Last month, we ...

Higher prices for items like ground beef, chicken and pork chops reflect ongoing inflation and rising production costs for farmers. (Janelle D. James/ Bridge Michigan) It’s not your imagination.

Ready for three more weeks of fireworks, Michigan? Take your mind off the nightly boom-boom-boom with the explosive Bridge Michigan News Quiz, 10 questions about the week in news designed to leave all ...

In 1976, Johnny Cash released the song “One Piece at a Time” about a factory worker who built an automobile after spending decades sneaking parts off the assembly line. The result was a car with a ’53 ...

Michigan is now on the precipice of a transformational moment in how we support students and schools. We urge legislators to build on that momentum by supporting a multiyear transition to weighted ...

LANSING — A nonprofit with unknown financial backing is fanning out across six Michigan cities with petitions to change local charters — and give elected officials an earful on health care, a key ...

A federal appeals court has ruled that Michigan does not have to turn over its unredacted voter roll to the Department of Justice, dealing the Trump administration its highest-profile loss yet in its ...

Michigan House, Senate cancel session with just days before legal deadline to pass state budget. ‘We were hopeful,’ said a spokesperson for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

A Michigan mom’s embrace of ‘holistic’ medicine for her daughter’s condition triggered a CPS investigation. Her story prompted a bill that would redefine medical neglect for parents who refuse the ...

A new Medicare program offers some beneficiaries GLP-1 drugs at just $50 a month for weight loss, but the program is temporary, and eligibility rules could shut out many patients.

In a nearly 24-hour session that went through the night, Michigan lawmakers finalized a roughly $84 billion spending plan and approved dozens of policy bills.