Michigan becomes last state to lift surrogacy ban in move advocates say will make it easier for infertile and same-sex couples to start families. Critics fear exploitation. Here’s what to know.
Another round of Trump tariffs are set to go into effect this week. Use our interactive timeline to explore what import taxes the president has imposed so far, what’s coming and what it might mean for Michigan.
Most of the now-cancelled grants were meant to help local health departments vaccinate vulnerable Michiganders, provide services for people with mental illnesses, addiction and gambling problems and monitor wastewater for infectious diseases.
The Trump administration has reversed a purge of federal workers tasked with combatting one of the Great Lakes’ most damaging invasive species. But a month-plus delay in starting treatments may have consequences.
US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is telling states that the time to spend COVID relief funds is over. More than 25 Michigan districts could be on the hook for a combined $42 million in spending.
Michigan lawmakers have added billions of dollars to recent budgets for pet projects in their districts. This year, new House rules require them to make their requests public first.
Local health providers and public health leaders were set on edge this week after a federal website listed $394 million in cuts to Michigan’s state health department.
The Trump administration disinvited two Canadian mayors from a Great Lakes event in Washington and the president has mentioned “revisiting the sharing of lakes and rivers between the two nations.”
Despite efforts in recent years to increase tuition-free access to higher education, women outnumber men at the state's community colleges, universities and — most visibly — in the Michigan Reconnect Program.