The Michigan Democratic Party is criticizing Rep. John James over his personal wealth, arguing he’s used his position in the US House to enrich himself and created a conflict of interest by buying ...

After all that toil in the salt mines and data farms, it’s time to crack open a Faygo and drink in the Bridge Michigan News Quiz, 10 ultra-caffeinated questions with no bitter aftertaste. You know the ...

A group looking to amend the Michigan Constitution to require voters prove their citizenship has turned to the US Supreme Court, seeking ballot access after state elections officials were unable to ...

Affordability and cost of living are some of the biggest issues on the minds of voters in the race for Michigan’s next governor. That includes the rising cost of healthcare. Early in her general ...

We should demand that our elections be accurate. We should ask tough questions when warranted. Accountability and scrutiny are strengths of our system, not challenges to overcome. But we also have to ...

John Boyer grew up on his family’s 131 acres of rolling fields of corn, oats and wheat in East Jordan. The farm changed ownership outside the family several times over the decades before being ...

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s free newsletter here. The ...

I built my career studying public education in Michigan. Nothing scares me more for its future than vouchers. For 30 years, some Michigan lawmakers have pushed the agenda of school choice and ...

What happened to summer, Michigan? School buses are beginning to make the rounds again, which means it’s time for new Pink Pearl erasers, mechanical pencils that double as shivs and the almighty ...

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson, left, says she wants to audit all oil pipelines in the state and replace any, including Line 5, that are hazardous. Republican candidate John James, ...

Medicaid’s value depends on the systems behind it. Every policy change, however well-intentioned, is only as good as the state’s capacity to carry it out accurately and on time.

The Line 5 pipeline rests at the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac as it crosses from Superior, Wisconsin to Sarnia, Ontario. (Bridge file photo) More than a decade into Michigan’s debate about Line 5 ...