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Thoughts on the president's weekend visit to Detroit, and Detroit’s new population stats. Schools observe more cannabis access among young people since recreational use was legalized. And novelist Debra Payne brings us a story of connection and renewal set in Northern Michigan.
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Protesters lay down in the hallway outside Democratic House Speaker Joe Tate's office at the state Capitol on Wednesday, demanding an end to his delay of hearings on auto no-fault bills.
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza has now been detected in a total of four dairy herds in Michigan.
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Michigan could soon require a license to practice medical nutrition therapy under a bill heading for the governor.
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A bill before a Michigan Senate committee would make it easier for residents to join the state’s Pesticide Notification Registry.
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A Michigan Medicine study is seeking to increase rates of genetic testing in the state. The goal is to better identify some kinds of cancer that can run in families and help doctors know when people may need earlier screenings.
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Michigan becomes the first state to implement separate licensing standards for kin caregivers. The goal of kinship care is to keep families together and increase equity in the child welfare system.
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A new study on discrimination against Muslims in Michigan, recent research on concussion treatment and prevention, approaches to student mental health, and a conversation with the University of Michigan's new police chief.
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Cal-Maine Foods lost about 1.9 million chickens, or 3.6% of its flock, as a result of an outbreak at a Texas plant. The CDC says, however, that a person is unlikely to get bird flu from eggs.
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A report from the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general finds a dire shortage of mental health care providers in Medicaid and Medicare, which together serve some 40% of Americans.
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Michigan was the last state to criminally ban using a paid surrogate to have a child. Now that will change under a law signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer says the results in national elections this year could be pivotal in whether reproductive rights in Michigan will remain standing.