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The Great Lakes Compact is an agreement approved by the eight Great Lakes states, Ontario, Quebec, and the federal governments of Canada and the U.S. to restrict water withdrawals from the lakes.

An annual report from the Great Lakes Commission says water usage from the Great Lakes basin dropped 3% in 2022, compared to the year before.

Automaker Stellantis announced it will be dropping shifts at two Jeep plants, one each in Michigan and Ohio.

An Oakland County court hears the wishes of the Oxford High School community as a juvenile shooter is sentenced.

The University of Michigan is launching a new institute to combat antisemitism.

The program is called the Homeowners Property Exemption, or HOPE for short. It allows low-income Detroit households that own and live in their home to pay reduced property taxes, or in some cases no taxes at all.

The College Football Playoff selections created some controversies. Michigan Radio's John U. Bacon looks at the choices and previews No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 4 Alabama.

Students across Michigan have been protesting and organizing on college campuses. They’re drawn to advocacy by Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel, and Israel’s retaliatory strikes on Gaza and the West Bank.

Michigan State University's Board of Trustees has unanimously approved the next president. Kevin Guskiewicz was voted in Friday morning.

By my observation, Republican candidates (local, state, national) seem to be pretty good at identifying problems but lacking in actual plans and answers. It's not like Democrats are great at this either. But they do seem to come up with functional legislation every once in while.