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Michigan Democrats stressed party unity during their nominating convention Saturday in Lansing.
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Vice President JD Vance spent most of his time attacking Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed during a rally in metro Detroit.
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson criticized Republican opponent John James for supporting tariffs on Canadian imports, warning the policies threaten Michigan's auto industry.
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The Teamsters hit the picket line Labor Day, 2025. On Tuesday, they will have been on that picket line for one year.
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The group is one of several across the Midwest who says their bus trips to the Capitol were canceled hours before departure.
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We broke down what was said in a closed-door meeting between Abdul El-Sayed and Jewish Democrats over the weekend. Plus, a conversation with the author of the young adult comic Jane America.
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Join Michigan Public in May for an unforgettable garden lover’s journey to England, where the beauty of nature and history come alive. Featuring the Chelsea Flower Show, Kent County, Oxford, and the Cotswolds. It's a dream come true for horticulture enthusiasts and lovers of history!
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The Natural Resources Conservation Service lost nearly a quarter of its staff nationwide in 2025 after the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal government. Many were local experts that help farmers with soil and water conservation efforts.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford has unveiled a giant billboard reading: "Lake Ontario — Now and Always." But tech giant Google has said it is renaming the lake for U.S. users, as President Trump demanded.
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When we talk about Middle English, it suggests that we know when English began and when it ends.
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Huron, Superior, Michigan, Erie...America? In light of the presidential proclamation renaming Lake Ontario, we got a Native perspective on names, shared culture, and what we lose when old names are erased.
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Michigan and Michigan State have new football coaches this season. Michigan Public's John U. Bacon discusses what to expect and looks at a change at Michigan Stadium.
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The 90-megawatt solar facility will span three townships in southern Ingham County.
The Dish, hosted by Mercedes Mejia, brings you behind the scenes with Michigan’s most inspiring chefs and culinary talents. Learn how food connects these chefs to their cultures, and strengthens our communities, one dish at a time.
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A Washtenaw County judge on Tuesday dismissed a case arguing the Ann Arbor City Clerk wrongly approved a ballot initiative that would set the city on a course to create a municipal electrical utility.
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Now to understand why Trump sees the whole world this way, that answer is also quite simple: Roy Cohn. Cohn was Trump's mentor/lawyer/fixer in his formative years of pulling himself up by the bootstraps of daddy's fortune.
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Earlier this week, the Michigan Board of State Canvassers disagreed about whether to accept late proof that the campaign collected enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot.
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The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations has published a free safety toolkit to help mosques and Islamic schools prepare for anti-Muslim threats.
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Detroit EMS union says fire department mishandling non-fire medical calls, raising risk for patientsThe union that represents Detroit's Emergency Medical Services unit says the city's Fire Department is risking the lives of people facing a medical emergency — and violating state law and an arbitrator's order — by taking control of non-fire, medical calls for help.
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According to the report, the state canceled over 300 noncitizen registrations during the observation period. That’s part of a broader set of nearly 1 million defunct registrations that got pulled.
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Michigan taxpayers will spend up to $50 million on the Copperwood copper mine in the Upper Peninsula. The Michigan Strategic Fund approved the funding on Tuesday. Highland Copper Inc. from Toronto pitched the $425 million project in 2023, promising 380 jobs over 11 years. The state grant covers nearly 10% of the project cost. The funding comes from the now-defunded SOAR Fund, so lawmakers won't need to approve it.
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La cooperación con las autoridades federales de inmigración no es nueva. Pero se ha intensificado enormemente desde 2025.
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We used dozens of records requests to build the most comprehensive available list of immigration arrests by Michigan police departments.
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Revisamos cientos de informes policiales que dan evidencia de colaboración entre policías municipales y las autoridades de migración.
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed held a rally at the University of Michigan in an effort to boost youth voter turnout and support for "Medicare for All."
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House Republicans are creating a committee to investigate a state elections board after the board members deadlocked on whether to advance a petition campaign aimed at tightening Michigan's voter ID laws and requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.
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At a pivotal moment for a proposal to encase a petroleum pipeline in a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac, opponents of the plan rallied at the Michigan Capitol.
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States accused the parent company of Facebook and Instagram of failing to protect teen users. Michigan initially dropped out of the lawsuit, but is still set to receive funds, if a judge approves the settlement.
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In-home pet euthanasia, a service which faced increased demand during COVID-19 induced quarantines, is offered in Washtenaw County for pet owners to go through the process in their own home, easing the anxiety of pets and owners alike.