“We do know from some developmental theories that children are very influenced by what they see in their environments," said Terri Voepel-Lewis, a professor at the U of M School of Nursing.

DTE Energy customers will pay a little more than 4.5% percent more for electricity, beginning in March. The Michigan Public Service Commission is defending the rate hike in part due to the utility's recent improvements in reliability.

Democratic Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib says the legislation would ensure more than 11 million young children from low-income families can access high-quality early education.

A national Democratic party group is focusing resources on Michigan’s 35th state Senate District. Analysts have framed the mid-Michigan area as a bellwether for the country’s political climate.

An order issued earlier this week is the fourth time the U.S. Energy Department has extended operations of Consumers Energy's J.H. Campbell power plant in Ottawa County.

In a 6-3 ruling, the nation’s highest court ruled the U.S. Constitution “very clearly” gives Congress the power to impose taxes, including tariffs, and that the president exceeded his authority.

The way some people use "resonate" doesn't resonate with all of our listeners.

Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison has reversed course on his vow to fire two officers who allegedly coordinated with federal Border Patrol agents against department policy.

A look into concerns about poor medical conditions at North Lake's ICE detention center. Plus, a Michigan author's debut romance novel set in the Upper Peninsula.

The 6-3 ruling is a major blow to the president's signature economic policy.

Commentator John U. Bacon joins Morning Edition to talk about Olympic ice hockey, college hockey, and the Michigan and Michigan State men's basketball teams.

It's natural for political parties to evolve. Over the course of time, they adjust to meet the realities of their current era. A century ago, the Democratic Party was primarily a combination of Jim Crow southerners and working-class northerners. Sixty years later it started shifting more toward the party of minorities and women. And today, it's the neurotic, often self-defeating mishmash that we all know.