Governor Gretchen Whitmer spoke out Wednesday against a Republican budget proposal that could force big cuts to federal spending, including popular programs like Medicaid.

Families can get $1,500 cash in pregnancy and $500 a month for the baby's first six months, no strings attached. Nearly 800 Pontiac moms are expected to enroll in the first few years.

LGBTQ youth have long had high rates of depression, anxiety and suicide attempts. But current politics aren't helping, according to a survey by the Trevor Project.

A person returning from international travel may have exposed people to measles at a Rochester restaurant and a Rochester hospital in early March.

United Methodist leaders, parishioners, car crash survivors, and advocates met with state legislators and rallied on the steps of the state Capitol building on Wednesday to urge restoration of long-term care benefits in Michigan's auto no-fault law.

The Michigan Senate voted Thursday to extend protections for health care systems that take part in a federal drug affordability program.

The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center says some symptomatic farmworkers are running into delays and barriers when they reach out to health departments for PPE, avian flu tests, or even just seasonal flu shots.

Michigan was among 23 states that successfully sued to temporarily halt an effort by the Trump administration to make significant cuts to biomedical research grants funded by the National Institutes of Health that advocates say could have closed labs, caused thousands of layoffs, and damaged crucial biomedical research across the country.

On this edition of Stateside, the story of a laid off federal worker in northern Michigan. Then, the story of the oldest cookbook written by an African American woman from Paw Paw. Additionally, the potentially deadly risk high pollen levels can have to vulnerable populations. Lastly, a new book looking to change the perception of Indigenous people.

“The big picture take away for veterans and their families is that the Veterans Health Administration is committed and remains committed to investing in suicide prevention efforts," said Kevin Saulnier, is a staff psychologist at the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System in Ann Arbor.