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Governor Gretchen Whitmer named the Wood Duck Michigan’s state duck. Unlike the state bird, known for being found statewide, the state duck was recognized to celebrate its comeback as a major conservation success.

Despite years of experience working on issues related to immigration, Seydi Sarr had to scramble to getting her nephew out of the North Lake detention center after he was arrested by ICE.

Need something fun to do this weekend, or looking for new things to explore? Michigan Public is here to help! Check out some of these fun, interesting, and timely events across Michigan from March 27-29.

The newest round of Oakland's County partnership with Undue Medical Debt eliminated debt for 6,300 residents, totaling $6 million.

The Washtenaw County Health Department says the most recent case is an unvaccinated child who was a close contact of the state's first case of 2026, reported on March 11.

Rep. Cam Cavitt's bill to bar people from growing, selling, or distributing kratom — a plant-derived substance that can have effects similar to opioids — passed the Michigan House earlier this month.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Romulus Mayor Robert McCraight announce they have filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security which has plans to turn a commercial warehouse near the Detroit Metro Airport into an immigration detention facility to handle 500 people.

At a roundtable discussion in Grand Rapids, the governor said there's not enough information available on a Republican property tax proposal to say whether she'll support it.

Michigan drivers are paying the highest prices at the pump since the summer of 2023, according to an analysis by AAA of Michigan.

Bridge Michigan's Simon D. Schuster asked nine leading gubernatorial candidates six questions about some of the most pressing or contentious issues facing Michigan schools today.