Michigan GOP needs new leader, looks to maintain momentum

The beginning of 2024 was marked by turmoil within the Michigan Republican Party. Infighting and complaints over the leadership of...

Dozens of bills await action from the governor

Now that 2024 is over, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will have to decide what to do with the dozens of...

Michigan Supreme Court to hear youth life without parole challenge

The Michigan Supreme Court will hear cases in January that could decide whether more younger defendants convicted of murder will...

MichMash: What’s ahead in Detroit’s 2025 mayoral race

The race for Detroit's mayor is already underway with some candidates declaring their bid to become the next leader of...

Sick time changes coming to Michigan in 2025

Within a couple months, Michigan workers will start earning an hour of sick time for every 30 hours they work.Places...

MichMash: Looking back on the state’s top political stories of 2024

It's been a whirlwind of a year for politics in the mitten state. This week on MichMash, host Cheyna Roth...

Incarcerated artists find creative outlet through annual U-M exhibition

The holiday season is extra special to Nora Krinitsky.“Every year we travel to every prison in the state, we meet...

State adds two new ‘areas of interest’ for possible PFAS contamination

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has designated two new sites as “areas of interest” for potential...

All-electric recycling trucks to replace some diesel garbage trucks in southeast Michigan

Some counties in Michigan will be swapping out diesel garbage trucks for all-electric recycling trucks.In Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties,...

The National Audubon Christmas Bird Count is underway

What started out as a tradition to hunt and kill as many birds as possible, turned into something much different...

Michigan’s outdoor economy continued growth in 2023, federal data shows

Thousands of people set out to explore Michigan’s woods and water at the end of 2023.According to data from the U.S....

Michigan Senate eeks out last bills of year in late night session

The Michigan Senate sent a flurry of bills to the governor as it met Thursday night and deep into Friday...