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Michigan Theatre Executive Director Steve Tucker says support from Jackson community members was overwhelming when he was dismissed by the space's former Board. -
Steve Carmody/Michigan PublicThe Battle Creek duplex is just the latest step in the “First Home, First Teacher” project started in New Haven, Connecticut.
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Michigan Public reporter Michelle Joksich Polo followed a immigrant detainee who reported a sexual assault at a Michigan processing facility and was later deported. -
A spokesperson for term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she is not interested in leading her alma mater, Michigan State University. -
The law was repealed a couple of years ago while the legislature was under Democratic control. It required kids to read proficiently by third grade, or face being held back in school. -
The endorsement is a major catch since the UAW has hundreds of thousands of active and retired members and is a huge player in Democratic politics in Michigan. -
Michigan has already recorded more tornadoes than its annual average, according to the National Weather Service. -
Michigan voters choose the members of the boards at the state's three largest public universities. That would change under a proposal in the Michigan Senate. -
Michigan Waterway Stewards hopes to declare Lansing's rivers, creeks and riverfront parks clean and clear after a major volunteer cleanup event Saturday -
Tom Barrett, a Republican U.S. Representative from Michigan voted alongside Democrats and three other Republicans to limit the president's wartime authority in Iran. Some Republicans are unhappy with the decision. -
The state is less than a month from the statutory July 1 target for finalizing a balanced budget and lawmakers are anxious to avoid a repeat of the standoff last year that dragged past two legal deadlines. -
Officials estimate there are roughly 49,000 Michiganders with intellectual or developmental disabilities. They have very few housing options. However, that is slowly changing.
