The Michigan State University Spartans are heading into the March Madness as a No. 3 seed and will play No. 14 North Dakota State Thursday.

The club is successful, but has to work hard to find places to practice because of a lack of competition-regulation pools on campus.

Lansing Shuffle is asking to buy the property it current leases from the city. Supporters say the company has revitalized the riverfront, while opponents say the city shouldn't sell the valuable land.

Michigan has a shortage of special education teachers and the state ranks below the national average in its high school graduation rate for students with disabilities. Biggest factors are low pay and lack of support with caseloads.

Radio stations across the state receive warnings from the National Weather Service when severe weather impacts their coverage area.

The governor is calling for $625 million to support literacy efforts in her budget proposal. That money is meant for buying new learning materials, hiring more tutors, and training teachers.

Bill co-sponsor said the barriers to retirement plans are too high for many employees and small businesses. She hopes the change would provide more long term financial security.

Michigan House Republicans are looking to do away with the state’s clean energy standards.Their new energy plan would get rid of an overhaul passed in 2023, meant to push the state away from fossil fuels by the end of the next decade. It would also scale back some changes made in 2016 to limit energy waste.

The Michigan Senate passed five bills aiming to help with medical debt on Wednesday.The package would require hospitals to create financial assistance programs to help some low-income patients. Those would be available to people whose unpaid bills in one year total more than 30% of their annual income.

Michiganders are expressing frustration with the public service commission for its silence on the data center debate.