Michigan Advance

According to the governor’s office, a number of Michigan universities reported record breaking enrollment including Michigan State University and the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, alongside record enrollment in Grand Valley State University’s incoming class. 

A Michigan judge said Monday that he’s going to fast-track a lawsuit that seeks to force Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot in Michigan on the grounds that he violated the US Constitution by engaging in an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021.

The Michigan State Senate on Monday voted to advance a set of bills that would bring aspects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into state law and prevent insurers from discriminating against individuals based on their gender identity or sexual orientation. 

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, many domestic violence service providers in Michigan were vocal about their concerns for victims being in lockdown with their abusers. Coming out of the height of the pandemic, some are worried that the situation still remains dire.

A sea of people in blue shirts demanding action on Michigan’s care crisis gathered on the Capitol lawn Tuesday in support of car crash survivors and health care workers harmed by 2019 changes to Michigan’s no-fault auto insurance law. 

The state House in Michigan voted through a handful of bills aimed at addressing different elements of the voting process to ensure every eligible voter can participate in elections.

General Motors Lansing Delta Township plant employees were called on Friday to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike—and those on the picket line say they’re ready for change.

Students, lawmakers and environmental activists from across the state gathered Tuesday on the Capitol steps, calling for climate action, environmental justice and clean energy policy. 

A coalition of tribal nations from across the Midwest and Canada on Monday submitted a brief supporting Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s argument to move her lawsuit to shut down Enbridge’s Line 5 pipelines back to state court. 

A package of bills under consideration by the state Senate Finance, Insurance and Consumer Protection Committee could create an independent board to review prescription drug costs with the aim of lowering prices for Michiganders.