Members of the Senate Housing and Human Services Committee on Thursday voted to advance policy creating a state-level paid family leave program, amid frustrations with a separate paid sick leave policy put in place through a decision by the state Supreme Court.
The state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) this week announced 15 federally funded parks projects that are set to bolster outdoor recreation across Michigan.
The United Auto Workers (UAW) and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) have joined a chorus of organizations in Michigan calling for action on bills that would restrict certain corporations from making political contributions
A bill headed to a vote in the state House of Representatives aims to stop Michiganders’ private reproductive health data from being shared and sold without consent.
As natural disasters are becoming more frequent in the United States, Wayne State University and the US Army will be collaborating on research examining how to better get clean water to areas impacted by disaster.
The US government on Friday ordered testing of the nation's milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the virus in dairy cows.
More than 30 clean energy advocacy organizations are calling on Democratic state lawmakers to take up legislation that would expand access to solar energy in Michigan.
Michigan could increase the value of unemployment payments and allow individuals to be eligible for longer under legislation that cleared the state Senate with bipartisan support Thursday.
Time is running out on a handful of gun safety bills in the Michigan legislature as the session nears its end this month.
Leah Smith, owner of Nodding Thistle Farms in Michigan, explains how passing the US House version of the Farm Bill would be undemocratic and harm Michigan farmers and rural communities.
