To fully appreciate the historic dysfunction of the current state Legislature, simply look at how many bills it’s sent to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s desk as of July 15, the day I’m ...

After East Lansing settled for $7.8 million over a 5% fee on Lansing Board of Water & Light bills deemed to be an illegal tax ...

When you think about country music, you think white. But Alice Randall moved to Nashville in 1983 as a young Black songwriter fresh from Harvard to change that dynamic. “For 20 years, I ...

Bridget Brink has tackled difficult things before. A few times. Being named the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine two months after ...

In an effort to promote eco-friendly living, Community Energy Solutions LLC is touring the state, inviting those curious about low-impact lifestyles to explore existing and planned ecovillages and ...

Lansing is known for olive burgers, Oldsmobile and jazz, thanks to Michigan State University. But for country music fans, the ...

A coalition of teachers, unions and school districts that sued over Trump’s order to eliminate the department and the mass layoffs said they were “incredibly disappointed by the Supreme Court’s ...

If you, like me, grew up in a working-class Catholic home in the 1970s, you’ll find Katie Forgette’s memory play, “Incident ...

John McCosh/States Newsroom This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s ...

A U.S. District judge has sentenced Merria Wallace, 42, from West Park, Florida, with ties to Lansing, to 10 years in prison ...

Noted Native American lecturer and artist Suzanne Cross will shine a light on the history of Indian boarding schools in the United States, with a focus on facilities in Michigan, at a Saturday … ...

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