Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed are competing in Michigan’s closely watched US Senate race. (AP photos) As voters consider who should fill Michigan’s open US Senate seat, there are ...

What happened to summer, Michigan? School buses are beginning to make the rounds again, which means it’s time for new Pink Pearl erasers, mechanical pencils that double as shivs and the almighty ...

Proponents of a ballot initiative to get “money out of politics” say they’re only targeting large-scale utilities and state contractors making at least $250,000 a year. Others contend it’s a violation ...

The Line 5 pipeline rests at the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac as it crosses from Superior, Wisconsin to Sarnia, Ontario. (Bridge file photo) More than a decade into Michigan’s debate about Line 5 ...

The University of Michigan Board of Regents has announced C. Cybele Raver, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Vanderbilt University, as its choice to become the university's 17th ...

As he runs for US Senate, critics are attacking Abdul El-Sayed over animals euthanized in Detroit when he served as the city’s health director. (Brayan Gutierrez for Bridge Michigan) Weeks after his ...

The University of Michigan says it’s moving ahead with a $1.2 billion computing center in Ypsilanti Township. Local officials do not support it. (Paula Gardner/Bridge Michigan) Ypsilanti Township has ...

The US Army Corps of Engineers approved construction of Enbridge Energy’s proposed Line 5 tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac despite expected adverse effects on endangered species and ...

Bridge Michigan reporters travel across the state to report firsthand from the communities, classrooms, shorelines, businesses and public meetings shaping Michigan. Help fund the travel that keeps our ...

The second female president in the university’s history would face numerous challenges, from data center opposition to searching for a new athletic director to navigating a tricky relationship with ...

A group trying to require proof of citizenship and tougher ID rules for Michigan elections did not submit enough valid signatures to put its proposal on the Nov. 3 ballot, according to the state ...

Democrat Jocelyn Benson adds an experienced legislator to the Democratic ticket by selecting Senate Majority Leader Leader Winnie Brinks as her running mate.