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Vaccine waiver rates continue to rise in Michigan. (Emily Elconin for Bridge Michigan) The state’s immunization waiver rate climbed for the fifth consecutive year in 2025, rising to 7.1% from 6.2% in ...

Norwich Bluff is on the border of the Norwich Plains roadless area in the Ottawa National Forest, one of the areas in Michigan that could lose protections against permanent roads and logging.

The authors are presidents of Michigan’s research institutions: Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Michigan State University; Richard J. Koubek, Michigan Technological University; Domenico Grasso, University of ...

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Statewide, more than 1 in 4 Michigan K-12 students are missing more than 10% of the school year. The rate is down slightly from the previous year but ‘more work remains,’ according to the state ...

Statewide, nearly 8% of Michigan kindergarten students received vaccine waivers in 2025, up from less than 7% a year earlier.

Republicans allege Michigan rejects more conservative petition signatures and takes longer to review them under Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. Here are the facts.

Around 16,000 acres of national forests in Michigan are for the most part protected from permanent-road construction and logging, but that could change under a USDA proposal.

By Dayne Walling/Flint mayor In Michigan, cities were the greatest victims of the recent near failure of the economy and the housing market. Michigan is not seeing the same renaissance of returning to ...

With less than two weeks until open enrollment starts, thousands of Michigan residents face a triple challenge. Not only are premiums going up, but thousands of people who get their health insurance ...

Michigan is investing more than $1 billion in early childhood education, yet families and businesses still say there are problems with access and affordability. (Photo via iStock) Michigan’s child ...