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The Michigan State University Board of Trustees on Wednesday authorized the school to request liquor licenses to sell alcohol at four football games beginning with a Sept. 16 game against the University of Washington

Should states and Indigenous nations be able to influence energy projects they view as harmful or contrary to their laws and values? This question lies at the center of a heated debate over Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 pipeline, which carries oil and natural gas across Wisconsin and Michigan.

The roughly $24.3 billion education spending bill Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law Thursday includes $125 million in targeted grants for public schools in mostly districts represented by Democrats in the Legislature's majority party.

LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Tuesday that would allow for the sale of alcohol in college stadiums and arenas.

EXCLUSIVE: Former Principal Deputy DNI Sue Gordon has said she has doubts that America will reach its 2076 tricentennial anniversary ‘in any recognisable form,’ according to a new book by ex-Trump administration official Miles Taylor

Minimum age raised to 18 in state that allowed 16- and 17-year-olds to wed with written permission from parent or guardian

Abortion access has declined dramatically nationwide, but many states have further protected abortion by enacting "shield laws," allocating funding, stockpiling medication and repealing old laws.

For decades, the politics around abortion were pretty well set. Then came the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision. It was a political earthquake, and in many ways the ground is still shaking.

LANSING, Mich. — Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Thursday that Michigan's presidential primary will take place on Feb. 27, as currently scheduled, despite a push from Republicans to shift the date into early March.