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Lester GrahamIn 2024 the National Resources Commission limited hunting on public lands during the period coyotes have young pups dependent on their parents. The NRC has reinstated the year-round hunt season that was in place since 2016 to keep the coyote population suppressed. Year-round hunting has always been allowed for private landowners on their own property. -
Zoe Clark/Michigan PublicMichiganders could be deciding whether to approve amendments to the state constitution next November, if they get enough signatures to make the ballot.
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Two scientists removed from EPA advisory roles say their dismissal reflects an anti-science political climate, after signing a letter protesting federal research funding cuts. -
Leaders of the Democratic-controlled Michigan Senate and Republican-led state House of Representatives accused one of another of holding up the state budget Wednesday, as they held competing press conferences. -
State Superintendent Michael Rice says it's "unacceptable" that the state House and state Senate have failed to agree on a school aid budget. -
State Superintendent Michael Rice is urging Michigan school districts to continue offering free school meals at the start of the school year, despite uncertainty about whether the state will provide funding for the meals program. -
We are into week six of seemingly stalled budget negotiations in Lansing. Six weeks since K-12 schools, higher ed and some local governments started their fiscal years without knowing how much state money they’ll receive. Just what’s going on at the state Capitol? -
Michigan bills to ban AI-generated sexual content of real people advanced out a state Senate committee Tuesday. -
First, a look at the debate over Grand Rapids' climate plan. Then, a Detroit-based artist talks about her woven tapestries, created with a digital loom. Plus, how community service and fly fishing come together for juvenile offenders along the Au Sable River. And, how the face of mobile home lot ownership is changing. -
Judge gives Whitmer 10 days to respond to lawsuit seeking special election in vacant Senate districtA lawsuit has been filed to pressure Governor Gretchen Whitmer to call a special election for an open state Senate seat. -
President Trump's executive order extends a reprieve from the threat of rising tariffs between the world's two largest economies. -
A number of deteriorating dams have been torn down and streams restored. It's expensive, and Michigan's budget is facing challenges.
