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Clare, Michigan is one of four communities chosen to receive downtown rebranding

Report shows 20 percent of Michigan's "Main Street" businesses are owned by immigrants

A report out Thursday morning from the Michigan League for Public Policy (MLPP) finds that while immigrant make up only 6% of Michigan’s population, they…

Both sides react after anti-gerrymandering question cleared for November ballot

The legal challenges are over for an anti-gerrymandering ballot proposal. In a 4 to 3 vote, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that the question is cleared…

HHS Secretary Alex Azar at a White House roundtable discussion of health care prices in January. Azar tells NPR his office is now in "active negotiations and discussion" with drugmakers on how to make HIV prevention medicines more available and "cost-effective."

How HHS Secretary Reconciles Proposed Medicaid Cuts, Stopping The Spread Of HIV

As head of the Department of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar is charged with making Trump's plan to end HIV in the U.S. by 2030 work. "We have an historic opportunity," he tells NPR.

Test scores at Detroit charter schools twice as high as city's public schools, but both are bad

Kids in charter schools in Detroit performed twice as well as those in traditional public schools on the M-STEP test. However, both groups still had…

Baltimore's Franklin Square neighborhood is hotter than about two-thirds of the neighborhoods in the city. It's also in one of Baltimore's poorest areas.

As Rising Heat Bakes U.S. Cities, The Poor Often Feel It Most

Hotter neighborhoods tend to be poorer in dozens of major U.S. cities. That extra heat can have serious health effects for those living there.

Stateside: Detroit hospital under investigation; coming out stories; politics in the classroom

Today on Stateside, our education commentator explains why teachers shouldn’t shy away from talking about politics in the classroom. Plus, we hear about…

A growing number of women are incarcerated in the U.S. and many of them give birth in prison or jail.

Pregnant Behind Bars: What We Do And Don't Know About Pregnancy And Incarceration

Pregnant women in prison face difficult circumstances, and data on their pregnancies has been scarce. New research lays the groundwork for addressing this neglected public health issue.

Groups call on Secretary of State to educate voters more on straight party voting ban

Some voting rights and civic engagement groups are calling on Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson to release a plan about how her office will provide…

Karli-Rae and Christopher Kerrschneider play with their kids, Eleanor and Leviathan, in their front yard in Baldwin, Wis.

Bill Of The Month: $4,836 Charge For Laughing Gas During Childbirth Is No Joke

Nitrous oxide is making a comeback for pain relief during childbirth. But charges for the option vary from free at some hospitals to thousands of dollars at others.

President Trump speaks to reporters before departing the White House for California in November.

Poll: Republicans Are Only Group That Mostly Sees Mueller Probe As A 'Witch Hunt'

Most Americans see the special counsel's Russia investigation as fair, but 7 in 10 Republicans don't — and are using the president's terminology to dismiss it, an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll finds.

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