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The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Urban Flooding Summit brought together experts on that issue, and leaders from cities impacted by more—and more severe—floods.

Michigan is currently one of only two states that do not require public officials to make financial disclosures (the other is Idaho). A new package of bills from a bipartisan group of state Senators is looking to address that.

Republican minority leadership in the Michigan House sparred with Democrats this week over the future of bipartisan school safety legislation.

Whitefish are on the brink of collapse in lakes Michigan and Huron. Their offspring are born on rocky reefs, where they're killed by sunburn, starvation, and predators. Scientists hope to save them by transferring eggs to rivers to teach whitefish to spawn away from danger.

The state Supreme Court said it will hear arguments in cases that could lead to a ban on no-parole life prison sentences for people who were 19-20 years old when they involved in a major crime such as murder.

The Michigan Supreme Court said Monday that its 2020 decision stopping local governments from keeping cash windfalls from the sale of foreclosed homes can be applied retroactively, meaning that hundreds of millions of dollars could potentially be returned to people who lost properties over unpaid taxes.

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians wants to appeal the 2023 Great Lakes Fishing Decree, saying it takes away fishing rights not agreed to by the tribe.

A bill in the Michigan House would require every public high school to offer at least one computer science class.

Michigan and Illinois plan to spend a combined $114 million to stop the advancement of invasive carp into Lake Michigan.

Wayne State University, Oakland University, the University of Michigan and Washtenaw Community College will each receive grants and matching funds aimed at expanding semiconductor programs.