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Rivers and lakes are becoming saltier while law and practice limit effective responses.

Abortion remained legal in Michigan following the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, but only because a state supreme court ordered an injunction against enforcing a 1931 state law banning all abortions in Michigan. The issue was put on the November ballot as Proposition 3, which would guarantee reproductive rights in the state constitution. Michigan Radio provided continuing coverage of this issue and debate throughout 2022, and a representation of that work is submitted here.

In 2015, Ohio, Michigan and Ontario gave themselves until 2025 to reduce phosphorus spilling into Lake Erie by 40% compared to 2008 levels. They won’t meet the deadline.

A Education Law Center report suggests Michigan needs to increase state education funding by $4.5 billion a year.

The federally mandated Adverse Effect Wage Rate jumped 12.8% in 2023. In Michigan, that's $17.24 an hour.

Michigan traffic fatalities have increased by 15% since 2019.

The U.S. EPA recently proposed improvements to its Lead and Copper Rule. Michigan is already complying with the proposed improvements and has some of the most stringent lead and copper rules in the country, state officials say.

Previously, the state relied on overdose mortality data alone to identify areas with higher substance use. Now, it's adding more data.

U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney says “Plaintiffs were forced to choose between following their religious beliefs and a government benefit for which they were otherwise qualified.”