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Some lawmakers have been trying for decades to expand the state’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act. New bills would add sexual orientation and gender…

Why are Republicans abandoning one of the best tools the government has to catch voter fraud? That question is the focus of a new NPR investigation. Here are five takeaways from the report.

Michigan's health department is asking patients, doctors and others to fill out a survey on ways to improve Medicaid health plans and make them more equitable and person-centered

Senators are expected to vote this week on the "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022," a proposal that includes $369 billion in spending to address climate change.

U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith issued his ruling regarding the presidential recount a little after midnight, following a rare Sunday hearing in his…

Under the new law, anyone harassing a woman going into an abortion clinic will be committing a crime that can be punished with up to one year in prison.

Even before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, whether a health plan paid for abortion varied widely. Now it's become even more complex, with conflicts and court challenges on the horizon.

"I'm asking for justice," says Peter Lyoya, whose son Patrick Lyoya, 26, was fatally shot by Grand Rapids police officer, Christopher Schurr, 31, during a traffic stop last month.

Under the settlement, the state of Michigan has agreed to pay Liane Shekter Smith $300,000 and her 2016 departure from her job will now be classified as a voluntary resignation instead of a firing.

Her family said she died after contracting COVID-19.