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Mature patient communicating with female doctor about medical examination data at the clinic and wearing protective face masks due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Michigan lawmakers introducing legislation aimed at reducing medical costs

Michigan lawmakers are proposing legislation they say will reduce medical costs for patients. The bills would strengthen rules for financial assistance programs in hospitals and remove medical debt from consumer credit reports.

Shadows of group of people walking through the streets with painted Usa flag on the floor. Concept political relations with neighbors.

Michigan Immigrant Rights Center lays off staff, ends two programs

The Trump administration has ended federal support for two of the Center’s key programs: an immigration help desk in Detroit federal court, and legal support for unaccompanied migrant children, despite ongoing litigation and court orders to maintain funding.

The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to grace periods for mail ballot returns

The Supreme Court will hear a case that could decide whether states can count postmarked mail ballots that arrive after Election Day — something that about 20 states and territories currently allow.

Here are 24 things to do in Michigan this weekend (Dec. 5-7)

Need something fun to do this weekend, or looking for new things to explore? Michigan Public is here to help! Check out some of these fun, interesting, and timely events across Michigan from December 5 - 7.

A classroom at South Lyon Community Schools, updated based on a bond that voters passed a few years ago. It appears to be a science lab, with sinks at each set of communal tables and stools for students. South Lyon is seeking a new bond in the November 2025 election.

Many of November’s school bond successes were no strangers to the ballot

Every election, school districts across Michigan ask voters to approve bonds. November saw a decent success rate. Most of the districts on the ballot were coming back to voters after recent failures and, in some cases, successes.

Protest signs from the Saline data center protests with the words "No Data Center"

Why communities across Michigan are suddenly battling over data centers

Wondering why data centers are suddenly everywhere in the news? We’ll break it down. Plus, why the backlash isn’t falling along the usual party lines and what Michigan can learn from how voters in other states have responded at the ballot box.

A rendering shows a planned data center campus made of gray buildings and parking lots set in the midst of farmland.

Saline data center fight to arrive at Michigan Public Service Commission

The Michigan Public Service Commission is taking feedback from the public on Wednesday about plans to provide electricity to a massive data center in Saline Township.

Saline data center fight to arrive at Michigan Public Service Commission

The Michigan Public Service Commission is taking feedback from the public on Wednesday about plans to provide electricity to a massive data center in Saline Township.

GOP lawmakers request Justice Department to monitor Michigan elections

The GOP lawmakers say federal oversight is needed because Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has a conflict of interest since she is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor. One of the letter’s signers is Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt, who is seeking his party’s nomination.

Ira Glass photographed at Joe Junior Restaurant in New York, NY on June 10th, 2024 by OK McCausland.

Michigan Public welcomes Ira Glass to Ann Arbor's Power Center

Ira Glass returns to Ann Arbor for his fifth Ann Arbor Summer Festival Appearance on June 20, 2026 at the Power Center.

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