Michigan Public

As part of his campaign for the Republican nomination for governor, Tom Leonard released a plan he says is meant to prioritize Michigan families over utility companies.

Flu-like activity in Michigan hit the “very high” level on the 13-level assessment for the week ending December 27 by the CDC.

The cash aid program Rx Kids will expand to three new Michigan municipalities starting January 12.

Downtown Home & Garden, an Ann Arbor business more than a century old, is closing its doors December 24. The store’s owner, Kelly Vore, cited financial pressures as the reason for the closure.

Eighteen farmworkers, including some from Michigan, are suing the federal government because of a new rule that’s impacting their wages. The U.S. Department of Labor is lowering the minimum wage for foreign workers with temporary agricultural visas by up to $7 an hour.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources just bought an 8,844 acre area of land in Pigeon River Country State Forest. The public will be able to use the land for hunting, fishing, kayaking, and other recreation.

Democratic state lawmakers introduced an 11-bill package to expand vaccine information and access. More than 260 physicians signed a letter in support of the package.

The Autism Alliance of Michigan is advocating for more than a billion dollars a year to be added to the state's special education budget.

The federal government is putting up to $400 million toward building small nuclear reactors on the Lake Michigan shore. Holtec International will build the reactors at the Palisades Nuclear Generating Station in Southwest Michigan.

The Trump administration says the USDA will pause food aid funding to Michigan and other Democratic-led states unless they provide records of who's getting SNAP benefits.