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The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD) could prohibit or restrict several invasive plant species, the popular landscaping Callery pear tree and Japanese barberry shrub among them. The public can submit feedback on the fate of these flowering plants and the other proposed species in a survey created by the department.

Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist's decision to leave the gubernatorial contest means the race for Michigan’s Democratic nomination for governor is largely between current Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson.

Organizers want one minimum wage in Michigan, not the current system that will let employers pay tipped workers half of what everyone else makes.

This week, anger and outrage spilled out across the nation over the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.

After a formal opinion from the Michigan attorney general undid Republican budget cuts, the GOP is asking a judge to allow the cuts to go forward temporarily while they argue in court that they should be permanent.

Benson predicts health care will be among the top issues during this year’s election. Yet some of her ideas have struggled in the state Legislature in recent years, even with her party in charge.

Michigan officials have been trying for years to shut down Enbridge's Line 5 over claims that it is unsafe and liable to spill petroleum products into the Great Lakes

A unanimous three-judge panel held the University of Michigan research is confidential intellectual property that is exempt from the state’s Freedom of Information Act.

In a formal opinion, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says cuts to the current fiscal year budget that were ordered last month by the GOP-led House Appropriations Committee are unconstitutional.

The top Republican in the Michigan Senate is requesting an audit of the state’s Child Development and Care Program.