Michigan Government News

Many of the Michigan programs that educate aspiring teachers are struggling to prepare them for the classroom, according to a comprehensive review of more than 1,000 teacher preparation programs in the nation.

A $50 million fund to help low-income Michiganders keep their heat on in the winter received final passage in the state Senate Thursday.

It hurts to be tied up and left alone. Today, in a Michigan school and in schools across America, children are being placed in physical restraints and inhumane seclusion.

Eastern Michigan University 's governing board on Tuesday unanimously approved a 3.75 percent tuition increase, which will bring in-state tuition at the Ypsilanti college to $9,364 per year.

Michigan utilities could add up to a $1 surcharge to electric bills to provide heating assistance to low-income customers under legislation headed to the governor's desk.

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- The FBI saw enough merit in a reputed Mafia captain's tip to once again break out the digging equipment to search for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, last seen alive before a lunch meeting with two mobsters nearly 40 years ago.

My husband and I were out recently when a man sat down in front of us with his family.

Southfield High has a speedy class of 2015 prospect in Ray Buford, who made plays for them as a wide receiver last year, but is now earning offers as a cornerback.

Ohio 2015 cornerback Tyree Kinnel is no stranger to Michigan having visited campus several times over the past year.

MICHIGAN CONGRESSMAN JOHN DINGELL SETS A RECORD ON CAPITOL HILL. A LEADER TO DRIVE REFORM ON EDUCATION IN AMERICA, TAKES STOCK OF MICHIGAN SCHOOLS.

For 20 years I have been a practicing physician in Muskegon and have seen firsthand the difference that health insurance can make in people's lives.

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the day when women's voices were silenced on the Michigan House floor for trying to speak about reproductive rights.

French and U.S. experts are continuing their search for the 17th-century ship Griffin, which they believe sank in northern Lake Michigan in 1679.

A woman who was sentenced to death at age 16 after she confessed to her part in the torture and murder of a 78-year-old bible studies teacher has been released from an Indiana prison after spending a quarter century... A woman who was sentenced to death at age 16 after she confessed to her part in the torture and murder of a 78-year-old bible ... (more)

FAIRPORT, Mich. French and U.S. experts are continuing their search for the 17th-century ship Griffin, which they believe sank in northern Lake Michigan in 1679.

Australian-born Dante Exum is one of the biggest international prospects in 2014.

From property tax breaks to high school diplomas to expedited licensing for certain professions, 2013 is becoming a banner year for veterans in Michigan.

The Michigan Senate is expected to vote this week on a compromise reached in the lower chamber that would expand the program but limit how long beneficiaries can stay on it.

Start with pot. Last November voters in the states of Colorado and Washington voted to legalize marijuana, by a margin of 55 to 45 percent in Colorado and by 56 to 44 percent in Washington.

School teachers know this: They are the most important factor in a student's success, outside the home.