Michigan voters will have nine new ‘I Voted’ stickers to choose from in November, designed by students and other residents from across the state.

The longtime Detroit Free Press editor will serve as executive editor of innovation, helping evolve content. Emma Carr comes aboard as a revenue development specialist and Devin Scillian joins Center for Michigan board.

Election intimidation became the norm after the 2020 election. To shore up democracy’s defenses this year, officials across the country are increasing training and implementing new protections, such as erecting ceiling-high fences to safeguard workers.

The two presidential nominees are using the week before their debate to sharpen their economic messages about who could do more for the middle class.

Gone are the mask requirements and long COVID-19 isolation periods. But school leaders say it’s still important to stay home when sick.

As the back-to-school season is underway, Michigan drivers are encouraged to practice safe driving, especially during pick-up and drop-off hours.

By refusing to clean up their mess, researchers found, polluters are pushing untold costs and risk onto the public. And Michigan law allows it.

After a summer of historic tumult, the path to the presidency for both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump this fall is becoming much clearer.

Tom Barrett and Curtis Hertel are eyeing a mid-Michigan congressional seat but voters have their eyes on something else: Inflation.

In latest FAQ show: Bridge Michigan reporters discuss competing Donald Trump and Kamala Harris campaign visits, scrutiny over China, opioids in the U.S. Senate race and more.

Rx Kids, a program providing $7,500 to expectant mothers and families with babies, began in Flint. Now it's in Kalamazoo.

While we applaud the past two years of increased investments in schools, Michigan still has a long way to go.

Vice President Kamala Harris promised to strengthen protections for unions in a Labor Day address that praised labor for working to ‘demand fair pay, better benefits and safe working conditions.’

The pandemic produced a mental health crisis for Michigan teens. Experts say music can give therapists a door into teens' emotions.

A federal program that provides COVID shots for under- and uninsured Americans and others is ending, just as updated COVID vaccines are being released.

Michigan’s medical and recreational marijuana industries are currently governed by two separate sets of regulations. A bipartisan group of lawmakers believes it’s time for a “clean merge” that keeps benefits for medical users and reduces business burdens.

Michigan is one of just four states with ‘moderate’ levels of COVID-19 detected in wastewater, while many states are seeing ‘high’ or ‘very high’ levels of infection. Case counts in the state are still rising, but more slowly.

Running from Alpena to Camp Grayling, the new zone will support drones that fly beyond the sight of pilots, a looming change that will drastically increase commercial options for unmanned aircraft.

It’s a long weekend. Time to relax, reflect and impress your friends by answering 10 questions about the week that was in Michigan.