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Steve Carmody/Michigan PublicMichigan's reading scores have failed to recover from the pandemic and are falling behind other states. The governor's Every Child Reads Champions Council will be made up of people with backgrounds in education, community organizing, and business. -
Steve Carmody/Michigan PublicSecretary of State Jocelyn Benson, seeking the Democratic nod for governor, says she’d create a new department of arts, culture, tourism, and sports if she is elected.
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Meridian Township in Ingham County recently adopted a data center moratorium. The community is one among over 50 other communities in the state who have used local laws to pause development. -
Governor Gretchen Whitmer said on Thursday she will take some time off to unwind in January after wrapping up eight years in office and decades in Michigan politics before deciding what to do next. She is often mentioned as a possible presidential candidate in two years. -
Following Wednesday’s announcement that former MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz would depart for Clemson University, many community members are left with more questions than answers. -
The group, which is open to the Mid-Michigan community, unites MSU students and Special Olympics participants in weekly basketball and flag football games. -
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has long been viewed by some Democrats as a possible White House contender. -
WKAR celebrates Mid-Michigan actors with a new series starting with Williamston Theatre co-founder John Lepard. -
A ballot initiative to ban Michigan’s public utilities and large government contractors from political giving has submitted signatures to go before voters this November. -
Dominant plant species in Michigan are changing as the climate becomes more suitable for warm-loving plants. That could let some invasive species move north. -
A timeline of Kevin Guskiewicz’s departure from Michigan State University shows how trustees tried to keep him with a $2 million pay package and ethics policy changes before Clemson University named him its next president. -
Outgoing Michigan State University President Kevin Guskiewicz criticized some members of the school's Board of Trustees following news he will leave for Clemson.
