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A fetus would count as a dependent for Michigan taxes under a bill getting hearing Tuesday before the state House Finance Committee.

State environmental officials and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are touting a $25 million grant to build infrastructure and revitalize buildings in local communities.

Supporters of the mandate say it will help to make roads safer, but some are worried about how it will impact immigrant drivers.

Under Michigan's Clean Energy and Jobs Act the Upper Peninsula would be forced to shut down their natural gas-based RICE generators early, causing fees and potential job loss, lawmakers say. The bills would let the U.P. keep the generators until their expiration in 2050.

The northeast Michigan non-profit taking donations for two more weeks

Employees at the Delfield manufacturing plant in Mount Pleasant took to the streets Wednesday morning in protest of the company locking its doors after a third tentative contract agreement with the local United Steel Workers Union fell through.

WCMU's David Nicholas spoke with Bridge Michigan's Justin Hinkley about his reporting on the shortage of dentists and how it impacts rural areas up north.

When the MI Healthy Climate conference kicked off earlier this month, anxieties around the nation’s climate policy likely plagued the minds of attendees, with President Donald Trump once again pulling the United States out of the Paris climate agreement and working to dismantle efforts to combat climate change and environmental injustice.

Local officials hope the project will go on to improve healthcare access in rural areas by moving the drone's travel radius to 20 miles and allow quicker transports of medical supplies and lab records.

Weeks before the ice storm pummeled Alpena and Montmorency counties in late March, local officials were discussing sharing an emergency manager. Now, it's uncertain if the proposal will go into effect.