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Suicide stalks rural Michigan

Across Michigan, the 15 counties with the highest suicide rates are all rural, with six in the Upper Peninsula, mostly in the western region.

Everything you need to know about Mackinac Island

As the island in the Straits of Mackinac prepares to welcome a new round of summer tourists, here’s everything you need to know about Mackinac Island.

Ex-lawmakers: Legislative oversight is too important to leave to one party

A bipartisan proposal has emerged to strengthen the way the state legislature approaches oversight.

U-M, MSU thrive while Michigan regional universities scramble for students

For Michigan public universities, state demographic trends have been a ticking time bomb: fewer students are heading to college, but the pain is not univeral.

FOIA and lobbying reform ballot initiatives call off 2022 efforts

In the aftermath of a Michigan Supreme Court decision, an effort to expand Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act and beef up lobbying laws will not attempt to make it onto the November ballot.