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New graduates line up before the start of a community college commencement in East Rutherford, N.J., on May 17, 2018.

The return of student loan debt collection: What borrowers need to know

A truck crosses the Bluewater Bridge border crossing between Sarnia, Ont., and Port Huron, Michigan on Sunday August 16, 2020.

Northern travel to Michigan dips following Trump’s tariffs, threats to annex Canada

President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.

What are executive orders, and how do they affect Michiganders?

Expect to start seeing effects of Trump’s tariffs this summer, experts say

President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order relating to clemency for anti-abortion protesters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington.

Reproductive Rights

In first 100 days, Trump’s moves on abortion echoed Project 2025 playbook

A vial of a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine sits on a countertop at a pediatrics clinic in Greenbrae, California, on Feb. 6, 2015.

Measles and whooping cough cases surge in Michigan as vaccination rates drop

Reproductive Rights

Cuts to Medicaid would affect access to reproductive care for millions of women

Voters cast their ballots at Coit Arts Academy in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Nov. 8, 2022.

What to know about special elections for state offices in Michigan

IRS building sign

Trump administration will reportedly kill IRS’ popular free tax return program

Screenshot of Nicole Rice speaking at the April 17 state Senate Labor Committee hearing.

Federal workers discuss the personal toll of Trump’s layoffs at state Senate hearing

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Water fluoridation, long considered a public health success story, is under scrutiny

In this photo provided by Burrill Strong, supporters of Serendipity Books pass the store's books hand to hand, helping move the business to a new storefront about a block away from its current location, Sunday, April 13, 2025, in Chelsea, Michigan.

See how a Michigan town moved 9,100 books one by one to their new home