Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed is launching a new political action committee named Habibi PAC. Zena Issa reports.

State environmental officials say Michigan's effort to decrease ozone pollution has lead to better air quality this year. Ava Harmon reports.

Saline has finalized a contract with its latest interim city manager. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

A debate continues in Lansing over whether Gov. Gretchen Whitmer should opt the state into a federal education tax credit program. As Russ McNamara reports, business groups want it, but teachers' unions do not.

New bipartisan bills would find a use for Michigan’s share of a lawsuit settlement with Facebook’s parent company. Colin Jackson has more.

The city of Ann Arbor is moving toward a ban on the municipal purchase of any items manufactured in international sweatshops. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

After five years of 15-day seasons, the Ann Arbor Summer Festival’s Top of the Park will return to a 21-day season next year. However, financial challenges continue for the festival. WEMU's Patrick Dunn reports.

Everyone in our community deserves safety and a fair legal system, yet the Michigan penal system often fails to provide those things. The Michigan Coalition to End Mass Incarceration (MI-CEMI) was formed to push for better prison conditions, police accountability and programs to give inmates a fresh start in life. Decky Alexander talked more about the coalition with Executive Director Chuck Warpehoski.

Preliminary data show huge turnout in populous areas, but shrinking voter participation in some rural counties. Adam Yahya Rayes reports.

Employees at the Anna’s House restaurant in Ann Arbor are claiming wage theft in a new federal class action lawsuit against the Grand Rapids-based chain. Dee Morrison reports.

The Ann Arbor City Council has approved an ordinance banning disturbing the peace at, or interfering with access to, a place of religious worship. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The City of Ann Arbor is investing resources to repair and maintain its aging emergency sirens. This is a reversal of a City Council decision earlier in the year to decommission them. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.