Most parents have no idea their kid can wind up in the hospital after accidentally eating edibles, doctors say. But these cases are rising in Michigan emergency rooms.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has issued a determination that candidates and officeholders can use campaign funds to pay for childcare. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Michigan students would start learning about Black, Asian, Latin and other American minority cultural history under bills introduced this week in the Michigan Senate. Colin Jackson has more.

Attorney General Dana Nessel is pushing ahead with prosecuting cases against Republicans who falsely claimed they were presidential electors following the 2020 election. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Some Detroit-area Black leaders say Michigan Democratic lawmakers need to pass bills to help their community before the end of the year. Colin Jackson has more.

The incoming Republican state House leader has called for redirecting revenue from the corporate income tax and sales tax on fuel to road repairs. And House Speaker-elect Matt Hall called on Democrats to adopt the plan before adjourning for the year. Rick Pluta reports.

This year’s election certification went relatively smoothly and without drama compared to 2020, when lies and conspiracies about the election being stolen took hold.

A University of Michigan think tank has upgraded its expectations for annual worker earnings in the state. The Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics released its projections Friday.

In this week’s It’s Just Politics newsletter, Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta dig into why state House Democrats are failing to deliver their lame-duck legislative agenda in Lansing. Plus, Michigan Republican Chairman Pete Hoestra is picked by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next United States Ambassador to Canada and the future for Democratic state Senator Mallory McMorrow.

A respected University of Michigan economic think tank predicts an uptick in jobs in the coming year. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Michigan Republican Party could see another tough contest for party chair next year. Colin Jackson has more.

The Oakland County prosecutor is asking a judge to refuse the Oxford High School shooter’s request to withdraw his guilty pleas to murder and other charges related to the mass shooting. We have more from Rick Pluta.