Invasive elm zigzag sawfly confirmed in Michigan --- By Anna Barnes  The invasive elm zigzag sawfly has been confirmed in Michigan for the first time by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through genetic verification methods at the Smithsonian Institution.  The species was confirmed in Fort Gratiot in St. Clair County after an arborist submitted a report [...]

Michigan's 2027 budget: what you missed, what wasn't included --- Updated July 8, 2026, 6:18 a.m. ET LANSING — When lawmakers approved the 2027 state budget July 3, it was only a few hours after they released thousands of pages of budget [...]

Synchronized skating, with roots in Michigan, joins Winter Olympics --- July 7, 2026, 2:33 p.m. ET Synchronized skating has been added to 2030 Winter Olympics, U.S. Figure Skating and the International Olympic Committee announced on Tuesday, July 7. The decision, which creates a [...]

Michigan budget targets reading scores, English learner support --- Michigan’s state budget, now on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s desk, includes major K-12 investments aimed at boosting school aid, literacy, English learner support, free meals, and other resources for students statewide, according to [...]

Looking at the $75.2 billion Michigan state budget --- LANSING, Mich — The budget includes a school aid package of nearly $20 billion and a general fund of just over $14 billion. The school aid funding continues support for $200 million in [...]