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Con-Con? What voters need to know about Michigan’s Proposal 1

October 3, 2026 / 7 minutes of reading

Con-Con? What voters need to know about Michigan’s Proposal 1 --- LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — As Michigan voters head to the polls in November, a ballot question will ask them if the state should call a convention to rewrite its constitution. Proposal [...]

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Michigan to pay more to administer Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

October 3, 2026 / 2 minutes of reading

Michigan to pay more to administer Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program --- LANSING, Mich. — Funding changes for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are now in effect, requiring Michigan to shoulder a significantly larger share of the program’s administrative costs. Under provisions [...]

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Michigan farmers squeezed by record diesel prices

October 2, 2026 / 2 minutes of reading

Michigan farmers squeezed by record diesel prices --- LANSING, Mich. (News 10) - Michigan reached record diesel prices on Sept. 23 at nearly $7 a gallon, according to the American Automobile Association, as global supplies tighten amid the conflict in Iran. [...]

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Rural Michigan is running out of clerks to run its elections

October 2, 2026 / 7 minutes of reading

Rural Michigan is running out of clerks to run its elections --- LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — In the weeks before the Aug. 4 election, Cassidy Taylor would finish her 9-to-5 workday as Litchfield's city clerk, head to the Fayette Township office [...]

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Medicaid changes in Michigan Oct. 1: What to know

October 1, 2026 / 3 minutes of reading

Medicaid changes in Michigan Oct. 1: What to know --- The Brief Some Michigan Medicaid members will see changes in coverage or policy requirements in the coming months. Changes beginning Oct. 1 affect non-citizens legally living in Michigan. And on Jan. 1, 2027, work [...]

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Michigan K-12 schools now required to have threat assessment teams

October 1, 2026 / 6 minutes of reading

Michigan K-12 schools now required to have threat assessment teams --- Oct. 1, 2026, 9:59 a.m. ET Every K-12 school in Michigan is required to have a team in place by Oct. 1 to assess and manage students who may pose a [...]

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Rewriting Michigan’s constitution?: Understanding Proposal 1 on the November 2026 ballot

October 1, 2026 / 2 minutes of reading

Rewriting Michigan’s constitution?: Understanding Proposal 1 on the November 2026 ballot --- What to know about Proposal 1: A proposal to rewrite the Michigan Constitution will appear on the November ballot The proposal is automatically added to the ballot every 16 years Nearly half [...]

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Citing Misconceptions, University of Michigan Pauses Pass–No Credit Pilot

October 1, 2026 / 2 minutes of reading

Citing Misconceptions, University of Michigan Pauses Pass–No Credit Pilot --- Announced in August, the pilot would have graded all first-year students on a pass–no credit system for their first semester. Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Less than two months after announcing a pass–no [...]

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Michigan to shoulder 75% of SNAP costs under new federal cuts

October 1, 2026 / 3 minutes of reading

Michigan to shoulder 75% of SNAP costs under new federal cuts --- As many as 1.5 million people in Michigan receive benefits from SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. New eligibility rules and requirements have already gone into effect, and on [...]

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Ford, JPMorgan Chase and Michigan establish $3B manufacturing initiative

October 1, 2026 / 3 minutes of reading

Ford, JPMorgan Chase and Michigan establish $3B manufacturing initiative --- This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Ford Motor Co., JPMorgan Chase and the state of Michigan are establishing a $3 billion program that addresses manufacturing [...]

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