As Michigan enters a second holiday season during the COVID-19 pandemic, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) officials are offering tips and resources to help Michiganders cope with winter, or seasonal, blues that are common at this time of year. “The shorter, darker ...

For those who plan to celebrate the holidays by drinking alcohol, the Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) wants to remind citizens to do so in moderation and never drink and drive, as Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving. Parents and guardians are also reminded to keep alcohol out of the hands ...

With the holiday season and colder temperatures upon us, the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs is reminding Michiganders that this is a peak season for home fires. Unattended candles, space heaters, worn lights, and dry Christmas trees increases the risk of having a home fire this ...

After years of the suffering highest auto insurance rates in the nation, Michigan drivers finally will have something to show for their high payments — a refund of $400 per vehicle from the surplus in the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association fund. While many were pleased to hear the ...

Only in Michigan could a government panel created to bring transparency to a political process find a way to shroud its decisions in secrecy. Well, maybe it could happen elsewhere, but there’s no denying the default setting for most government operations in the Mitten state seems to be ...

If Michigan has to get back in the corporate welfare game, the approach moving through the state Legislature is better than past efforts, which spent a lot of taxpayer money but didn’t produce much in terms of jobs and other spin-off benefits. Lawmakers, in consult with Gov. Gretchen ...