A delightful story from Lindsay Moore on a family entertaining fairs and festival goers for more than 1.5 centuries. mlive.com/public-interes…

I think mine cost $12K. Or was it $20K? That was a lot of debts ago... If it was $12K, that would be $20K in 2023. mlive.com/public-interes…

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Want an affordable, well-maintained place to live in Grand Rapids, Muskegon or Ann Arbor? Good luck. mlive.com/public-interes…

Forget boats, sports cars and campers. How cool are these? mlive.com/public-interes…

An indulgence. If they weren't before, they are now. mlive.com/public-interes…

When a reporter throws his heart into something. It took a long time, but Breanna was never nameless to Gus Burns. mlive.com/public-interes…

My spouse argues a meal is incomplete without dead animal. Maybe he's wrong... mlive.com/public-interes…

Michigan is a climate haven. The Great Lakes state will fare much better in a warming world. We have room to grow both physically and population wise. As wildfires, drought and hurricanes increase we're expected to get millions of new neighbors. MLive mlive.com/public-interes…

"Most of Michigan could position themselves to be the right place, for the right people at the right time." Lindsay Moore and @sherimcwhirter's compelling piece on the magnetism of Michigan in a warming world. Mitten friends, be glad you're here... mlive.com/public-interes…

An attorney representing John Dalaly, who pleaded guilty to bribery charges today, said his client was a "facilitator" for Canadian marijuana investors operating as PharmaCo, which, when they sold their MI operations in 2022, held 21 medical/rec. licenses: mlive.com/politics/2023/…

They had me at salami. mlive.com/public-interes…

Great Schools Initiative contends districts are 'rejecting parents' written statements' on sex education. Districts just want them to use the right forms. mlive.com/politics/2023/…

Stepping into the Bernie Sanders void: 'My question is, why should people in the richest country in the world be living at the effect of an unjust system? We need to end the injustice.' mlive.com/politics/2023/…

.Jordyn Hermani (🔈: "Her Min E”) and I sat through state budget hearings and analyzed a bunch of numbers so you don't have to. Here's a breakdown of where we are in the budget process, plus what departments are planned to get more and less funding. mlive.com/politics/2023/…

Less opaque or fully transparent? We will see how willing lawmakers are to force themselves to reveal that gravy. mlive.com/politics/2023/…

MI GOP chair Kristina Karamo told me it's "horrific" and "disturbing" MI House Republicans are fundraising with former Gov. Rick Snyder. "This is one of the reasons I got elected," she said. "People are tired of the squishy, wishy-washy Republicans." mlive.com/politics/2023/…

Strawberry shortcake time! mlive.com/public-interes…

Imagine waiting for and finally receiving a heart transplant, and then finding out you needed another one. The takeaway? More people ought to put that little heart on their driver's license. mlive.com/public-interes…

Excellent reporting by Simon D. Schuster. "Nothing but controversies." What does it mean for 2024?