Hope O’Dell

A Michigan task force heard from parents across the state and delivered their recommendations to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for the next budget.

We hit the road to find out if my family’s holiday tradition at The Bavarian Inn was genuinely great—or just a great memory. 

Snow is on the ground and Mariah Carey is flooding mall speakers across the state—which means it’s the time of year when 2 million people are making plans to head to Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth.

With a Democratic trifecta and a shut-down of local “book ban” candidates, Michigan voters showed up for education last week.

MICHIGAN—The decision to run for state Legislature isn’t a simple one. Recently, The ‘Gander talked with seven of the women running for Michigan’s House and Senate about what motivated their campaigns—and during those conversations, a familiar theme emerged: frustration with what had become the status quo, and a desire to change it.  By the Numbers…

How wastewater testing during the COVID-19 pandemic helped Michigan prepare to fight other diseases, like polio.

Organizers in Michigan and across the country are asking people to stay home from work and school this Friday, Sept. 30, in response to Roe v. Wade’s overturn.

Two spots on the Michigan Supreme Court are up for grabs on Nov. 8, and the winners will have a hand in making some big decisions.

Rosemary Bayer wants to turn post-Roe panic into action this November. She has her sights set on taking reproductive freedom to the Legislature in Michigan.

The Board of State Canvassers rejected an initiative that would’ve put a constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion access on the ballot in Michigan.