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Michigan Lawmakers Target Classroom Cell Phones

Michigan Lawmakers Target Classroom Cell Phones

The proposed school cellphone legislation is not a ban. What’s next? Michigan lawmakers are moving forward with a pair of bills aimed at reducing classroom distractions, not confiscating student phones. While often described as a “cellphone ban,” the legislation does something far narrower by requiring schools to limit student cellphone use during instructional time. It’s ...

Doug Marrin

Michigan’s License Plates Are Made Behind Prison Walls. A New One Just Rolled Off the Line

Michigan’s License Plates Are Made Behind Prison Walls. A New One Just Rolled Off the Line

Every Michigan license plate begins its life in a correctional facility in Lenawee County. Recently, production began on a new commemorative plate tied to the nation’s 250th anniversary. Every license plate issued in Michigan is manufactured at Gus Harrison Correctional Facility in Adrian. The facility houses the state’s only license plate factory, where incarcerated workers ...

Doug Marrin

Five Provocative Thoughts from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Five Provocative Thoughts from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, observed this year on January 19, invites us to reflect on the enduring legacy of Dr. King’s words and actions. In his speeches, writings, and leadership, King championed justice, love, and service—values captured in five of his most powerful quotes that continue to challenge and inspire us today. Photo: Martin ...

Millions of Fish Released in 2025, Including Thousands of Brown Trout in Dexter

Millions of Fish Released in 2025, Including Thousands of Brown Trout in Dexter

Thousands of young fish were released into Michigan waters last year as part of a statewide effort to strengthen future fishing opportunities, including a significant stocking close to home in Dexter. According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, more than 648,000 fish were stocked at 76 locations across Michigan during fall 2025, representing seven ...

STN Staff

USNS Lansing Enters Service With Michigan-Built Components

USNS Lansing Enters Service With Michigan-Built Components

A U.S. Navy ship bearing the name of Michigan’s capital has officially entered service, with several of its major components manufactured in the state. The USNS Lansing, an Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, was recently christened by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in Mobile, Alabama. While the ship was assembled in Alabama, Michigan manufacturers supplied critical parts, ...

Life Back Then: When Michigan Crowned Itself “Water Wonderland”

Life Back Then: When Michigan Crowned Itself “Water Wonderland”

In the spring of 1953, Michigan made a bold branding decision, one that would echo for generations. With a single vote in Lansing, the state officially became “Water Wonderland,” a slogan meant to capture something Michiganders already knew by heart. Water isn’t just scenery here, it’s identity. The Saline Observer’s May 28, 1953, edition reported ...

Doug Marrin

Survey Seeks Public Input on Proposed North–South Passenger Rail Line in Michigan

Survey Seeks Public Input on Proposed North–South Passenger Rail Line in Michigan

Michigan transportation planners are asking residents to weigh in on a proposed North–South Passenger Rail service that could possibly one day connect Southeast Michigan with mid-Michigan and the northwest Lower Peninsula. The project is currently in the planning and study phase and is currently exploring the feasibility of a new intercity passenger railway corridor running ...

Doug Marrin

Michigan Lottery Tops $1 Billion for Schools — Again

Michigan Lottery Tops $1 Billion for Schools — Again

Seventh straight year of billion-dollar support comes with a complicated history For the seventh year in a row, the Michigan Lottery has sent more than $1 billion to public schools, a milestone that would have been hard to imagine when the idea of a state lottery was first debated more than 50 years ago. On ...

Michigan Scientists Realize the State Has a Sixth Great Lake

Michigan Scientists Realize the State Has a Sixth Great Lake

New research and state analysis are reframing Michigan’s groundwater as one interconnected system, large enough to rival a Great Lake. Michiganders know them by heart: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario. Five Great Lakes. Five inland seas. A fifth of the world’s surface fresh water. But according to state scientists, Michigan is anchored by something just ...

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