A new ruling from Michigan’s secretary of state means public officials can keep accepting free tickets to a major conference on Mackinac Island.

The new state law that lifts Michigan’s 38-year-old ban on paid surrogate pregnancy contracts took effect Tuesday.

Advocates and Medicaid members said proposed changes to Medicaid could lead to bigger issues for Hoosiers and the state. Demonstrators called on lawmakers and the governor to protect Medicaid from changes being made at the state and federal level.

State officials, lawmakers and advocates gathered at the Statehouse Tuesday to push for more resources to prevent child abuse and encourage people to report suspected cases.

Student IDs from Indiana’s public colleges and universities could no longer be used as voter IDs under a bill, SB 10, approved by House Republicans Tuesday.

The bill aims to address concerns over water transfers like those planned to serve the controversial LEAP industrial district in Lebanon.

Indiana House Republicans voted to give anyone the right to sue local governments to stop performances they think are obscene.

The Michigan Supreme Court will decide whether some people convicted under the state's felony murder law should have their life-without-parole sentences reconsidered.

School board candidates would be forced to choose a political label for the ballot under a bill narrowly approved by the House Monday.

Under an amendment, school corporations and charter schools that participate in the pilot program could be exempt from certain regulations like collective bargaining; training for things like abuse, neglect and suicide prevention; and teacher performance evaluations.