President Joe Biden came to Michigan to sell his Build Back Better plan. He wants to focus on what's in the plan, and not what it costs. The cost is what concerns Republicans and even some in the president's own party.

Several factors are pushing up the price of oil, and it's affecting more than just gasoline prices.

Patrick De Haan from Gasbuddy explains what's going on in energy markets that could make for a pricey few months ahead.

State lawmakers passed a nearly $70 billion budget this week, and Governor Gretchen Whitmer is expected to sign it. Before she does, Kevin Essebaggers caught up with the governor to ask her about the priorities it funds.

The latest enhanced child tax credit was sent to parents this week as part of the American Rescue Plan. Advocates are trying to persuade lawmakers to make the payments a permanent fixture of the tax code and they tell us why.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer discusses some of the top issues facing the state right now, including the budget, COVID-19 and the state accepting refugees from Afghanistan.

Amid the messy U.S. pullout in Afghanistan and the desperate effort to evacuate Americans and allies, we talk with Jack Segal who is a former NATO chief political advisor to operational military command in Afghanistan. He explains the 20 year conflict, the missteps along the way, and why he says he feels remorse, shame, and disappointment.

As President Biden announced ambitious new goals to transition America to electric vehicles, the automotive industry was meeting in northern Michigan. The U.S. Secretary of Energy was in our state too.

We get reaction from them on the plan to reduce emissions by going electric.

The July jobs report is out and it did not disappoint. But what do the numbers mean for the economy and your pocketbook?

Nick Juhle, Director of Research for Greenleaf Trust explains what's going on in this recovering economy.

The status of the gray wolf in Michigan’s upper peninsula and what level of protection the animals should get from the government is a long-debated, often heated topic.

In continuing coverage of the issue, Kevin Essebaggers talks with wolf expert Dr. Rolf Peterson from Michigan Technological University.

Law enforcement has a hiring problem right now. They’re losing officers, and struggling to fill open positions.

We look into why that’s the case, and talk to two northern Michigan sheriffs and the Michigan State Police about the problem, and the creative ways they’re trying to find new officers.