The Michigan State Capitol, pictured on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 in Lansing. (Jake Could|MLive file picture)
LANSING, MI — Many public boards and commissions on the state degree might be required to file and keep audio from their conferences following an growth of Michigan’s Open Conferences Act.
Calling transparency and accessibility “crucial” to making sure individuals belief their state authorities, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Home Invoice 4705, which amends the 1976 legislation.
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ANN ARBOR, MI – The U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into foreign funding at the University of Michigan after a review allegedly revealed discrepancies in required financial disclosures.
In a letter to UM Interim President Domenico Grasso on Tuesday, July 14, Chief Investigative Counsel Paul Moore wrote “incomplete, inaccurate and untimely disclosures” have been submitted by the university in “possible violation” of federal statute mandating foreign funding information be divulged to the Secretary of Education semi-annually.
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A local product and Michigan State baseball commit has gotten drafted in the 2025 MLB Draft.
Logan LaCourse, a Bay City (MI) native, was selected with the No. 169 overall pick in the 6th round of the MLB draft by the Los Angeles Angels. He has been committed to Michigan State since late 2023.
A product of Bay City Western High School, LaCourse was named Michigan’s Mr. Baseball and a first-team all-state player in 2025 as a 6-foot-4, 205 pound right handed pitcher.
It is unclear if LaCourse is going to sign with the Angels or forgo the draft this time around and sign to play with Michigan State next season. Surely, a competitive NIL offer will be on the table to compete with a minor league baseball contract.
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Michigan baseball second baseman Mitch Voit became the highest-drafted Wolverine since 2000; he was selected in the Competitive Balance Round A, as part of the first round, by the New York Mets at No. 38. The most recent Michigan player drafted in the first round was catcher Dave Parrish, who was taken at No. 28 overall by the New York Yankees.
Voit was the only Wolverine to start in every game this year and was a crucial part of Michigan’s roster. He led the team in slugging percentage and OPS, slashing .346/.471/.668. He also led the team in home runs (14) and walks (40).
Voit’s biggest selling point is his hitting, which he has focused on after pitching out of the bullpen for Michigan early in his college career. MLB Pipeline graded his power at 50 and deemed him “one of the best all-around hitters in the Big Ten Conference.”
Voit attracted attention earlier this year when he mimed snorting a line of cocaine off third base in celebration of a triple in an 11-0 win over USC. Voit later apologized for the gesture in a post on X (formerly Twitter), writing, “The gesture I made does not reflect my character, the household I was raised in, or the block M that I represent in any kind of way.”
The same day he issued the apology, he was named Big Ten Player of the Week for hitting .667 over five games, including going 3-for-3 with four RBIs in that USC game.
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