A bipartisan program in Michigan aims to address the high costs of parenting by giving mothers thousands of dollars in cash with no strings attached.

Democrats in Michigan are pressing to pass reproductive health care legislation before the party loses its majority with the new legislative session next year.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released the MI Healthy Climate Plan last year. Now the state legislature is trying to take those goals and turn them into law.

The elimination of the so-called “tampon tax” in Michigan is gaining traction after multiple introductions over the last five years.