Research has shown universal background checks can reduce gun violence, but there is no consensus on how well they work.

Nineteen states and Washington, D.C., have laws that allow a judge to order temporary removal of someone’s gun if the judge believes they would use it to hurt others or themselves.

Laws typically require gun owners who live with minors to keep weapons in a secure location. Research is mixed on the impact of the laws.

A two-year legal fight that sparked global conspiracies about voting machines ends as the court rejects a lawsuit from former GOP attorney general candidate Matthew DePerno.

Michigan has no funding stream specifically for school transportation. A new report proposes to create one with a formula based on districts’ student density.

The Ottawa County Sheriff is investigating Facebook comments by a GOP congressional committee chair who called for the Patmos Library to be shut by “force” after the library refused to remove books with LGBTQ content.

Proponents of a Michigan constitutional protections for abortion vowed existing limits remain in place. That doesn’t preclude a Democrat-led Legislature from eventually changing them.

Benson confirms she was subpoenaed by a special counsel investigating Trump campaign connections to January 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol.

Michigan’s outgoing Republican-led Legislature is calling it a year after failing to reach a final spending deal with Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

A major recycling reform package is changed at the last minute to allow for a ‘chemical process’ that heats trash into ‘post-use polymers.’ Environmentalists hate the changes.

Many dumbfounded as outgoing Senate Majority Leader also says climate change, child sacrifice and ‘trans-whatever’ are part of conspiracy to ‘achieve a one-world governance’ and ‘one-world religion.’

The proposal would allow big increases in military aircraft presence over some areas, including training maneuvers as low as 300-500 feet above the ground, drawing the ire of homeowners and environmental groups.