Jonathan Oosting

As Michigan Republicans seek to regroup, the current state chair is accusing her presumed successor of a $200,000 payoff and seeking to block his election at this weekend’s state convention.

A power struggle between Republicans and the Democratic governor shows no sign of letting up, and advocates say schools and the needy could be the victims.

Calumet was once the center of Michigan’s mining industry. These days, it’s grown into a hotspot for an anti-government movement that’s prompted a mask burning ceremony, an armed demonstration, election conspiracies and a caravan to last month’s Capitol protest.

A Michigan Court of Claims lawsuit seeks to overturn a state order barring high school contact sports through Feb. 21 to slow the spread of COVID-19. The suit claims it’s a double standard to allow collegiate and professional sports, but not high school ones.

How can you govern if half the party believes a lie? That’s a question former U.S. Rep. Mitchell and others have asked, but others who pushed fraud claims say they had a responsibility to investigate.

Michigan governor keeps it brief in her third State of State speech, while Republicans block appointments and threaten to withhold federal COVID funding unless Whitmer relaxes business and school restrictions.

On the eve of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State Address, new Michigan House Speaker Jason Wentworth says partisanship ‘can’t get any worse’ in Lansing and blames the governor for the troubles.

This is the second Michigan person arrested by federal authorities investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The FBI said it was aided in its investigation by comparing video of the riot with photos posted on the Facebook feed of the suspect’s father.

Whitmer wants to fast-track federal spending for vaccine distribution and aid to schools and businesses. But Republicans in the Legislature may block spending requests over ongoing business restrictions.

Michigan is unique among states in giving broad powers to one-judge grand juries that operate behind closed and can keep evidence from defendants. Snyder is due back in court Tuesday and still doesn’t know the evidence against him.

Michigan is still down 435,000 jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but personal income is up and online sales have exploded largely following two rounds of federal stimulus checks.

Rick Snyder is the first Michigan governor charged with crime for decisions made in office. His supporters say that could scare people from serving in government. Others disagree, saying he ‘caused unforgivable harm.’

Seven years after a fateful water switch, the former governor faces two misdemeanors, while others including former health director Nick Lyon were charged with several felonies.

Both the nation and Michigan seem as far apart as ever. Big reforms liked ranked voting and nonpartisan primaries could reduce extremism, but do they stand a chance?

‘Everything we’ve worked for is in jeopardy,’ says Andy French of Aubree’s Pizzeria and Grill. Feb. 1 is the most recently announced possible date for reopening, but state officials still have not released specific requirements.

Prosecutors are expected to bring new charges Thursday against a host of public officials in the poisoning of Flint. Residents welcome the charges, but attorneys call the case a ‘debacle’ and ‘trial by ambush.’

Republicans say they can’t ban concealed weapons because it would be difficult to enforce. Democrats say that’s a lame excuse that keeps no one safe as the FBI warns of more armed protests.

Unclear data and messaging, a lurching supply chain and a growing chorus of finger-pointing dogs the state’s early vaccine plan as people over 65 seek protection against COVID-19.

Dominion Voting Systems has been under relentless attack by Trump and his supporters since November, including the president’s speech just minutes before the Capitol riots this week.

For years, Michigan’s political maps have favored Republicans. A consultant who drew them says that has allowed candidates to focus more on primaries, giving rise to extreme candidates and hyperpartisanship.