Six years after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer won election on a pledge to fix the roads, Michigan is struggling to keep up with rising construction costs — and roads are still projected to deteriorate.
Should $670 million in retiree health care savings go directly to schools, teachers or the state? A disagreement among Democrats has slowed a Michigan budget deal as lawmakers prepare for summer recess.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order Thursday establishing a Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. The announcement comes days after a man opened fire on a splash pad in Rochester Hills.
As Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pushes free preschool for all, private providers are worried that state House and Senate plans could force them to close instead of expand service.
Friske, a Charlevoix Republican, was arrested in Lansing early Thursday morning after “a report of a male with a gun, as well as possible shots that were fired,” Lansing Police said.
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Members of Michigan’s agriculture industry outline what they’re watching in Congress as negotiations over the latest farm bill ramp up and U.S Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a longtime champion of farming issues in Congress, prepares to retire.
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow's electoral dominance in Michigan was fueled by her crossover appeal to Republicans in the state's agricultural industry. Farmers haven’t settled on a successor.
After a shooting in Rochester Hills wounded nine on Saturday, some are wondering whether any of Michigan’s recently enacted gun laws could have quashed the problem before it occurred.
Former President Donald Trump was back in Detroit again on Saturday. He picked up the endorsement of former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and some rappers, but has little chance of winning the predominantly Democratic city
After court overturns ban the devices that modify semiautomatic rifles, some in Michigan seek to add state prohibitions. Gov. Whitmer is reviewing next steps.
Three petition circulators who helped cost five Republican GOP candidates a shot at the 2022 gubernatorial nomination will face trial on felony charges, a judge has ruled.
Judge rules absentee ballot signature match directive from Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson was a “foul under Michigan law.” But he also upheld other rules allowing broad discretion in signature review.
U.S. Supreme Court justices Thursday upheld access nationwide to an abortion-incucing medication called mifepristone, which was used in more than half of Michigan abortions in 2022.
