Jonathan Byrd, a 40-year-old former president of the Michigan AFL-CIO Kalamazoo chapter, has been charged with groping a woman at an April 2022 event, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced.
The decision has been delayed, however, as a special prosecutor seeks a declaratory ruling on a law the grand jury could use to indict individuals, including former GOP attorney general candidate Matthew DePerno.
Federal authorities say a Houghton man spray-painted swastikas on a synagogue as part of a multi-state attack coordinated by members of a national white supremacist group.
Just in time for travel on the long weekend, a new law goes into effect that prohibits driving while using a smartphone to talk, text, watch videos or scroll social media.
Michigan GOP infighting has reached the highest levels of the cash-strapped state party, with Chair Kristina Karamo and co-chair Melinda Pego feuding over financial transparency.
Democrats pass their first budget since taking over the Legislature, spending down a $7 billion surplus and largely adopting Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s priorities. Republicans call plan bloated.
Like their Republican predecessors, Democrats plan plenty of pork projects. But they also are adopting rules to reform the process, including disclosure by Sept. 30, 2024.
While waiting for a joint committee between Senate and House lawmakers to finalize budget details, Michigan lawmakers passed a series of bills ranging from a child marriage ban to a sexual assault victim protection law.
Former President Donald Trump returns to Oakland County, claiming that Joe Biden’s ‘ridiculous crusade to force everyone into electric cars’ will mean ‘decimation’ for Michigan.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office has filed felony criminal charges against at least three people linked to a false fraud scandal that kept five Republican gubernatorial hopefuls off the ballot in 2022.
Traffic fatalities rose 15 percent in Michigan since before the pandemic, mirroring a national increase that transportation officials blame on alcohol, speeding and distracted driving.
Democrats advanced bills that would give clerks up to 8 days to count absentee ballots before an election to reduce delays and misinformation. GOP lawmakers say it would open the door to election fraud.
Dylan Wegela is young, idealistic and learning that toeing hard lines may sometimes mean voting against your constituents’ best interests. As Democrats cling to a narrow majority in the state House, placating Wegela and other first-year lawmakers is key to their success.
