As Republicans struggle to elect a speaker, freshly retired U.S. Rep. Fred Upton of Michigan isn’t ruling out leading a ‘coalition’ government to bridge longstanding partisan divides. Here’s how that might happen.
The state’s hourly minimum wage rose above $10 this week, but could spike to $13 as soon as February — depending on how an appeals court rules. The stakes are high. Bridge breaks down what comes next.
Grassroots conservatives backed by the group Ottawa Impact have replaced traditional Republicans on the board and wasted no time Tuesday also replacing the public health officer, counsel and even the county’s motto.
The Michigan Legislature is full of folks who haven’t served in office, are Millennials or Gen X and come from backgrounds in teaching and business. There are more women, but fewer Black lawmakers.
At her inauguration, Whitmer pledges work gun reform, tax cuts for seniors and legislation surrounding climate control. What else to expect from her next four years.
Bridge Michigan, Free Press fighting to make public search warrants in ongoing investigation; a judge rules that Attorney General Dana Nessel's office doesn't need to provide clarity over when that might happen.
The Comstock Republican is entering his third term and says legislative Democrats will need cooperation from Republicans to get their priorities through both chambers.
The top Democrat in the Senate hopes to build consensus but isn’t shying away from potentially partisan legislation like repeal of the state’s GOP Right-to-Work law.
Nesbitt, a self-described ‘farm boy,’ says Republicans will work with Democrats, but fight efforts to repeal Right-to-Work, the state’s third-grade reading law and gun legislation.
Conservatives paid most of the costs to recount precincts in 43 counties. Few votes were changed and the passage of both proposals was confirmed by recount that some called a ‘fishing expedition.’
A lawyer from Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office told a judge that ‘federal agencies’ are now helping the state investigate Chatfield, who has denied accusations of sexual assault and financial wrongdoing.
A conservative group wrote a $400K+ check for a partial recount of Proposals 2 and 3. Some money will be refunded. The recount resulted in a net change of less than 120 votes.
Labor unions have pushed to repeal Michigan’s Right-to-Work law for nearly a decade. In 2022, they gave millions of dollars to Democrats who now have the power to make it happen.
Michigan’s governor hasn’t achieved breakthroughs on transparency and ethics reforms that she proposed in her 2018 campaign. But after winning re-election, Whitmer said she is ready to work with Democratic legislative majorities to get it done.
In seeking to suppress search warrant records in the criminal probe, the attorney general’s office argues that some current and ex-state officials, appointees and lobbyists could be embarrassed if the records are made public.
