Michigan Government

A married couple who were once top aides to former House Speaker Lee Chatfield plead not guilty to charges alleging embezzled from political action committees and nonprofits.

Special elections would be two years ahead of schedule and could jeopardize Democrats’ control of the chamber. The request comes after judges rule 13 districts were illegally drawn.

The embattled chair says she won’t resign, setting up a possible showdown over her administration. GOP claims ‘agents of the globalist elite’ are behind the effort.

Is this the year to fix Michigan’s broken mental health system? Will the state decide the presidency? Will anything happen in Lansing in spring? Here is what to expect in 2024.

Presidential contests, open congressional races, the fight for House majority and more to watch in Michigan in 2024.

Michigan Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt, R-Porter Township, reflects on the state’s first year of full Democratic leadership in four decades.

Democrats ‘came out of the gate just at a full sprint,’ and didn’t let up in 2023, passing a slew of priorities, says Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, D-Grand Rapids. Next year may be a different story.

How ya doin’, Michigan? As 2023 ends, we take a look at how the state fared this year, and whether our mood matches what the economic and demographic numbers say. Spoiler alert: It hasn’t been all bad.

House Republican Leader Matt Hall says there are opportunities for bipartisanship with the House split 54-54 before special elections this spring.

Despite an early adjournment, 2023 will be remembered as the most consequential year ever in the Michigan Legislature, House Speaker Joe Tate, D-Detroit, says.

‘We'll look back and say this is probably the most productive year we've ever seen,’ House Speaker Joe Tate says. Republicans politely disagree.

International commuters traveling between Michigan and Ontario are expected to cross the technological bridge between commuter cards and new radio-frequency identification tags by Dec. 31.

A court order that 13 districts must be redrawn creates a host of questions: Can Democrats keep power? Will more districts have to be changed? Is the redistricting panel up to the task?

A three-judge panel ruled that 13 districts around Detroit diluted Black voters’ clout and must be redrawn. The ruling likely will have a domino effect that could impact presidential primary and Dem majority in the House.

Two ‘power broker’ former aides accused of misappropriating campaign and nonprofit funds. Attorney General Dana Nessel says investigation into Chatfield continues.

Following the popular return of blue 1965 ‘Water-Winter Wonderland’ license plates, the secretary of state announced that green 1963 plates will be available in January.

Michigan made modest population gains last year after years of decline — but the state is still on track to lose a congressional seat if current trends persist.

Douglas Marshall, a Warren resident, set up a ‘reason’ station in Warren’s city hall in 2014 in opposition to a prayer station. The city initially opposed Marshall’s plan to educate people about atheism, claiming atheism wasn’t a real religion. Now, nearly a decade later, the station is still operating and is open for the first time since the pandemic.

Michigan’s population grew by nearly 4,000 people in 2023, the first increase since 2018. The state remains 10th most populated in the nation.

Former Michigan U.S. Rep. Fred Upton wants a bipartisan ‘unity ticket’ to take on Joe Biden and Donald Trump, who he opposes. But his No Labels group doesn’t have a candidate and is facing criticism from Democrats.