Colin Jackson is a reporter for Michigan Public Radio Network.

Detroit Evening Report: New state agency holds clean energy, EV transition roundtable in Detroit

Officials from a new state office met with stakeholders Tuesday to talk about efforts to prepare workers and businesses for...

Michigan House proposes $80.9B budget

Michigan House lawmakers approved an $80.9 billion proposal for the state’s next budget Wednesday evening.Democrats in the House majority say...

Nessel charges former Adams Township clerk, attorney in ballot machine case

A former Michigan township clerk and her lawyer are facing charges in a voter data breach case relating to the...

Committee testimony begins for Michigan Voting Rights Act bills

Committee testimony on Michigan bills to create a State Voting Rights Act is expected to continue this week. That’s after...

New child tax credit bills introduced in Michigan Legislature

Bills introduced in the Michigan Legislature would offer many lower-income parents a tax break for every child under 4 years...

Lobbying cooling off period, campaign finance bills get first hearing

Some Michigan bills in a legislative package known as the “BRITE Act,” aimed at ensuring greater accountability from elected officials, received...

Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield facing over a dozen felony charges

Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield is now facing over a dozen felony charges for allegedly misusing state, nonprofit, and...

Advocates celebrate three years of Michigan expungement law

Over 280,000 Michiganders have seen misdemeanors and felonies removed from their records under the state’s “clean slate” law. That’s according...

Population report shows warning for Michigan’s future

Michigan’s population is expected to have about another decade of slow growth before eventually declining below current numbers by 2050....

Trump, Republicans talk border in Grand Rapids

Criticisms of the Biden administration’s immigration policies made up a major part of former President Donald Trump’s speech in Grand...

Trump to visit Grand Rapids Tuesday

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to be in Grand Rapids Tuesday. The Kent County GOP says it will not...

Court OKs redistricting commission’s map for Detroit area House districts

A federal court last week approved a new plan for Michigan’s state House districts around metro Detroit. That’s after judges...