FOIA expansion, minimum wage, sick leave bills lead off legislative session in Lansing
Bills to expand Michigan open records laws to apply to the governor’s office and lawmakers were among the first introduced...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit receives nearly $350M for flood recovery; National Day of Mourning for Jimmy Carter + more
The city of Detroit has been granted $346 million in Community Development Block Grants for federal disaster recovery. Subscribe to the...
Michigan GOP needs new leader, looks to maintain momentum
The beginning of 2024 was marked by turmoil within the Michigan Republican Party. Infighting and complaints over the leadership of...
Canada’s Trudeau resigns as Liberal Party leader, spelling end to time in power
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation Monday in the face of rising discontent over his leadership, and...
Dozens of bills await action from the governor
Now that 2024 is over, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will have to decide what to do with the dozens of...
Michigan Supreme Court to hear youth life without parole challenge
The Michigan Supreme Court will hear cases in January that could decide whether more younger defendants convicted of murder will...
MichMash: What’s ahead in Detroit’s 2025 mayoral race
The race for Detroit's mayor is already underway with some candidates declaring their bid to become the next leader of...
Sick time changes coming to Michigan in 2025
Within a couple months, Michigan workers will start earning an hour of sick time for every 30 hours they work.Places...
Michigan to see two minimum wage hikes in 2025
Michigan workers can expect two increases in the minimum wage next year.The first raise will be a modest $0.23 hourly increase on...
Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100
ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War,...
MichMash: Looking back on the state’s top political stories of 2024
It's been a whirlwind of a year for politics in the mitten state. This week on MichMash, host Cheyna Roth...
Detroit drug initiative to combat violence, overdoses coming to Muskegon
A federal program called Operation Overdrive used to combat drug-related violence and overdoses in Detroit is now coming to Muskegon.The...