Michigan lawmakers try to meet state budget deadline
Lawmakers working on the state budget are facing a July 1 deadline, and it looks like they’re going to take...
Detroit Evening Report, June 16, 2022: Organizers of Michigan ballot initiatives look to Legislature after missing deadline
Welcome to the Detroit Evening Report, a daily round-up of news that city residents need to know. Organizers behind three...
Detroit Evening Report, March 9, 2022: Legislature to vote on freezing Michigan gas tax
Welcome to the Detroit Evening Report, a daily round-up of news that city residents need to know. The Republican-led...
Business, labor, bipartisan coalition wants to overhaul term limits
A bipartisan coalition is getting behind a petition campaign to overhaul the state’s term limits amendment. The effort will begin...
Bills would crack down on lying petition circulators
Bills at the state Capitol would crack down on petition circulators who lie to get people to sign. It's important...
Gov. Whitmer’s proposed budget, explained
Michigan has a $7 billion budget surplus. That’s thanks to federal pandemic stimulus funding as well as the state's booming...
Michigan Democratic legislators to announce gun storage bill package
Michigan Democratic legislators said Monday that they plan to introduce a bill package designed to encourage safe firearm storage. Sponsors...
Whitmer will deliver 4th State of the State on Jan. 26 virtually
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s fourth State of the State address will take place Jan. 26. This is the second year in...
Reactions to Michigan’s new district lines are all over the map
Michigan’s redistricting commission has approved new legislative and congressional district maps. But that’s just the beginning of a new chapter...