The next focus of the Michigan House could involve bills to help counties and local governments fight violent crime.

New fiber optic cables will soon be installed in Midland.

There is an empty state Senate seat in Michigan's thumb region. No one currently represents the district because Governor Gretchen Whitmer has not yet called a special election. Some Republicans are saying she's playing politics with the 35th state Senate District.

New state reports find guards at three of Michigan’s prisons were likely falsifying logbooks from cell searches and conducting them too quickly.

U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Caledonia) took questions typed into a Zoom chat Thursday as lawmakers face push back from constituents over President Donald Trump actions in the first months of his administration.

Michigan’s unemployment rate edged up in February by one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.4%, the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget says.

Cyber attacks on municipal systems are on the rise. The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians shut down many of its operations, following a data breach earlier this year. And now tribal members and employees are being told to secure their personal information.

Another year of dry conditions could hurt production for farmers growing crops and raising livestock in the region.

Partnering with foreign institutions could become tougher for Michigan schools under legislation that moved out of a state House committee Wednesday.

The complaint says the proposed expansion will, “result in various pollutants raining down on the headwaters of the Au Sable, one of the most famous trout streams in the United States.”