Rick Pluta

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced on Wednesday that the state will develop a network of electric vehicle charging stations along Lake Michigan

The legislature is expected to approve a budget agreement this week and send it to Governor Gretchen Whitmer. She will almost certainly sign it, which would avert a partial government shutdown when the state’s new fiscal year begins October 1.

State Representative Jewell Jones has lost his committee assignments. House Speaker Jason Wentworth made that decision as Jones battles multiple legal problems.

State Representative Jewell Jones lost his committee assignments Thursday as he serves jail time and faces a growing number of criminal charges.

Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig formally announced today that he is running as a Republican for governor of Michigan. This announcement has been expected for months – since Craig retired in June. The surprise came in how the event played out.

The acting director of Michigan’s unemployment agency told a House committee the system was overwhelmed by a surge in claims as COVID-19 idled workers, as well as short-staffing, and an antiquated computer system.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has called on the GOP-controlled Legislature to repeal the state’s decades-old ban on almost all abortions, even though the ban is not enforceable under the US Supreme Court’s Roe v Wade decision.

A Michigan lawmaker says an old marijuana conviction should not stop people from participating in the state’s growing recreational cannabis industry.

A Republican-backed petition campaign took an initial step Thursday toward enacting new voter restrictions. If the campaign gathers enough signatures, the initiative could NOT be vetoed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer.