Michigan politics

The Michigan Senate approved a few of its plans for the state’s next budget Thursday, including spending on agriculture, natural resources, and regulatory affairs.

Inside an airplane hangar in Saginaw County on Wednesday, Trump went on the attack, telling his thousands of supporters that Biden’s policies were hurting the economy and leading American cities into decay.

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

The Michigan Legislature voted Wednesday to allow trial courts to continue assessing court fees on guilty defendants for another 2 1/2 years.

The House has been evenly divided for five months since two Democratic representatives resigned to take office as the mayors of Warren and Westland.

Two special elections in Michigan Tuesday could break the tie between Democrats and Republicans in the state’s House of Representatives.

A complaint filed against Our Home, Our Voice alleges the group is raising funds for a ballot initiative seeking to repeal a state renewable energy law without filing required reports with the state.

Nikki Snyder is a member of the state Board of Education. She had been running for Michigan’s U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Debbie Stabenow.

The Michigan Senate adopted two bills this week to expand Michigan’s ethnic intimidation law.

The Senate passed bills to create an R&D tax credit, resurrect an expired jobs program, and reshape an existing economic incentives program.