Michigan Senate

Democratic lawmakers are criticizing a tax cut bill that made it through the state Senate today.

The state Senate Committee on Government Operations heard discussion today on a bill package that would combine behavioral and physical health care services for Medicaid recipients.

Lansing state Rep. Sarah Anthony kicked off her campaign this week, setting up a run in 2022 against former state House Minority Leader Sam Singh. Both candidates are Democrats.

The Michigan Senate voted Thursday, June 24 along party lines to end a $300 extended weekly unemployment benefit to people who lost their jobs due to the…

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has set special elections to fill a pair of vacant state senate seats.The former holders of the 8th and 28th state senate seats…

Michigan Senator Gary Peters is returning to the Senate for a second term.Peters defeated Republican challenger John James in a tight contest. He won the…

With less than 30 days to go until the November election polls show Democratic Senator Gary Peters and Republican challenger John James as neck and neck.…

A bipartisan group of state senators has introduced legislation that seeks to improve childhood literacy in Michigan by focusing on dyslexia.Dyslexia is a…

A state Senate committee has voted to send a controversial gravel mining bill to the full Senate.The bill would let gravel mining companies dig anywhere…

The beginning of the school year is almost here in Michigan. But who gets to go back to school and when, isn't clear. Lawmakers are set to make their…